Head of Computing

Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School is a vibrant, thriving and leading school in the local area. (1333 on roll with a Sixth Form of 173) and our long history and excellent community links provide our students with exceptional opportunities.

We are extremely proud of our 2026 Ofsted inspection, which highlights Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School as an inclusive and respectful community where pupils feel safe, valued and supported to succeed. Inspectors described the school as “an incredibly welcoming place where all pupils feel valued” and praised the “calm and respectful environment,” noting that pupils are “enthusiastic participants in lessons and school life,” benefiting from high expectations rooted in our values of respect, believe and achieve. The report also recognises the quality of teaching, stating that “teachers have a clear understanding of the skills and knowledge that pupils need” and that “staff use their subject knowledge well to adapt tasks so that all pupils… can participate in lessons.” Inspectors highlighted our strong commitment to inclusion, noting that leaders have created “a highly inclusive culture where pupils are well known, cared for and supported,” alongside a well‑planned curriculum and a broad personal development programme that prepares pupils for life beyond school. Leadership was commended for maintaining strong standards in behaviour and attendance and for driving improvement, while our Catholic ethos continues to underpin the strong sense of community identified in both this inspection and our 2023 CSI report, which described the school’s valued “sense of family.”

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Computing Department as Subject Leader. The successful candidate will have a passion and firm commitment to securing exceptional outcomes. We currently offer Computer Science GCSE and A-Level, and applied qualifications in Media and IT at both KS4 and KS5

The successful candidate will have a professional approach to staff development, have high expectations and a determination to succeed and develop as a leader in education.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a qualified teacher of computing with a record of delivering high-quality lessons
• Able to teach computing at KS3 and KS4 and to have excellent subject knowledge. It is not essential to have previously taught any post-16 qualifications.
• Have a solid understanding of current educational research
• Have the ability to lead and motivate pupils and staff
• Have a resilient character and a strong personal drive
• Be an enthusiastic and passionate individual who can provide first class teaching

We offer you:

• A vibrant school with outstanding facilities.
• A department that is relatively large and forward-thinking (seven staff including the Subject Leader)
• A welcoming staff culture, where we focus on supporting each other to grow and develop as teachers and aspiring leaders.
• An environment where pupils have an excellent attitude to learning where they can grow academically and personally. Pupils’ behaviour and safety was judged by Ofsted as ‘Strong’.
• Pupils who, through the wide and diverse academic and extra-curricular opportunities they are offered, grow as individuals and happily contribute to the school community.
• Regular opportunities for staff to collaborate and share best practice.
• Opportunities to regularly develop your own professional practice through in-house CPD.

How to apply:

This role is full time and permanent. If this advert incorporates your strengths and interests, and you wish to be part of our extremely successful and constantly evolving team, then please see the job description, person specification, application form, child protection policy, code of conduct – Safer working practice guidance,Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 form, consent to obtain reference form andmodel reasonable adjustments statement via www.cardinal-heenan.org.uk

Email application forms and covering letters to Lynn Lewington (l.lewington@cardinal-heenan.org.uk) by midday, Friday 25th September 2026, with interviews to take place on Friday, 2nd October 2026.

Applicants who have lived or worked overseas should obtain an overseas criminal check before applying for a visit as the post is in the education sector.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment to keeping children safe. Any offer of employment will be subject to statutory pre-employment checks, including satisfactory references and Enhanced DBS and Barred-List checks. This post is exempt from the provision of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (as amended in 2013 & 2020) and shortlisted candidates will be required to disclose any relevant criminal history prior to interview.

The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance