Teacher (Computer Science)

The College

Oxford International College (OIC) Brighton is an international day and boarding college for students aged 13 to 18. Following the IGCSE and A Level curriculums, OIC Brighton’s curriculum is based on the proven success of Oxford International College’s three-pronged curriculum model which has led to outstanding academic outcomes. OIC Brighton intends to join OIC Oxford at the top of the UK league tables, preparing our leavers for the most competitive courses at the world’s best universities. For the right candidate, this is an exciting and highly rewarding opportunity for professional development within a young College, shaping its academic trajectory within Nord Anglia’s world-class international network of schools.

The Role

OIC Brighton’s Global Strategic Pathways model aims to prepare all pupils for top university destinations whilst ensuring the highest levels of personal development. Academic staff will fulfil an important role in ensuring these outcomes, contributing to the development of their subject across the College and to the College’s Super Curriculum programme encompassing personal development, careers guidance and preparation and academic support and extension. 

The ideal candidate will have a flexible, creative approach to their subject, looking to support students’ academic aims and to develop the provision across the College. Academic staff are likely to have pastoral and academic tutoring responsibilities and will be expected to contribute to the wider life of the College through clubs, activities and supervision duties. 

Teaching class sizes will be small and taught in purpose built, modern facilities. OIC Brighton attracts high achieving and ambitious students from across the world including local day students. In this second year of operating, OIC Brighton will have students in Year 9 (pre-IGCSE); Year 10 and 11 (2 year IGCSE); Year 11 (intensive 1 year IGCSE); Year 12 (AS levels) and Year 13 (A levels). The culture of the College is one of high expectations, with a Collegiate feel achieved through a relatively informal uniform and use of teachers’ and students’ first names. Key to the OIC academic model is regular assessment, with weekly testing run on Saturday mornings for examination groups. The setting, marking and feedback process, including a commitment to work on some Saturday mornings each term, is an integral responsibility within this subject teacher role.

Computer Science is a small but growing department in the College and this role is indicative of growing student numbers in the subject. Computer Science related courses at university are of particular interest to a significant number of our 6th form students. We currently offer Computer Science IGCSE (2 year and 1 year) and A Level with CIE. We anticipate growing demand for the subject in our second year of operating. The successful candidate will also hold a significant responsibility in offering Computer Science related opportunities through our Super Curriculum, including robotics and programming, competitions relating to Computer Science and academic support and challenge. Nord Anglia enjoys an exiting collaboration with MIT, and our Year 9 students have a bespoke STEAM programme based on MIT challenges and competitions, which the Computer Science department contributes to. Alongside Computer Science, the successful candidate may be expected to teach some Mathematics. 

Full details of the role can be found in the attached Job Description.