Computer Science Teacher
Oldbury Academy
Oldbury, West Midlands
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS / UPS with TLR2a (£2,639) possible
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 17 June 2018
Job overview
An enthusiastic and ambitious teacher of Computer Science and ICT is needed to join our highly motivated ICT, Business and Law faculty.
Applications are invited from Newly Qualified Teachers, or more experienced candidates, to whom a TLR for leading KS3 may be available.
This is an ideal opportunity for an outstanding computing teacher with excellent subject knowledge, good programming skills to help develop this very popular area of the faculty.
Computer Science is highly valued at Oldbury Academy and is taught at Key Stage 3 for two hours a week, and to GCSE level.
You will join an ambitious team of colleagues teaching ICT, business, law and media, who model, share and develop engaging and challenging teaching. We also offer superb opportunities for professional development and career progression. We are waiting to hear from you.
Oldbury Academy expects all its employees to share its commitment to safeguarding and the welfare of its pupils. Your attention is drawn to the details of our Safer Recruitment process and the rigorous pre-employment checking that we will undertake in order to demonstrate that commitment.
Closing date for applications: 9am on Monday 18th June 2018.
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About Oldbury Academy
Thank you for your interest in our school.
As Headteacher, I am dedicated to building opportunities for students to achieve the highest academic standards, ensuring that they are regarded as individuals in their own right and that their unique personality, talents and interests are nurtured and developed in full.
Education at Oldbury Academy is about developing the whole child and providing opportunities for them to flourish within and beyond the classroom. Instilling the values of respect, courtesy, tolerance and cooperation are an important part of our role as educators as we prepare our students for their path into higher education and the world of work.
Our mission is, through a balanced curriculum and within an ethos of tolerance, equality of opportunity and morality, to develop the talents of all students so that they may enter an ever changing world with appropriate skills, attitudes and standards.
Our vision ‘CARE’ underpins everything we do at Oldbury Academy
Celebrate together
•Rewarding those who consistently ‘get it right’ in all aspects of school life
•Every person being active in their contribution to our community
•Working together to shape a brighter future
Achievement for all
•Creating bright futures regardless of background and abilities
•Shaping exceptional citizens, well equipped for the wider world
•Supporting young people by offering a wide range of valuable, educational pathways
Respect each other
•A culture of tolerance, diversity, understanding and equality
•An environment where everyone feels safe, secure and included
•All members of our community being independent and making positive, well informed choices
Expectations to succeed
•High levels of challenge, expectation and accountability
•Developing a culture of success, positivity and happiness
•Aspirational ‘thinking and doing’ to reach and exceed your own goals
We apply the same standards to our staff and place a high value on professional development, regarding it as a key part of our approach to school improvement. All staff are entitled to training and development to make sure that they can fulfil their responsibilities confidently and competently. We recognise that staff engaging in additional training opportunities can have enrichment benefits for our school and each application for time and/ or funding is looked at individually.
A key aspect of our school ethos is the importance of saying thank you. All staff are responsible for ensuring that they thank and acknowledge people for their work. We are first and foremost a team and as such must recognise the value that each one of us brings to the others.
Thaks again for you interest in our school.
Phil Shackleton
Headteacher
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