Teacher of Computing and IT
Hereford Sixth Form College
Herefordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- SFCA Teachers Pay Scale
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2022
- Apply by:
- 24 January 2022
Job overview
Hereford Sixth Form College has over 2000 full-time 16-19 students and an excellent reputation for its results and extra-curricular provision. Rated Ofsted outstanding in 2007; the College consistently achieves one of the highest Advanced Level points scores per entry of over 100 SFC’s nationally and has outstanding value added results as measured by both the ALIS and ALPS systems.
The Heart of Mercia Multi-Academy Trust (MAT), formed on 1 April 2019 and delivers post 16 education in Hereford, Stourbridge and Worcester. Hereford Sixth Form College is part of this Trust. The MAT has an annual budget of £28m and serves the needs of 5,500 students across the region.
Our Computing and IT Department continues to see increased numbers of students opting to study our courses and we are looking for an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Teacher to enhance and add to the college’s continuing success. The ability to also teach Physics or Mathematics or Engineering would be helpful. We welcome applications from Early Career Teachers.
The department currently offers three Level 3 courses: A Level Computer Science, BTEC Computer Games Development and Cyber Security and BTEC IT. Within the department there are members of staff who coordinate the A level and BTEC courses. From September 2022, we also aim to deliver a Level 2 course to support our GCSE offering, giving our GCSE students the opportunity to study emerging technologies. The successful candidate will be able to teach across the whole range of qualifications.
You will be a strong team player and be committed to a departmental ethos based on high quality teaching, excellent examination results, shared resources, and mutual support. You will have the ability to work with students and help them develop their ideas and give high quality feedback.
All posts are subject to two satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS Disclosure.
Interview date: Tuesday 1st February 2022
About Hereford Sixth Form College
About the College:
A comprehensive, open-access sixth form college of 2100 16-19 students.
Located in a pleasant cathedral city in unspoilt countryside but within easy travelling distance of Birmingham and Cardiff with rail-links to London.
A College which received an outstanding OFSTED report, with Leadership and Management graded outstanding, 4 curriculum areas graded outstanding and the remaining 3 good.
What we offer to staff:
Excellent induction and staff development programmes for NQTs and experienced teachers.
The opportunity to work in strong departmental teams of enthusiastic teachers who are excellent role models
for less experienced staff.
Considerable experience of supporting NQTs to gain QTS for secondary schools and the SFC sector.
The chance to work with well motivated and enthusiastic students in a high quality learning environment.
Excellent career development opportunities in 16-19 education arising from experience in a highly regarded
sixth form college.
Excellent pay and conditions with the opportunity to gain performance payments as in schools.
A friendly community in which to work, free membership of our on-site fitness centre and regular social
events for staff from informal gatherings at the end of the week to dinners and theatre visits.
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