Head of ICT

Based at Castle Rock School, part of the Lionheart Educational Trust

• Are you passionate about teaching ICT?
• Do you want to lead a department to spread your passion for teaching ICT further?
• Have you got the drive and determination to contribute to a dedicated and supportive faculty?
• Can you make a difference to the learning of young people at our excellent secondary school?
• Do you want to develop your professional career?

If you have answered yes to the above, we are the school for you.

We are delighted to offer the opportunity for an August 2024 start.

Castle Rock is a 11-19 school with a passion for education and a staff body that are eager to ensure our students have the best life chances once they leave school. We set high standards and have high expectations. We believe this is the key to the excellent achievements of our students. Our culture of success is founded on hard work, outstanding care, guidance and support and inspiring teaching.

You will be joining an ambitious team at Castle Rock who are passionate about raising standards in this community school.

At Castle Rock we believe that education has the power to create new and exciting life chances for young people and we are passionate about seeing them being able to thrive academically, socially and emotionally regardless of their background. Castle Rock aims to play a part in preparing young people to be confident, resilient, mature, aspirational and active young people with a passion for learning.

We are proud of our successes and the opportunities we provide for our young people and our exciting curriculum offers an extensive range of subjects, where learning does not just happen in the classroom.

As an employee in the Lionheart Trust you can avail from a range of employee benefits including:

• The option to join Benenden Health Care
• Salary sacrifice schemes for the cycle to work scheme and electrical equipment purchases
• Golden Time - paid time off so you don’t have to miss out on special occasions
• Free use of Lionheart Fitness; a state-of-the-art fitness suite with Freemotion iFIT equipment
• Comprehensive CPD including external talks, part or fully-funded studies and access to the apprenticeship levy
• Opportunities for career development across the Trust
• Education and support staff discounts
• Free parking across most of our sites

The Trust strives to be a diverse and inclusive place where all staff have a seat at the table: a seat to be free, a seat to inspire, a seat to challenge and a seat to succeed.

We currently have staff networks for staff who are Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer + (LGBTQ+), staff who would describe their background as working class and staff with a disability.

Closing Date: Friday 5th April 2024

Interview Date: W/C 8th April 2024