Information Technology Manager - £35,745 to £38,890 Bristol

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IT Manager - St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School in Bristol

 

£35,745 to £38,890

 

https://www.eteach.com/job/information-technology-manager-1143219

 

 

The Role

 

We have a vacancy for an Information Technology (IT) Manager, is this you? This is a permanent full time role. Ideally the starting date will be 7th June 2021, but there is flexibility either way. This is a key position within our school as you lead, manage, develop and support all strategic and technical aspects of curriculum and administrative IT

 

The current post holder has a promoted position at another school.

 

The School

 

We are a successful and heavily oversubscribed 11-18 co-educational, Church of England, comprehensive school of over 1700 students, serving families from the whole of greater Bristol and beyond. We are located at the heart of the city and have a diverse student community with considerable parental support. Our diversity is a strength and something we celebrate. The Redcliffe Sixth Form Centre currently houses more than 600 students taken from our own school and from many other schools across the City.

 

The School is proud of its academic record, and in 2020 86.7% of GCSE grades were at grade 4 or above. 88.2% of students achieved 5 or more grade 4s or above. 44.1% of students achieved 3 or more grade 7s or above. Sixth form results are high with a 99.7% pass rate and 88.6% at grade C or above. 64% of grades were at grade B or above 34.5% at grade A or above. Most sixth form students continue on to Higher Education, including 10 awarded Oxbridge places, and 1 going to a university in America.

 

Inspection Reports

 

The School was judged in January 2012 and again in April 2015 to be outstanding by Ofsted, and outstanding in our church school (SIAMS) inspection, in each and every category. Ofsted judged Leadership and Management, Behaviour and Safety of Pupils, Quality of Teaching, Achievement of Pupils, and Sixth Form Provision, all as Outstanding.

 

The IT Department

 

Our school has some great IT resources including over 700 PC’s, 163 staff laptops, 171 student laptops split across 7 trollies, 35 Macs, 27 virtual servers on 3 physical hosts. There are three IT Technicians and a Learning Technologist.

 

What we are looking for

 

We would welcome a colleague with a passion for strategic IT management who is passionate about ensuring that our IT provision enhances digital learning through the effective deployment, upkeep and development of educational software, web based applications and the virtual leaning environment. You will need to combine the ability to lead the team of technicians and work alongside the School Leadership Team, teaching and support staff with the technical understanding required to ensure that our IT systems function effectively into the long term. Find out more about the School by visiting our website.

 

Why Work for Us

 

• Excellent CPD opportunities

 

• Free parking on site (some restrictions apply)

 

• Central location (a 10-minute walk from Temple Meads station) with excellent transport links to all parts of the city and beyond

 

• Excellent support from School Leadership Team

 

• Friendly community

 

• On site swimming pool

 

Application Process

 

The closing date for receipt of application forms is Monday 26th April 2021 (by 10am). Please return your application form (see attached documents) by email direct to the email address in our covering letter. Interviews (likely to be via Zoom) are scheduled on Thursday 13th May 2021.

 

If you have not heard from us by the end of May, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Due to the large number of applications we receive for most of our posts we are unable to provide feedback on unsuccessful applications. We may call for references as part of our shortlisting process.