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Salary: £53,516 – £55,859 inclusive per annum Job type: Full Time, Permanent Start date: May 2025 (or negotiable) Apply by: 2 April 2025

Job overview

We are looking for an experienced individual to lead the development of our IT services. To be successful, you will have experience of running a similar-sized network, as well as managing and developing people. You will be good at the ‘on-the-ground’ problem-solving required, as well as understanding the precise educational and business demands placed on IT infrastructure and hardware in a large, high-performing college and school setting. Another key element will be to work with the Head of Digital Development to ensure that the networks, hardware, software and permissions are the best they can be – that they work well and are as future-ready as possible. Further, you will have vision, enthusiasm and a predilection for continuously thinking ahead so that the Trust cannot just meet, but anticipate, the growing and diverse requirements placed on its IT provision.

The College is part of a strategic partnership with Imperial College London, and staff from Imperial are involved in the running of the Trust and development of the Imperial College London Maths School.

The salary will be in the range of point 33 – point 35 on the sixth form college support staff salary scale, which will be £50,264 – £52,607 gross per annum, depending on experience. In addition, £3,252 Outer London Weighting will be paid. We also offer an attractive pension scheme and annual leave package.

In return, the following benefits are available:

• Very strong learning ethos
• Positive workplace culture
• Excellent pension schemes (TP and LGPS)
• Generous holiday entitlement (support staff)
• Option to apply to sabbatical schemes
• Internal CPD programme
• Well-resourced library for staff personal use
• Bike scheme
• Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses
• Free flu jabs
• Workstation assessments
• Free parking on site
• Employee Assistance Programme – free counselling and support and guidance on a wide range of topics
• Wisdom Wellbeing App by Health Assured
• Excellent sports facilities for staff badminton, football and table tennis

About Us

Woodhouse College is one of the top-performing sixth form colleges in England, with large numbers of students each year progressing to Oxbridge, medical schools and leading research-intensive universities. It is academic in focus and appeals to students who are ambitious and, in the main, intend to go on to higher education. Being 16–19 only, it has the characteristics of a very large school sixth form, yet it has scale, diversity and a liberal, tolerant ethos often associated with colleges.

The College:

• Is one of the most successful, academic SFCs in England
• Has excellent staff, management and governance
• Enjoys a well-deserved reputation and is over-subscribed
• Benefits from a sound financial position
• Has well-maintained buildings on a pleasant campus in North Finchley
• Is secular, diverse and committed to equality and inclusion
• Has an outstanding pastoral support and extra-curricular offer
• Is focused on continuously improving

Closing date: 9.00 am on Wednesday 2 April 2025.

The College is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from black and minority ethnic groups, who are currently underrepresented. The College is committed to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

About Woodhouse College

Woodhouse College Woodhouse Road, Finchley London N12 9EY United Kingdom

Woodhouse College is a popular and oversubscribed 16–19 academy of around 1,500 full-time students, all on A level courses, on a vibrant campus in North London. The College is proud of its strong community spirit and friendly, supportive atmosphere. Our success rates and A*–B pass rates at A level regularly put us in the top five colleges in England. We maintained our ‘outstanding’ status when inspected by Ofsted in May 2022. Our students are ambitious, lively and committed to doing well. Staff work hard and morale is high; this is a great place to be a teacher.

We offer the following benefits to our staff:

• Very strong learning ethos
• Positive workplace culture
• Excellent pension schemes (TP and LGPS)
• Generous holiday entitlement (support staff)
• Option to apply to sabbatical schemes
• Internal CPD programme
• Well-resourced library for personal staff use
• Bike scheme
• Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses
• Workstation assessments
• Free parking on site
• Employee Assistance Programme – free counselling and support and guidance on a wide range of topics
• Wisdom Wellbeing App by Health Assured
• Excellent sports facilities for staff badminton, football and table tennis