Head of Business & Computing

At West Norfolk Academies Trust, we deeply value giving all of our staff access to continued professional development and high-quality support in order for them to thrive in their professional lives.

Our bespoke CPD offer is tailored to individual members of staff, our schools and at a trust level ensuring that the right support is given at every stage of an individuals career. Trust, school and individual priorities are mapped out across each academic year so that support can be provided by the right specialist, either within our organisation or externally.

We invest in our teachers by providing regular CPD, both internal and external, and ensure that you are given time to collaborate and share good practice with your colleagues in order to help you to continually improve your practice.

Further details about the role

We are seeking an ambitious, enthusiastic and imaginative teacher to lead our Business Studies and Computing department. The successful candidate will need to provide our students with outstanding teaching and work collaboratively with a departmental colleague to deliver an innovative curriculum. Applicants will need to be able to teach Business Studies at KS4.

The department currently offers Business Studies, Retail Business and i-media. We are introducing GCSE Computer Science in September. All of the subjects have been popular, the department is based in two IT Suites.

Experience of teaching to GCSE

Experience of teaching to A level

Experience of working in a team

Experience or willingness to lead on an annual school production

Contribution to school beyond the classroom

Skills, Attributes and Knowledge

An understanding of the use of data in promoting pupil achievement and attainment

Skills and knowledge to deal with student safety and behaviour

Setting high standards to staff and students by personal example

Ability to gain parental support and co-operation

An understanding of the ECM agenda

Ability to work effectively under pressure

Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines

Commitment to continued personal development

Ability to focus on standards and the belief that all students can succeed given the right opportunity and support

Demonstrate a commitment to equal opportunities

Ability to achieve value for money within the designated budget