Teacher of Computing

Overview of Role

The Academy of St. Nicholas is looking for an enthusiastic and ambitious Teacher of Computing to join our team. The Academy is part of the All Saints Multi Academy Trust. There is a trust wide commitment to improve, accelerate and enable ambitious life goals amongst all young people in our academies living out the core values of ASPIRATION, INCLUSION & SERVICE.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Involvement in leading the development and implementation of policies and practices for the computing department in the school.
• To meet the requirements of the Teacher Standards as issued by the Department for Education.
• To teach for an allocated period during each week, including delivery of lead lessons to large groups.
• To be a pro-active member of the department to ensure effective implementation of all policies and procedures.
• To contribute to the effective operational activities of the Academy, including attendance at meetings, events and activities as required.
• To create and maintain an appropriate teaching and working environment.
• To ensure continuous improvement in standards, high quality evaluation and improvement planning throughout the Academy.
• To lead, support and encourage the highest possible standards of behaviour, learning, attainment and achievement.
• To manage resources creatively, effectively and efficiently to meet the priorities of the Academy.
• To celebrate success and to implement strategies for continuing improvement while constantly challenging under-performance at all levels.
• Work to support and ensure the health, safety and welfare of staff and students.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of specific subject or phase areas.
• Use a variety of learning and teaching strategies to deliver innovative and effective lessons at a pace and style that meets the needs of students of all abilities.
• Have an up-to-date knowledge of national strategies to support effective teaching and learning.
• Understand and integrate the use of new technologies into learning experiences to continually raise levels of achievement.
• Plan lessons and extended learning opportunities thoroughly and in line with the Academy’s curricular plans and schemes; ensure that learning objectives and desired outcomes are communicated to all students.
• Adapt students’ learning to take of account of learning needs, appropriate challenge and preferred learning styles.
• Make use of extended learning opportunities for use outside the Academy lessons.
• Participate in the Academy’s Quality Assurance programme and the agreed framework.
• Work efficiently and creatively using the full range of resources available, including other adults.
• Provide a positive learning climate within lessons to promote a strong and meaningful staff – student relationship.
• Apply the agreed policies and ensure implementation in everyday life at the Academy.
• Regularly assess and evaluate students’ work and progress in relation to their prior attainment and to use data to further inform teaching plans.
• Be a form tutor to an assigned group of students.
• Report students’ progress within the Academy and for the benefit of parents and carers.
• Support curriculum planning to ensure that learning and teaching remain active, relevant and responsive to change.
• Maintain good order and behaviour for learning among students with particular regard for health and safety both on the Academy site and when engaged in authorised activities elsewhere.