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Employment History

This section needs to include ALL employment post-secondary (or equivalent) education, both in the UK and abroad.

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Starting with your most recent employer, please provide details of your employment history. In the case of your most recent role, please also provide details of your reason for leaving.

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Periods Not in Employment

In accordance with safeguarding guidelines, you must account for every gap in employment or training since secondary education.

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Education and Qualifications

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Professional Development

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Competency Questions

1. In your opinion, what makes a good teacher and in what ways have you been displaying these skills and characteristics? (300 words max) *

2. How do you evaluate your success in your current position? (300 words max) *

3. What have you focused on in the past 12 months to progress yourself professionally? (300 words max) *

4. How do you intend on contributing to the co-curricular and pastoral life of the College? (300 words max) *

Supporting Statement

Please add any further information that you would like us to consider in support of your application (1000 words max) *

Time spent abroad

Have you, at any point in the past ten years, lived outside of the UK for a period of three months or greater?

If so, then please provide details, including the dates, country visited and reason below.

Please note, should you be successful in your application you will be required, for child safeguarding purposes, to obtain police checks from each country (at your own cost) prior to commencing employment.

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References

Please provide details of three referees who have recent knowledge of your work.

One must be your present employer, or last employer if not currently employed or you have been with your current employer for less than 12 months.

References will not be accepted from relatives or from people writing solely in their capacity of friends.

If you are selected for interview, references may be called before interview unless you request otherwise.

Any previous employers or educational institutions may also be approached for information to verify experience or qualifications before interview.

If you are not currently working with children but have done so in the past in either a paid or voluntary capacity, at least one referee must have known you in your most recent role working with children.

If your previous posts have involved working with children in either a paid or voluntary capacity, questions will be asked about disciplinary offences related to children, including any for which the penalty is ‘time expired’ (that is, where a warning could no longer be taken into account in any new disciplinary hearing, for example) and whether you have been the subject of any child protection concerns and if so the outcome of any enquiry or disciplinary procedure.

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Do you have any requirements we need to be aware of to enable you to attend an interview or other selection arrangements? *

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Safer Recruitment Declaration

As the job for which you are applying involves substantial opportunity for access to children, it is important that you provide us with accurate answers. You should be aware that the School will institute its own checks on successful applicants with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), and, where appropriate, a check of the Barred List maintained by the DBS, and any offer of appointment will be made conditional on obtaining such satisfactory checks

I have not been disqualified from working with children, I am not prohibited from working with children, and I am not subject to any sanctions imposed by a regulatory body (e.g. the General Teaching Council for England, or the Teaching Regulation Agency). *

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Privacy Notice

The personal information collected on this form and any other personal data provided by or in respect of you as part of the College’s recruitment process will be used for the purposes of recruitment and selection for the role you have applied for, or other roles you may be suitable for within the College. If appointed, this form will form part of your employment record. Otherwise, this form and any other documents provided by or in respect of you as part of the recruitment process are destroyed six months after the closing date for positions. All personal data is collected and processed in compliance with the College’s Privacy Notice for Staff.

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Equal Opportunities

The College is an equal opportunities employer and aims to ensure people are recruited, selected, trained and promoted based on job requirements, skills, abilities and other objective criteria.

The College will ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of any protected characteristic or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justified as being necessary for the safe performance of the job.

Wellington College uses the DBS Disclosure service to assess applicants’ suitability for positions of trust. The College complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes to treat all applicants fairly. The College undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure based on conviction or any other information revealed. The College considers it essential that the confidential and personal information contained in the Disclosure issued from the DBS is used fairly and sensibly to avoid unfair discrimination of applicants for appointments at the College.

The DBS code of practice can be found at www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service.

As a responsible employer, we have a duty to prevent illegal working in the UK by carrying out document checks on all applicants before employing them to confirm they have a right to work here. If your application is successful, we will ask you to bring along to your interview original copies of your passport, relevant unexpired work visa or immigration approval. Please note that if you require immigration approval or a specific working visa to work in the UK, any offer of employment made will be conditional on the necessary approvals being obtained.

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Do you consider yourself to have a disability as defined in the Disability Discrimination Act (1995)?

If you have a medical condition, the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) requires employers to make reasonable adjustments to the job content or working environment. To achieve this, we need to know whether you are covered. Definition of Disability: “A physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities in a non-work environment.”

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I declare that the information I have given in this application for employment, including any supporting documentation, is accurate and true. I understand that providing misleading or false information will disqualify me from appointment or if appointed, may result in my dismissal.

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I agree to undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service with Children’s Barred List check and produce the original certificate to the College before commencing work.

