Teacher of Computer Science
Cambourne Village College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 6FR41 days remaining to apply
Closing date
31 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
9 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- ICT & Computing
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,650.00 - £49,083.00 Annually (FTE) MPS/UPS
Teacher of Computer Science job summary
The Computing Department now seeks an excellent classroom practitioner with a passion for computing education to join our team.
Teacher of Computer Science
The successful candidate will have sufficient knowledge or experience to teach at both key stages 3 to 4, and a willingness to teach at KS5. An interest in curriculum development and in keeping abreast of developments in computing education is essential.
Computing is a thriving subject at Cambourne Village College. We believe that a computing education should be engaging and relevant for all students and the department works enthusiastically to ensure our curriculum reflects this and is up to date with current technological advances and educational thinking. As a result, Computing is a popular subject at KS3. We offer two popular courses at KS4: GCSE Computer Science and Cambridge National in Information technology, offering a real choice for pupils wishing to study computing. GCSE results are very strong and the Information Technology course has proved an extremely popular option in its first year of running.
KS3 students receive weekly lessons and follow a structured and progressive curriculum designed to develop students’ programming, computing, and digital media knowledge. Programming is learnt and developed using different languages, selected according to application suitability and developing fluency in concepts. Through the use of Raspberry Pis and micro controllers, including the micro:bit, students gain hands-on experience of practical uses of computing, computer systems, and different operating systems. Through web design and digital image editing, students expand their computing experience into digital media creativity.
At KS4, students follow the AQA Computer Science GCSE course, building on the KS3 curriculum and using Python for the programming aspects of the course. Information Technology is a Cambridge National with a focus on database system design and app development with augmented reality, building upon the creative topics covered in previous years. Cambourne Sixth Form opened in September 2024, introducing AQA A Level Computer Science as part of its curriculum. This expansion represents an exciting development in our computing provision, extending our educational offerings to KS5 level. The successful candidate will ideally have experience in teaching at KS5 or demonstrate strong aspirations to teach A Level Computer Science.
We welcome applications from ECTs or more experienced staff. If successful, ECT’s will have the opportunity to join Cambourne after completing their QTS, prior to September 2025.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
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About Cambourne Village College
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1380 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Cambourne Village College website (opens in new tab)
Cambourne Village College, an academy of The Cam Academy Trust, opened in brand new premises in September 2013 with just five forms of Year 7 pupils. Serving one of the fastest-growing communities in the UK, we now have more than 1300 pupils on roll, with major further expansion planned, including the opening of our new sixth form centre in September 2024.
The College has enjoyed remarkable success since opening, gaining an early Ofsted Outstanding rating along with designation as a Leading Edge School. Our pupils achieve excellent results in public examinations via a curriculum designed to offer maximum breadth and opportunity for all abilities. Our extra-curricular offer is also outstanding: annual musical drama performances, termly concerts, a wide range of competitive and recreational sporting activities, and many further clubs and events are on offer. In 2019, we were granted the International School Award by the British Council and are looking forward to re-launching our programme of international visits and exchanges this year.
We strive to be a welcoming and inclusive school for our pupils and also to fulfil our Village College ethos in serving the whole community: we support an active adult education programme and more than 30 local groups and organisations make use of the school’s facilities, out of hours. This unusual commitment to our local community was a key factor in our winning a prestigious Silver Award in the ‘Making a Difference’ category of the Pearson School of the Year celebrations in 2018.
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