Teacher of Computing
The Appleton School, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 5RN18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Easter or September 2025
Closing date
23 February 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
5 February 2025
Job details
Job role
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- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- ICT & Computing
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS
Teacher of Computing job summary
We are seeking a passionate and innovative Computing Teacher to join our dedicated team at The Appleton School. As a Computing Teacher, you will play a key role in inspiring students to embrace the exciting possibilities of technology and computational thinking. We are looking for an individual who can create engaging and challenging lessons that foster a deep understanding and appreciation of Computing across all Key Stages.
Principal Responsibilities
- Plan and deliver dynamic and differentiated lessons in across the Key Stages, ensuring all students are engaged, supported, and challenged to reach their full potential.
- Create a nurturing and inclusive classroom atmosphere where students feel valued, respected, and motivated to explore challenging concepts with enthusiasm and confidence.
- Employ a range of teaching strategies, resources, and technologies to cater to diverse learning styles and abilities, enhancing student engagement and understanding.
- Motivate and engage students through dynamic and interactive lessons, extracurricular activities, and enrichment opportunities that ignite their passion for computing and digital technology
- Implement various formative and summative assessment methods to monitor and evaluate student progress, providing timely, constructive feedback to support their academic growth and achievement.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to develop, review, and refine the curriculum, participating actively in departmental meetings and contributing to cross-curricular projects and enrichment activities.
For more information please see the attached Job Description
We offer our staff an excellent induction programme within a friendly and supportive environment, and are committed to providing high quality professional development. This enables continuous improvement in teaching and learning.
The Appleton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Appleton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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 The Appleton School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1602 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- The Appleton School website (opens in new tab)
About The Appleton School:
At The Appleton School, we value the inclusive history of the school, which stretches back to the establishment of the first comprehensive schools in Britain in the 1960s. This still provides an inspiration for us and sits alongside our absolute commitment to provide the best for our community in the 21st century.
The Appleton School is a mixed comprehensive school for students aged 11-18 and is a supportive community with strong values in which every student matters. The Appleton School, recognised as a Good school by Ofsted, delivers an ambitious, inclusive and broad & balanced curriculum, enhanced by extra-curricular activities to help broaden learning experiences. In 2023 our students achieved well above the national average for attainment at GCSE 9-4 and 9-5 grades with English and Maths.
We offer our staff an excellent induction programme within a friendly and supportive environment, and are committed to providing high quality professional development. This enables continuous improvement in teaching and learning.
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