Lead Practitioner - IT/Computing

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Discover the opportunity to become a Lead Practitioner - IT/Computing at Leigh Academy Minster and take the helm in elevating standards and enhancing teaching and learning within our academy. As an integral member of our leadership team, you'll play a pivotal role in translating our academy's vision into exemplary classroom practices, fostering a culture of excellence across all aspects of IT and Computing education.

Your core responsibilities will revolve around formulating and executing strategies for teaching and learning, curriculum development, professional growth initiatives, and fostering collaborative teamwork among staff. You'll inspire active student engagement by establishing high expectations, delivering outstanding lessons, and cultivating an environment that ignites a passion for learning. Leading the charge in IT/Computing, you'll implement tailored systems and procedures to optimise teaching and learning outcomes within the subject. Furthermore, you'll deliver top-notch lessons, mentor colleagues, and strategically analyse data to drive continuous improvement.

Join us in our mission to achieve outstanding educational outcomes, close achievement gaps, and uphold pedagogical innovation and effectiveness in the realm of IT and Computing.

Our ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• A degree in IT, Computing, or a related field
• Qualified Teacher Status, or equivalent certification
• Proven experience as an effective classroom practitioner in comprehensive schools
• A strong commitment to extra-curricular and enrichment activities
• Comprehensive knowledge of the national curriculum in IT/Computing
• A track record of implementing successful strategies to enhance achievement and disseminate best practices
• Evidence of enabling students to excel and reach their highest potential
• Strong organisational and collaborative skills
• Leadership experience and a demonstrated capacity for teamwork
• Excellent punctuality and a commitment to Equal Opportunities
• Ambition and readiness for further career advancement

The basis of this role is full-time, permanent and offering a salary of leadership scale commensurate with experience. Interveiws for this position will take place on Monday 13th May.

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Being part of Leigh Academies Trust: As of 1st April 2024, our Trust comprises 32 geographically organised academies (16 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 20,000 students and employing 3,000 talented staff. Nearly 40% of our academies are judged outstanding overall by Ofsted, versus 15% nationally. The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider.

Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.

As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.

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Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies 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 fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.