Teacher of Computer Science
Chesterton Community College
Cambridgeshire
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2020
- Apply by:
- 20 September 2019
Job overview
CHESTERTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
11-16 mixed, with 980 pupils on roll
Headteacher: Lucy Scott
Teacher of Computer Science
MPS/UPS
Required for January 2020
Chesterton Community College is a dynamic, inspirational 11-16 academy close to Cambridge City Centre. Our results are outstanding for all students and our progress measure places us in top 1% of schools in the country. We were recently awarded an Outstanding grade by Ofsted. The Computer Science Department offers the successful candidate the opportunity to work in a collegiate, highly supportive and high achieving environment.
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding teacher of Computer Science to join our successful and enthusiastic team. Our department delivers excellent exam results, with students making exceptional progress when judged against local and national standards. Students benefit from a rich curriculum, taught in specialist classrooms alongside a wide variety of extra-curricular opportunities. As a school, we are innovative in realising the potential of all our students. We are at the forefront of e-learning and all students use their own iPad to learn in an engaging way.
The successful candidate will have the ability to enthuse and engage students. They will be a key member of the team and will add to the team’s success by delivering Computer Science in innovative and creative ways. This is an exciting time to join our vibrant college as the college has just been designated as one of the National Computing Hubs with the remit to lead Computing education in the East of England.
Cambridge is home to a vast range of high technology businesses with many world-leading companies operating here. Computer Science is hugely important in this internationally renowned high tech city that innovates, creates, inspires and changes the world on a regular basis. Chesterton benefits from hugely from the opportunities that this brings; from competitions and projects like Go4Set and FXP in which our students have had unparalleled success in recent years. We have excellent links with industry, having worked in the past with, Raspberry Pi Foundation, Qualcomm, ARM and many others.
The school is committed to recruiting the highest quality teachers in order to build on our many successes. We are delighted to offer a competitive recruitment package to the right candidate.
About Chesterton Community College
- Chesterton Community College
- Gilbert Road, Cambridge
- Cambridgeshire
- CB4 3NY
- United Kingdom
Chesterton Community College is a co-educational secondary academy located in Cambridge, educating around 1,000 students aged xxx. The school converted to academy status in 2011.
Chesterton Community College holds specialist status in humanities, and has seen extensive redevelopment and modernisation since its founding. In 2004 its opened a brand-new sports complex, complete with gym, swimming pool and café.
Headteacher
Mrs Lucy Scott
Values and vision
Chesterton Community College highly values its non-selective ethos, going to great lengths to ensure that students are given proper provision and care regardless of background or ability. The school is known for its English-language provision for students who have learning difficulties or who are learning English as an additional language.
Teachers strives to involve students' families, so that parents have a positive and accurate idea of the path taken by their child. Tolerance and respect for other faiths and traditions are heavily impressed upon students.
Ofsted report
“Most students, including the few from minority heritage groups, are achieving well and making good progress. The proportions of students making expected and better progress in English and mathematics is improving, and above average. In the summer 2013 national examinations attainment was above average in both English and mathematics.”
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