Head of Computer Science

**Job type**:
Full Time, Permanent

24 February 2025

**Job overview**:
**Head of Computer Science**

**Start Date: September 2025**

**Salary: Competitive / Maintained sector spine**

**Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent**

**Closing Date: 9am, Monday 24 February**

**The opportunity**:
NULS was founded c.1602 and its academic calibre is renowned in the area. NULS has an enviable academic reputation and is renowned as the highest performing school in the region. NULS’ momentum and standing continues to reach new heights after being awarded the highest possible gradings under Independent School Inspection. Our 35 acre campus enables the school to benefit from impressive facilities for teaching, learning and extracurricular provision across our Prep and Senior campus.

**The Department**

The Department of Computing is a very successful and popular area of school and has contributed to the School’s enviable track record of results success at GCSE and A Level. The Computing Department deliver a bespoke Key Stage 3 Computer Science Curriculum, which develops through to GCSE and A-Level. The school has ICT suites in its Senior, and its Prep School, and NULS is a one-to-one device school with all teaching and learning operated around and through Google Classroom.

**Benefits of working at NULS**:

- Small classes and enviable facilities
- Excellent standards of behaviour with highly motivated pupils
- Extended independent sector school holidays
- Complimentary school lunches and break-time refreshments
- Access to ongoing investment in teachers’ professional development
- Significantly lower than average teaching loads to support staff and managers
- NULS is a member of the Teachers’ Pensions Scheme

**Living in Staffordshire, Cheshire and Shropshire**

Staff and pupils at NULS enjoy living throughout the region, from the countryside and market towns of Staffs, such as Eccleshall, Stone and Barlaston, through to the lovely villages and towns of Cheshire such Betley and Nantwich. North Shropshire is also very popular with families and staff, and for those seeking city life and all that it brings, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and, of course, Stoke-on-Trent are very easily and quickly accessible for shopping, cultural opportunities and so forth. House prices are very reasonable indeed in the region, with transport connections to school from all directions being excellent.

**Deadline for Applications - Monday 24 February, 2025.**

**Applications to be sent to**:
**. Application forms and details on are available on the school website at**
- The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Registered charity no. 1124463._

**About**Newcastle-Under-Lyme School**:
**Newcastle-Under-Lyme School**
- Mount Pleasant, Newcastle
- Staffordshire
- ST5 1DB
- United Kingdom

+44 1782 631197

Newcastle-under-Lyme School (HMC) is one the country’s leading independent schools and renowned for its exceptional academic performance and extensive all-round co-curricular provision. As Staffordshire’s largest independent school, NULS attracts pupils from Staffordshire, Cheshire, Shropshire, Derbyshire and Telford and Wrekin, from ages 2 -19.

NULS was founded in 1602 and regularly tops the county's league table for GCSE and A Level but has also reached the UK Top 50 and Top 100 Schools at GCSE and A Level in recent years. NULS achieved the highest ratings possible under full ISI Education Quality Inspection in March 2020 and obtained a rare ‘Significant Strength’ award in its glowing ISI inspection report of 2024. Our 35 acre campus enables the school to benefit from impressive facilities for teaching, learning and extracurricular provision across our Nursery, Prep and Senior and Sixth Form with the school’s ambitious vision for development detailed at