AYLWARD ACADEMY: Head of Computing & IT

Main Pay Range/ Upper Pay Range (Outer London Weighting) + TLR2C + AET Wellbeing Cash Plan + Car Scheme + Pension Scheme (TPS) + Additional AET Benefits

Full Time, Permanent

September 2024 Start Date

We are currently looking for a highly motivated and experienced individual to join our team as Head of Computing and IT. The successful candidate will lead the Computing and IT department, ensuring that all students make excellent progress and achieve well across Key Stages 3, 4, and 5. As the Head of Computing and IT, you will not only lead the department but also be responsible for teaching Computing and IT.

This role is ideal for an experienced teacher who is seeking the next step in their career, transitioning into middle leadership. The successful candidate will have a passion for both teaching and leadership, with a demonstrated ability to inspire and motivate both students and colleagues.

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership for the department, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.
• Develop and implement rigorous and engaging schemes of work that promote high standards of teaching and learning.
• Collaborate closely with departmental colleagues to share best practices and resources, fostering a supportive and cohesive team environment.
• Utilise our modern, purpose-built facilities and equipment to enhance the teaching and learning experience for students.
• Monitor student progress closely and implement targeted intervention strategies where necessary to support student achievement.
• Contribute to the wider life of the school by participating in extracurricular activities and events.

Aylward Academy is a community where inspirational teaching, self-evaluation and self-improvement are evident from the moment you enter our Academy. Our students are diverse, exciting and talented – and the same is true of our staff. We put huge emphasis on professional development, most of it in-house, and are proud of the high number of good and outstanding teachers who work in our school. We are also noted for our ‘can do’ attitude. We are proud to serve the communities around Enfield as an 11-18 school and we were judged as a ‘Good academy’ by Ofsted in July 2021.

At Aylward, we place strong emphasis on professional development and believe a culture of shared leadership teamed with an unwavering passion for teaching and learning are at the heart of what we do.

Aylward Academy is most definitely a school on the rise. GCSE outcomes are up, attendance to school is up, student adherence to the school ethos is positive and this is in a context where exclusions from school are minimal. Our community is one where we strongly believe that education is about attaining good qualifications as well as developing young people into active and positive contributors to society. We welcome professionals that are passionate in guiding young people in these crucial years of their development.

School visits are welcome, to arrange please contact the Principals PA –

The role is due to commence September 2024

Closing Date: Friday 17th May 2024.

Interviews are scheduled to take place as soon as possible after the closing date.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV’s. Apply today: https://aet.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/4572?c=aet

Academies Enterprise Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a robust, fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Academies Enterprise Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.