Teacher of Computing

Oldbury Academy, Oldbury, West Midlands, B68 8NE

32 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  April or September 2026

• Closing date

  20 January 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  19 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Computing
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (Actual) Teachers Pay Scale M1 - UPS3

Teacher of Computing job summary

Te Full time and permanent

Salary - M1 - UPS3

The Role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and innovative Teacher of Computing to join our forward thinking Academy. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate educator to inspire young people and develop their digital, technical and creative skills, who will make a substantial contribution to the further development of this "GOOD" school. You will have the qualities to motivate and inspire our students, strong classroom management skills, be a team player and have the ability to achieve the best possible outcomes for our students.

The successful candidate will need to deliver high quality teaching across KS3 and KS4. You will play a key role in shaping an engaging curriculum that reflects current industry practice and prepares students for further study and future careers in technology and media.

A distinctive feature of this role is the opportunity to utilise and develop the use of our dedicated gaming room, equipped to support teaching and enrichment in areas such as game design, programming, digital media, esports and computational thinking. The successful candidate will be encouraged to creatively integrate this space into lessons, clubs and enrichment activities to enhance student engagement and learning.

The ideal candidate will:

Be able to teach Computer Science and/or Creative iMedia to at least GCSE level (this is essential)

Be passionate about digital literacy, creativity and innovation, working as a team player to support the continued development of faculty curriculums

Demonstrate a strong presence in the classroom having the ability to Inspire, motivate and challenge students of all abilities

Have a commitment to inclusive education and high standards of achievement

For an informal discussion please contact Mr Phil Fryer (Head of Faculty) phillip.fryter@oldburyacademy.org.uk

Stour Vale is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will carry out pre-appointment checks including DBS and will disqualify any applicant where we consider the outcomes to be unsatisfactory. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

We are equally committed to ensuring that no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of their protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Oldbury Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1341 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Oldbury Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oldbury-academy

Oldbury Academy is a large Secondary Academy (SAT)

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