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Teacher of IT and Computer Science

Teacher of IT and Computer Science

Rochdale Sixth Form College

Rochdale

  • £28,125 - £44,256 per year
  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
25 August 2023
Apply by:
18 April 2023

Job overview

RSFC currently offers the RQF BTEC IT qualification which comprises eight units of study, of which six units are IT and two units are Computer Science. The IT qualification at RSFC is offered from the Pearsons exam board to approximately 60 students across year 12 and 13. We also offer AQA Computer Science A Level to approximately 130 students across both cohorts. We have a dedicated suite of modern and well-resourced teaching rooms with state-of-the-art interactive screens in each classroom. Staff within the department have high standards and expectations, which has led to consistently achieving outstanding results. Staff within the department teach a mixture of IT and Computer Science with optional enrichment sessions in coding and cyber security.

We are looking for an outstanding, enthusiastic, and passionate Teacher of IT & Computer Science, who is keen to continuously improve the classroom experience of our students. Highly motivated and resilient, you will have a genuine desire to improve the life chances of our young people. The successful candidate will work within a successful and hardworking team. RSFC has an excellent reputation and was awarded Sixth Form College of the Year 2021, and this is a real opportunity for you to make your mark.  

You will be joining RSFC at a very exciting time in its development and there are always opportunities for career progression for hardworking and resilient colleagues.

For more information, visit: www.altusep.com or www.rochdalesfc.ac.uk or you can contact Fatima Rashid, HR Officer, at recruitment@altusep.com for an application pack.

To apply, please visit our website via the Apply button to send us your completed application form.

Closing date: 12.00pm on Tuesday 18 April 2023

Interviews are expected to take place on Wednesday 26 April 2023.

Altus Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

In accordance with the recommendations set out in KCSIE, the Trust carries out online searches on shortlisted candidates.

References will be requested if you are shortlisted for interview. 

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About Rochdale Sixth Form College

  

The College opened in September 2010 as the newest sixth form college in the UK and the first to be built since 2004. With world class facilities, the £26 million College is purpose built and currently accommodates circa. 1650 students

The college has had a transformative impact on young people’s lives and life chances. In 2013 Ofsted graded us ‘outstanding’; at the time we were only the second sixth form college to have gained this accolade. Additionally, we have been the highest performing sixth form college in the Department for Education’s performance tables on five separate occasions, most recently in 2017/18. 

The College was set up to address the A Level underachievement in the Borough. Prior to 2010 the A Level performance in Rochdale was poor and had very low progression rates to HE. 

The College is committed to inclusive entry requirements and achieves extremely good value added scores as evidenced in Performance Tables and the ALPs scores. The College has excellent retention rates and average attendance is just over 95%.

The curriculum at the College is A Level focused with a small number of students following a mixed programme of a BTEC Sub Diploma alongside one A Level. Students who are yet to achieve a pass at Grade 4 or above in GCSE Maths and English are required to resit until they secure the required grade.

Given the prior attainment level of RSFC students, it is a huge strength of the College that we achieve excellent progression rates to higher education. The whole RSFC project has been a wonderful advert for social mobility. Students apply across the board to Oxford and Cambridge, Russell Group and the wider group of HE providers. 

The College works with students not applying to HE to ensure they have the opportunity to progress on to appropriate apprenticeships and employment opportunities. 

RSFC has very strong working relationships with local schools and the local GFE provider. The College Principal/CEO sits on the Pioneers Trust with local secondary headteachers and the College is also a key member of NWSFC (North West Sixth Form College group); SFCA (Sixth Form College Association) and the AOC (Association of Colleges).

The College estate is in outstanding condition and there has been significant investment in capital works to create an outstanding physical learning environment and student facilities. The financial health of the College is rated as outstanding.

We have a clear mission and central purpose to help students realise their academic potential. The College believes that every young person has it within themselves to succeed and will devote itself to improving student achievement. The College is an inclusive Sixth Form College. The students at RSFC study in a highly positive environment, and staff continuously build self-confidence and self-belief in students. Aspirations for the trajectory of improvement are high and the College focuses upon creating happy and successful students. The College has high expectations of students and staff. The drive is for the quality of teaching to be outstanding day in and day out, together with a support and guidance structure that powerfully focuses upon the individual student.
 

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