Head of Computing

‘Think Differently' to inspire young people to overcome all barriers and achieve their dreams.

This is the Vision Statement of James Brindley Academy.

• Do you want to have a positive impact on some of the most vulnerable children’s lives in Birmingham?
• Do you want to work in an organisation that recognises the benefits of a good work/life balance for their workforce?
• Do you want to work in a school that invests heavily in CPD and allocates additional training days to develop their staff?

If you have answered ‘yes’ to all these questions, join our team!

Benefits of working for James Brindley Academy include:

• Employee Assistance Programme, which offers a 24-hour helpline for advice regarding legal, financial, medical, consumer, work and family matters, in addition to counselling.
• Wellbeing champions allocated to each James Brindley Centre, who are committed to supporting all employees to improve their physical and mental wellbeing.
• A benefits portal which has various offers including a cycle to work scheme, a low-cost health plan, childcare voucher scheme and dining discounts.
• Teacher Pension Scheme.
• Free parking, near to Birmingham City Centre, which can be used evenings and weekends.

We are seeking a talented leader who can deliver high-quality computing lessons to young people who have complex mental health difficulties and other medical needs. Whilst previous experience of working in a specialist setting may be beneficial, many of our staff come from a mainstream background. Full and comprehensive training will be given to support the transition.

As a creative person, with a passion for computing, you will have excellent subject and pedagogical knowledge. You will lead colleagues and wider team to ensure young people still have access to learning and gain practical experiences. Many of our young people have gaps in their education, you will need to have a creative approach to teaching to reduce the impact of educational disadvantage, enabling all our young people to access learning and make expected progress.

We are looking for a resilient and dynamic teacher who can inspire young people and develop others within the computing team. You should be able to support the needs of the whole child and be committed to enabling all young people to thrive. You must demonstrate tenacity coupled with experience of working predominantly with KS3 and KS4 young people, and experience of developing an exciting and engaging curriculum.

Location: Dovedale - you may be required to work at any other James Brindley Academy Centre

A potential recruitment bonus of up to £5k is also available for the right candidate.

This is an excellent time to join James Brindley as the Academy continues to implement a strategic vision developed by young people, staff, and other stakeholders. Join us to ‘Think Differently’ to inspire young people to overcome all barriers and achieve their dreams.

James Brindley is a stand-alone Academy based in a wide variety of locations across the City of Birmingham. During a school year, we educate over 3,000 young people for periods ranging from a few days in hospital to several years in one of our teaching centres. Many of our young people have complex medical needs and many have been out of education for a significant period prior to joining us. We offer a full-time curriculum to young people from EYFS to KS5 and our aim is always to enable them to ‘close the gap’ and to exceed expected progress during the time they are with us.

Visits for potential applicants, to Dovedale, can be arranged on request. If you would like to visit, prior to applying, please email vacancies@jamesbrindley.org.uk

Please ensure application forms are signed if sending via email. 

If you have provided an email address, we will use that for correspondence. 

If your application is shortlisted, you will be contacted via email within 2 to 3 weeks of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam boxes. 

Online Search 

As part of our recruitment checks, an online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview. 

Closing date: Monday 11th November 2024 at 9.00am.

Interviews will be held on Monday 18th November 2024 at Dovedale Centre.

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James Brindley Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please be aware that this post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance check and any offer of employment is made conditional of this. You will also be required to register and pay for the DBS update service and ensure that documentary evidence is produced to ensure annual compliance and updates. You will also be required to provide written consent for the employer to access this information at any time.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role. 

James Brindley Academy undertakes to make any “reasonable adjustments” to a job or workplace to counteract any disadvantages a disabled person may have.

James Brindley Academy, Bell Barn Road. Birmingham, B15 2AF

Telephone: 0121 666 6409