Subject Leader for Computer Science

Number on Role: 677 pupils

Age Range: 11-16

Contract: Permanent Full time, FTE 1

Salary: MPS/UPS & TLR 2C (£7,337)

To Teach Key Stage: 3 & 4

Required start: January 2025 or sooner by agreement

St Bernard’s Catholic High School is a high performing Secondary school in a beautiful corner of Cumbria, a stone’s throw from the

Lake District National Park– an incredible place to live and work. We are a school where all are ‘known and loved’. We are proud to

be part of the Mater Christi Trust comprising 16 schools (and growing) across Cumbria and Lancaster, providing incredible

opportunities for growth and development for our staff.

If you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people and believe in high expectations for all, we would love

you to apply for this Middle Leadership post of Head of Computer Science.

We are seeking to appoint a permanent, enthusiastic and highly motivated Subject Leader for Computer Science to join our

school . The candidate should be an exceptional teacher with a commitment to academic excellence and helping every child

succeed.

We would really encourage candidates to come to visit our wonderful school if interested in this post.

Our School can offer you;

• A school where “Students describe the school as a loving environment” and “Students behave in a mature and sensible way”
• “They respect each other and their teachers and enjoy learning”.
• A professional, enthusiastic and supportive team of staff with the capacity and commitment to raise student achievement.
• Centralised behavior systems to support teaching staff.
• High quality and regular CPD
• Supportive parents, Governors, Diocese and Trust.
• A well-resourced school with good results.
• A strong commitment to developing staff and creating the leaders of tomorrow.

An application pack and further details about the post are available from: www.stbernardsschool.uk

Completed applications should be returned to: angela.williams@mater-christi.com

Closing Date: Tuesday 1st October

Shortlisting: Wednesday 2nd October 2024

Interviews: Week beginning 7th October 2024

St Bernard’s Catholic High School is part of the Mater-Christi Trust in the Diocese of Lancaster. The Trust actively promotes diversity, unity and community cohesion and that it supports pupils to become successful, compassionate citizens. The Mater Christi Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. For this post, prior to appointment Mater Christi Trust will apply for a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, a Children’s Barred list check, two satisfactory references, satisfactory pre-employment health screening, carry out online searches for shortlisted candidates, and for Teachers, a Prohibition Check in relation to the children’s workforce. In some settings a Declaration will be required in order to meet our obligations under the ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006’