Teacher of Computing
Poynton High School, Stockport, Cheshire, SK12 1PU5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
24 April 2025 at 10am
Date listed
4 April 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- ICT & Computing
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (FTE) TLR would be considered for the right candidate
Teacher of Computing job summary
We seek to appoint an enthusiastic and inspiring Teacher of Computing to work with a small team of committed colleagues who form part of the Creative and Digital Technologies Team. We currently provide the opportunity to teach Computing across all three key stages and offer both GCSE and A level qualifications in Computer Science, Cambridge National Creative iMedia and BTEC IT. This position offers someone with good communication and interpersonal skills a fantastic opportunity to join an ambitious and forward-thinking school. Applicants must be committed to delivering high standards of teaching and learning.
Our Computing department is proud to offer a varied and innovative curriculum that values and invests in the students we teach. We are privileged to have such talented students that show real energy and flair for their lessons. Many of our students have gone on to thrive in the field of Information Technology and Computing. Our strategy is centred around the students we teach and our courses give students a solid grounding in the foundations of Computing and the wider skills and attributes needed to prosper in a digital environment. Our department is fortunate to have a strong team of four enthusiastic and supportive professionals who work to provide high-quality and student-focused lessons
Our staff support our students in an extraordinary range of ways and at the heart of this lies our House System. Every member of staff and every student is in one of our four Houses and we have an extensive programme of House Activities on offer; from House Water Polo to House Fishing, from House General Knowledge to House Dragons’ Den; as well as the traditional football, rugby, lacrosse, athletics, basketball, etc.
We are exceptionally proud of our staff and the dedication they display every day to support our students to reach their potential. Whether a member of our Leadership Team, Teaching Staff or Support Team – all have a vital role to play in providing an environment where we can provide world class education where all can achieve.
We offer highly competitive salaries, pension scheme membership, free on-site parking and regular social events. All staff are able to access discounted gym memberships and other negotiated benefits across the Trust.
I would encourage you to visit our website (www.poyntonhigh.org.uk) to get a better understanding of life here at Poynton High and if you have any questions that you would like to ask please do not hesitate to contact me directly on head@poyntonhigh.org.uk I very much hope that you want to join our team and I look forward to receiving an application from you in due course.
Commitment to safeguarding
The TRUE Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Our schools are a safe place for children, where our responsibilities for safeguarding children are taken seriously. As a Trust, we are responsible for ensuring that all our schools have thorough and robust child protection and safeguarding policies and procedures.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Poynton High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1499 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Poynton High School website
Our school has served the families of Poynton, Disley, Adlington and surrounding areas in Cheshire since 1972 and we lie at the heart of this community’s learning needs. We pride ourselves in our vision as a school which serves our community and look to establish a 0 – 90 Learning Village in partnership with our primary, secondary colleagues. We have approximately 1500 students within Years 7 to 13 and offer a wide range of A-Levels in our Sixth Form.
The school motto is INSPIRE ACHIEVE CELEBRATE and we apply that to every element of school life. Our role as staff is to ensure that we inspire every student to achieve the best they possibly can in everything they do, whether that be academic, sporting, cultural or spiritual and at the heart of our culture is a celebration of that achievement.
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