Subject Lead for Digital ICT

Star Academies; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Pension schemes

Generous holiday entitlements

Healthcare cash plans

Job summary

Starbank school in Birmingham is seeking a Subject Lead for Digital ICT with a proven track record of improving standards and pupil outcomes. You will develop an exciting curriculum and lead and motivate colleagues to achieve targets.

A Star middle leader joins a high-performing network of schools with strong leadership and professional development opportunities. The role requires a degree-level qualification and Qualified Teacher Status, the ability to teach at the relevant Key Stage, and a

Qualifications

• A degree-level qualification and Qualified Teacher Status.
• The ability to teach at relevant Key Stage.
• The ability to coach and motivate colleagues to achieve individual and collective targets.
• Experience of sustained delivery of outstanding attainment and achievement.
• Experience of innovation and creativity to engage, enthuse and progress learners.

Skills

Qualified Teacher Status

Key Stage teaching

Coaching colleagues

Outstanding attainment

Creativity in teaching

Education

Degree-level qualification

Qualified Teacher Status

Job description

Do you have what it takes to nurture today’s young people and inspire tomorrow’s leaders? Do you have the drive, passion and commitment to lead and deliver outstanding learning and teaching to young people in a disadvantaged community? If so, becoming a Star leader might just be the best career move you ever make.

About Starbank

Starbank school in Birmingham is a large all-through school for pupils aged 3 to 16 years old. We have over 2,000 pupils and are based across three sites in close proximity to each other. We joined Star Academies in 2020 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for a with a Subject Lead for Digital ICT proven track record of success in improving standards and raising pupil outcomes. We want to hear from talented middle leaders looking to extend their experience, and outstanding, ambitious teachers seeking their first middle leadership post.

As an experienced teacher, you will develop an exciting curriculum that suits every type of learner and have the resolve to make a real difference to the lives of our young people. The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and motivational skills.

You will be able to demonstrate the ability to lead a successful faculty drawing on your extensive teaching and leadership experience. As a Star middle leader, you’ll join the Star Academies family, a high-performing and supportive network of primary and secondary schools with some of the best leaders in education.

You will have:

• A degree-level qualification and Qualified Teacher Status
• The ability to teach at relevant Key Stage
• The ability to coach and motivate colleagues to achieve individual and collective targets
• Experience of sustained delivery of outstanding attainment and achievement
• Experience of innovation and creativity to engage, enthuse and progress learners

About Star Academies

Star Academies is a high-performing multi-academy trust that runs more than 30 primary and secondary schools. We are a values-based organisation that works to improve the life chances of young people in areas of social and economic deprivation to help them succeed at the highest levels of education, employment and the professions. Every single day you’ll be rewarded with the opportunity to shape a young person’s future - our STAR values embody what we believe is needed to succeed.

Professional development is key to our ongoing success, so we continually invest in our employees through our professional development hub, Star Talent Academy. With a wealth of training, mentoring and progression opportunities across a large, growing group of academies, joining our team of leading education experts could propel your career to the next level.

We can also offer you a range of rewards and benefits, including competitive salaries and pension schemes, generous holiday entitlements and healthcare cash plans.

Find out more

This vacancy is for the Starbank Hob Moor Road (Secondary) site.

Key Dates

Closing Date: Sunday, 4 October 2026 at midnight.

Interview Date: To be confirmed.

Proposed Start Date: Friday, 1 January 2027.

Our Commitment

Star Academies is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks.

We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.