Teacher of Computer Science
Shevington High School, Wigan, Lancashire, WN6 8ABThis job expired on 4 June 2023
Start date details
September 2023
Closing date
4 June 2023 at 11:59pm
Date listed
26 May 2023
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subjects
- Computing, ICT
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time Permanent
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 – U3 £28,000 - £43,685 FTE salary per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
Shevington High School is a successful and popular 11-16 community and are currently seeking to appoint a dynamic and inspirational Teacher of Computer Science. We are looking for a highly ambitious candidate who can provide excellence in all aspects of teaching Computer Science at KS3 and KS4 and I-Media. The post offers a fantastic opportunity for an ECT or experienced teacher who is ambitious and has a real passion for their subject.
The successful candidate will be a suitably qualified, innovative and committed Teacher of Computer Science who can inspire and prepare our young people for life in the digital age. You will be an excellent classroom practitioner with a good record of examination results,and be willing to support the Subject Leader to build on the successes of the department. Applications from newly qualified teachers are also welcomed.
What the school offers its staff
You will be joining a very successful and supportive department, you will have access to training, a support programme and continuing professional development. Colleagues are supportive at Shevington High School and there are excellent relationships between staff and students.
Further information about the job
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.
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About Shevington High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 878 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Shevington High School website
- Email address
- lthompson@shevingtonhigh.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01257 400990
About the School
Shevington High School is a very popular and successful 11-16 secondary school with a track record for achieving the best possible outcomes for the pupils it serves.
The school located in the village of Shevington, 3 miles from Wigan town centre and five minutes from the M6 motorway. The school is smaller than the average size secondary school but grown significantly over the last 5 Years. We currently have 178 students in every year group.
As a School, we have developed a learning culture of high aspirations and expectations for all students.
At Shevington, we are committed to maintaining the very highest standards. Our positive approach seeks to identify and nurture the ability and talent in every learner and to ensure through an array of experiences and opportunities that everyone has the chance to shine.
Shevington High School is a happy school where individuality and difference are recognised and embraced and curiosity, creativity and leadership are fostered. In addition, every learner has the right to strive for success and to have their successes celebrated. We are a disciplined and caring environment where respect for each other, small courtesies and good manners are held in very high regard.
Learning is at the heart of all that we do and in order to prepare young people to become the citizens of the future the learning must be stimulating, challenging and be about real life and the real world.
We are immensely proud to be a Laboratory School as part of the International Centre of Educational Enhancement (ICEE) and Bolton University. Through our relentless research and development work with the ICCE we have developed the Shevington Teaching Framework and developed a blended learning approach where all students work from digital devices in lessons through Google Classroom. This has transformed our learning and pedagogical approach in lessons.
One of our other unique strengths, is our commitment to encouraging and enabling students to take ownership of their learning. To this end all students attend a weekly coaching session with their form tutor setting weekly and long term learning goals linked to our curriculum and Student Agency in Learning (SAIL) approach.
We have worked hard to create a working environment, where hard work and dedication are rewarded. We are very proud of our amazing students, our dedicated staff and extremely supportive governors and parents.
The school has a strong school vision supported by all stakeholders.
Through our values and personalised approach to learning we expect students to achieve the highest academic excellence, recognise opportunities, have a positive view of challenges and dare to think in new ways – to be creative – and realise that “life is what you make it!”
At Shevington High School, you will find a school which is totally committed to ongoing and high-quality professional development for all staff who form part of our team. We have a comprehensive programme of professional development and have a Staff Coaching Programme where staff work collaboratively in triads throughout the year reflecting on practice and developing teacher protocols. All teachers also embark on personal research and inquiry projects and share their findings with others as part of our professional learning community. We believe that the focus on developing teacher protocols has been central to our ongoing success.
If you are suitably qualified and would like to share in our vision and journey as we continue to develop an innovative and excellent educational provision, we would very much welcome hearing from you
Arranging a visit to Shevington High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lthompson@shevingtonhigh.org.uk.
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