Team Leader of Computer Science

Wilmslow High School; Wilmslow; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A premier educational institution in the UK is seeking a dynamic Team Leader of Computer Science. The role involves providing leadership to a growing team, ensuring high teaching standards, and inspiring students in a thriving curriculum. The school is committed to innovative education, prioritizing personal development and digital fluency. This full-time permanent position offers a competitive salary package and a chance to impact young lives positively.

Qualifications

• A genuine passion for education and a drive to impact young lives.
• Experience in computer science teaching and leadership.
• Interest in innovative curriculum design.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Computer Science team and ensure high standards of teaching.
• Inspire and motivate students across all key stages.
• Expand Computer Science's role within the school.

Skills

Passion for education

Competency in Computer Science

Organisational skills

Tenacity

Digital fluency

Job description

Overview

Team Leader of Computer Science Salary: £32,916 to £51,047, Plus TLR 2.2 £5,870. Range: Main Pay Range or Upper Pay Range, Plus TLR 2.2. Start Date: ASAP or 1st September 2026. Contract Type: Full Time. Contract Term: Permanent. Suitable for ECT: No. Closing Date: 08:00am Monday 9th February 2026. Interview Date: Wednesday 11th February 2026. Wilmslow High School. School age range: 11-18. Number on roll: approx. 2,000 (including 500 sixth form).

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and energetic Team Leader of Computer Science. Computer Science forms part of our thriving and highly regarded Design & Technology department. Applications are encouraged from experienced teachers who are committed to teaching at the highest standard and raising the aspirations and achievements of our students. This role will require you to provide leadership of the Computer Science team, ensuring high standards of teaching, learning, and achievement across all key stages.

The team currently consists of the Team Leader of Computer Science and two specialist teachers, with potential for this team to grow in future years. Computer Science is a growing area within the school curriculum across Years 7 to 13 and it is our ambition to inspire and empower the computer scientists of the future. Our Design & Technology and Computer Science team is at an exciting moment in its development, and one in which the ideas, energy and drive of the potential candidate will be welcomed, encouraged and valued. The team offers qualifications in Computer Science across Key Stage 4 and 5.

Responsibilities

• Have a high degree of subject competency and personal organisation
• Demonstrate a real passion for education and a deep-felt desire to make a difference for young people
• A passion and enthusiasm for Computer Science and a desire to inspire and motivate students of all ages and abilities
• An interest in expanding the role of Computer Science within the school
• An interest in innovative and creative curriculum design and the desire to develop this further
• Have the resolve and tenacity to make a real difference to the performance of students
• A commitment to the opportunities Computer Science can provide and be keen to explore these both within and beyond the classroom
• A commitment to the importance of digital fluency in modern communications
• A willingness to embrace new technology and techniques for promoting Computer Science, such as immersing students in the language of coding and robotics

Safeguarding and Selection

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to respect this commitment. A consideration of the person’s suitability to work alongside children is part of the selection process. If invited for interview, you will be:

• asked to complete a self-declaration form answering questions in relation to any criminal record or other information that would make them unsuitable to work with children
• subject to an online search. This is to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which we may wish to explore at interview

If successful, you will be subject to

• an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service
• pre-employment checks which will include References, Health, Right to Work in UK, DBS and a Declaration that neither you nor anyone who lives in the same household is a disqualified person under the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2009

Current or previous employers will be contacted and information requested will include:

• disciplinary offences relating to children, including any for which the penalty is time expired
• whether the applicant has been the subject of any child protection concerns

How to Apply

Examples of your approach to leadership in Computer Science and how you would contribute to our Design & Technology and Computer Science team are encouraged. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and energetic Team Leader of Computer Science. The team offers qualifications in Computer Science across Key Stage 4 and 5. The successful candidate will:

• Have a high degree of subject competency and personal organisation
• Demonstrate a real passion for education and a deep-felt desire to make a difference for young people
• A passion and enthusiasm for Computer Science and a desire to inspire and motivate students of all ages and abilities
• An interest in expanding the role of Computer Science within the school
• An interest in innovative and creative curriculum design and the desire to develop this further
• Have the resolve and tenacity to make a real difference to the performance of students
• A commitment to the opportunities Computer Science can provide and be keen to explore these both within and beyond the classroom
• A commitment to the importance of digital fluency in modern communications
• A willingness to embrace new technology and techniques for promoting Computer Science, such as immersing students in the language of coding and robotics

If you would like to join a forward-thinking, research-driven school and you have the skills and tenacity to really make a difference for young people, we would welcome your application. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to respect this commitment. A consideration of the person’s suitability to work alongside children is part of the selection process.