Dates: Job start September 2024
Salary: MPR/UPR + TLR 2C (£7,846)
Contract type: Full Time Contract term: Permanent
Closing date for applications: Wednesday, 28th February 2024 at 9:00am
Interview date: During week of 11/03/2024
In July 2022, Ofsted Inspectors returned and confirmed that St Cuthbert’s continues to be a good school.
“Pupils told inspectors that the best thing about the school is the education that they receive. They value the purposeful learning environment. Pupils focus on their work in class and co-operate well with one another. Leaders and staff have high expectations for pupils’ behaviour and academic success. Pupils have pride in their work”.
We seek to appoint an outstanding and experienced teacher who will relish leading the Computing department. As Curriculum Leader of IT and Computing, you will lead, develop and manage the effective delivery of an outstanding curriculum which enables students to develop their creative, practical and technical skills and achieve the highest level of student progress and attainment. You will lead to ensure high attainment of the Computing department.
If you have the following knowledge, skills and experience, we would love to hear from you:
• a passion for teaching Computing with a confident and creative approach getting the best out of students
• experience of raising attainment in a challenging classroom environment
• experience of leading a team and/or developing others
• experience of improving the quality of teaching and learning through the development of schemes of work and high-quality resources
• excellent understanding of both subject and general teaching pedagogy
• Be a qualified teacher with QTS or equivalent
You will have a genuine passion for and a belief in the potential of every student and a deep commitment to
St Cuthbert’s vision and mission of providing an excellent education to every student, regardless of background together with a commitment to regular and on-going professional development and training to establish outstanding classroom practice
What we can offer:
• A shared vision and ambition to deliver excellence for our young people
• An opportunity to share in shaping the school’s improvement journey
• Happy children who aspire to do their best
• Motivated and dedicated staff
• Commitment to Continued Professional Development
Our Vision
A vibrant community, uniquely created by God, which embraces everyone, especially those in need and celebrates difference. Enabled by a staff, dedicated to our Catholic ethos and a culture of excellence, our young people will be inspired to know more, and be more.
This school is committed to delivering an outstanding education, with all students making rapid and sustained progress not just in terms of academic achievement, but preparing the young people of St Cuthbert’s for life in the modern world, empowered by our dedicated staff to become caring citizens and resilient learners who achieve excellence.
We are a school with an outstanding Catholic Christian ethos. We are a school with students who flourish because of the attentiveness to their needs and the pervading sense of justice instilled by staff. We are a school with students who are confident to take full responsibility for themselves and their actions and are quick to praise and celebrate the achievements of others. We are a school that works together as a Christian family to live the message of the Good News of Jesus Christ to love God and our neighbour. For the sixth year in a row, we are an oversubscribed school for 2023-24.
We are St Cuthbert's
St Cuthbert’s is a Catholic community, which guides each of its students to develop their own unique gifts and talents, whatever they may be. By providing a broad range of learning experiences and a supportive and nurturing environment, our students enter the world as confident, rounded individuals, with high expectations of themselves and the self-belief, skills and attributes to achieve their true potential. Everyone in school is here for a purpose, to learn each day, and to widen their knowledge, experience and imaginative understanding.
This post is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Disclosure Certificate.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Interested candidates can contact the Headteacher should they wish to discuss the position further, whilst visits to the school can also be arranged.
For an application form and further details please contact Cath Geden, PA to the Headteacher, via email at hello@stcuthberts.com or visit www.stcuthberts.com
All completed applications to be sent for the attention of Mrs C Twist, Headteacher by email to hello@stcuthberts.com
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