Teacher of ICT

Birkenhead School, founded in 1860, is an HMC Independent Day School providing education for boys and girls drawn from the whole of the Wirral and as far afield as Chester and North Wales. 

Situated in the leafy suburb of Oxton, the School enjoys excellent facilities. The main campus has a ‘village green’ atmosphere, with classrooms and laboratories looking out over the cricket square. Recent capital developments have included a new landscaped playground area and an outdoor classroom. There are ongoing and substantial investments in ICT facilities.

Birkenhead School prides itself on being a family school and this has been greatly strengthened by the opening of the Nursery in 2006. It is very attractive to parents to have all their children in one school and it is a great advantage for the school to be able to establish strong, long-lasting relationships with families. The move to coeducation reinforced this and at present, 226 families have more than one child in the School and 30 have three or four children.

The department consists of a Head of Department who teaches ICT/Computing from Year 7 upwards, and two non-specialist colleagues who teach ICT at KS3. KS3 starts by building on the knowledge, skills and understanding that students have developed prior to secondary education. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will contribute towards developing student’s knowledge from Year 5, supporting ICT on the Prep School curriculum. 

The successful candidate will balance a determined work ethic and strong academic rigour with good humour, teamwork and perspective. Birkenhead School recruits on attitude as much as the quality of an individual’s qualifications on paper. All applicants should be outstanding Teachers, but also possess the wider interests and passions that will inspire students outside of the standard curriculum. All staff are expected to contribute fully to the wider life of the School and the co-curricular provision.

THE PERSON

The ideal candidate will:

• Have a secure knowledge and understanding of own subject/curriculum area including current developments in teaching and learning

• Have QTS/PGCE qualification

• Have prior teaching experience at Key Stages 3, 4, and 5.

• Be an excellent classroom practitioner with evidence of good teaching skills, leading to consistently high standards of achievement

• Be enthusiastic, confident and diligent.

• Develop and maintain good relationships with students and colleagues.

• Have a sound understanding and awareness of Safeguarding procedures.

• Develop creative and innovative teaching techniques

• Be IT literate to support teaching and learning.

• Inspire staff and students through action.

This is a part time position, within the range of 0.5 and 0.7 FTE. It is anticipated that the role will start at 0.5 with growth over the coming years. The ability to also teach Business Studies at A level is advantageous. 

We will value and support your contribution to School life and in return provide you with excellent rewards;  

• Working with fantastic young students

• Working as part of a committed team

• Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme

• Term time is 34 weeks

• Free use of the fully equipped on-site gym

A letter of application indicating skills and experience, together with a completed application form, including the names and email addresses of at least two referees, should be sent for the attention of the Headmaster via: chw@birkenheadschool.co.uk

As part of our responsibility to safeguard children, the role is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check which will be requested prior to appointment.

The closing date for applications: 10.00am on Monday 22nd March 2021.