I agree that if my application is successful, I will complete a medical declaration. *

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About My Application

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Job Details

Job Title: Head of Computer Science
Job Reference: EM394252CroHOCS
Location: Crowthorne, Berkshire
Salary: Competitive Salary

Wellington College is one of the world’s leading co-educational boarding and day schools and has an enviable reputation for excellence and innovation, located in rural Berkshire in a stunning 400 acre campus. We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Head of Computer Science with a love of education to join our team to encourage all students to make progress in this subject no matter their ability.

You will join on a full time, permanent basis in September 2022 and in return we will offer you a competitive salary and benefits package including a free lunch whilst on duty, subsidised membership to the Wellington Health & Fitness Club, contribution to the Teacher’s pension scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, enhanced Maternity / Paternity scheme, a cycle to work scheme, Private Medical Insurance, free parking and School Fee reduction (where applicable).

Key responsibilities:

In addition to the general duties of a teacher at Wellington, the post holder is expected to:

Relational

To ensure that colleagues have access to the material resources they need to teach (e.g. department handbook, schemes of work, department file share)
To foster a collaborative, effective, collegial and supportive department team (including non-teaching staff where applicable)
To oversee best practice in teaching to ensure high quality teaching and learning. To correct poor or dangerous practice
To assist the Master and Deputy Academic in the recruitment of new staff
To ensure the induction and support of new staff, including lesson observation and academic guidance in collaboration with the Head of Professional Learning
In conjunction with the Second Master, to oversee each teacher’s whole-school commitments to manage their contribution to College life
In conjunction with the Second Master, to oversee and support the professional development (including PDR), morale and well-being of staff in the department
To hold regular department meetings, with an agenda which meets the needs of the department. To record and share minutes/action points
To ensure high standards of pupil-teacher relationships and of pupil behaviour/attitudes to learning. To liaise with tutors/HMs/HoYs where appropriate
To maintain a record of staff absences
To ensure appropriate cover for staff absence
To liaise with HR on staff absence and return to work where appropriate

Academic

To co-ordinate and communicate the academic goals for the department and review where appropriate.
To lead the formulation of an annual department development plan and to communicate and oversee the plan and its associated responsibilities with the department
To be responsible for the implementation of department and relevant whole-school policies.
To co-ordinate the selection and development of appropriate courses and syllabuses and related resources.
To keep up to date with curriculum change and reform. To lead department planning in the light of change and reform
To ensure the appropriate setting of pupils within the department
In conjunction with the Head of Academic Support, to make sure that SEND requirements are met
To co-ordinate the department timetable, allocation of teaching sets and classrooms
To liaise with the Exams Office on all aspects of public exam entry
To be responsible for the submission and moderation of coursework where appropriate
To co-ordinate the setting and marking of internal school exams
To monitor performance in internal and public examinations and coursework and to identify and address any teaching and learning matters arising
To ensure the prompt, consistent and effective assessment of pupil learning by department staff
To attend HoD meetings and to disseminate relevant information to the department
To co-ordinate the department’s recommendations to the Master for the awarding of prizes
To co-ordinate relevant aspects of admissions: Common Entrance exams and report; Scholarship exam and report; new entrants at all levels
To maintain appropriate external relationships, e.g. the Wellington family, Rugby Group, prep schools
To oversee the provision of relevant and up to date advice and support for pupils on higher education courses related to the subject area (including Oxbridge)

Infrastructure

To prepare and manage an annual department budget
In conjunction with the Works Bursar and the works team, to ensure that the department is a safe and welcoming environment for all to be in
To ensure that the department is an environment physically conducive to learning (e.g. tidiness, use of wall space)

To plan for, provide and maintain the physical resources necessary for learning and the delivery of chosen syllabuses and courses (including for example, books, past papers, file shares, department websites, furniture, equipment). Where necessary, this will be in conjunction with other departments such as Works or ITS

What we are looking for:

Essential

· Good level degree in this subject or another directly related subject or a suitable Post Graduate qualification 3 A-Levels, IB or equivalent

· 8+ GCSE A*-C (English and Maths essential) or equivalent

· Thorough knowledge of the material covered in the Curriculum of this subject

Desirable

· Recognised teaching qualification, such as a PGCE, or equivalent experience

· Teaching experience at A/IB level

· Awareness of Safeguarding requirements and good practice within a boarding school setting

· Involvement in extra-curricular activities (professional, amateur or voluntary)

If you think you’ve got what it takes and would like to join our team, please apply now.

Closing date: 10th November
Interview date: w/c 15th November

For further details, including a full job description and how to apply, please visit the teaching vacancies page of our website.

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

Applicants for any of the positions available at the College must be willing to undergo a number of safeguarding checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, reference checks with previous employers and, where applicable, a Barred List, Prohibition and EEA checks.

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