Teacher of Computer Science
Chichester Free School, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 1NPThis job expired on 21 March 2023
Start date details
September 2023
Closing date
21 March 2023 at 5pm
Date listed
7 March 2023
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Computing
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: Full time Full or Part Time. Part time Full or Part Time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS or UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Governors and Principal are seeking an exceptional Computer Science teacher with the energy and vision to teach Computer Science at Chichester Free School. This is an opportunity for a full-time position, although part-time would be possible, ideally for a September 2023 start. However, we would consider a later start for the right candidate or there is potential for an early start for an ECT. There is also the potential for leadership of the subject for the suitable candidate.
We are looking for an individual with strong academic credentials but who also has experience of working in a school, commitment to our values and ideals, where the co-curricular offer is as vital as the rigour of the taught curriculum. The role will suit an outstanding educator with the ability and drive to offer the highest quality of teaching and learning. As an all through school there may be opportunities to teach across all phases, for the right candidate, but this is primarily a Secondary post.
CFS follows national pay scales; this role would be equally suitable for a newly qualified or more experienced teacher. The Upper Pay Scale would be considered for the right candidate and on the agreement of a whole school responsibility in addition to the role outlined in the job pack.
The person appointed to this post will be expected to teach Computer Science across all abilities from at least Years 7 to 11. They will also be expected to take a proactive role in the extra curricular life of the school.
Completed applications should be sent to recruitment@chichesterfreeschool.org.uk by 5pm, 21st March 2023.
Short-listed candidates will be invited to interview week beginning 27th March 2023. We reserve the right to interview throughout this period.
What the school offers its staff
Our successful Computer Science department consists of a dedicated classroom. We offer GCSE Computing as part of our options process. In addition, all Key Stage 3 pupils have computing lessons.
Commitment to safeguarding
CFS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In accordance with our Child Protection Policy we are unable to process applications without a fully completed application form. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as ‘spent’ must be declared when applying. The applicant may post such a declaration in an envelope marked ‘Private & confidential for the Principal’. The successful applicant must obtain List 99 clearance and DBS clearance at enhanced level.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Chichester Free School
- School type
- Free School, ages 4 to 19
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 1063 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Chichester Free School website
- Email address
- recruitment@chichesterfreeschool.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01243 792690
CFS is now entering its second decade and is fully established in our state-of-the-art facilities on the Carmelite Convent Site on the Hunston Road in the south of Chichester. Our PAN is 60 in Primary, and 120 in Secondary; in almost all year groups we are oversubscribed with waiting lists. Due to demand, we have a bulge intake of Year 7 who started in September 2023, with 150 pupils currently on roll.
The School joined Sussex Learning Trust last September – a move that we personally initiated through the desire to collaborate with a like-minded family of schools. The Trust is currently small and based in Haywards Heath; CFS are well placed to launch a new Chichester Hub of the Trust, which is really exciting.
As a Free School, we are the same as any other academy; we are both held and hold ourselves to the same exacting and rigorous standards as all state-funded schools. We follow the national curriculum, and are proud of our ambitious, inclusive and varied curriculum offer. Our pupils engage with SATs and GCSE assessments. Since 2013, CFS has achieved two ‘Good’ Ofsted Inspections. As a school we are now striving for excellence in all areas, and to achieve above average outcomes in both phases.
CFS is open to pupils of all abilities. We do not have a catchment area, thus ensuring the School is fair and inclusive. We take part in the West Sussex County Council (WSCC) admissions process. As a school we benefit from longer holidays, specifically at October half term, Christmas and during the summer.
Arranging a visit to Chichester Free School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@chichesterfreeschool.org.uk.
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