Teacher of Computing (to include teaching other subjects)
Pate's Grammar School, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 0HGThis job expired on 9 April 2024
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
9 April 2024 at 9am
Date listed
22 March 2024
Job details
Job role
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Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Computing
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: full time and part time applications welcomed
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- salary to be discussed - DOE
What skills and experience we're looking for
We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, dedicated and well-qualified teacher of Computing to join a highly successful department and engaging team at Pate’s. This role also includes the opportunity to teach other subjects to include sciences or maths.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic, forward thinking, inspiring and energetic teacher with a real passion for their subject. Computing is growing at Pate’s, with results amongst the very best in the country. A number of students go on to study the subject at top universities including Oxbridge. Pate’s is now a designated National Computing Hub, supporting schools across a large part of the South West region, and has ambitious plans for developing its use of technology further. There will be an opportunity for the right candidate to take a leading role in the work of the Hub.
Applications are welcome from early careers teachers or experienced teachers looking for a new challenge.
This role can be worked on a full time or part time basis. We are happy to discuss the salary for the role with candidates and a relocation package is available (qualifying criteria applies).
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please find full details of the role in this recruitment pack, along with details of how to apply.
Qualifications
•Graduate with good honours degree •Qualified teacher status
•Applications from both ECTs and more experienced colleagues are welcome.
Experience, Skills and Knowledge – Essential
•An outstanding classroom practitioner with excellent knowledge of effective teaching and learning strategies.
•Someone who is capable of exciting able students with a real interest in the subject, yet also able to explain complex ideas with clarity.
•Active engagement in professional development.
•Confident user of technology to support learning. •Someone who is committed to being part of our wider school community.
Personal Qualities
•Demonstrates commitment, reliability and integrity
•Has energy and resilience
•Is flexible and adaptable to changing circumstances and new ideas
Other
•Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
•Passionate about improving the quality of education for children and young people.
What the school offers its staff
The Computing Department
We have a fully embedded computing and computer science curriculum that spans Year 7 to Year 13. Our aim is to inform our students about what it means to live in a digital world, highlighting the advantages and possible dangers of using digital equipment. We look to inspire the next generation of innovators, who feel empowered to utilise technology and look forward to creating their own media and devices. The department encourages all students to perform at their highest level. To this end, we engender a sense of exploration and encourage students to ‘take a leap of faith’ to develop their resilience when faced with problems.
We currently offer GCSE and A Level Computer Science as options at KS4 and KS5 respectively. These have been increasingly popular and successful choices for our students with consistently improving attainment for the last four years, achieving 85% grades 7-9 at GCSE and 90% A*- B at A Level. We have expanded our GCSE and A Level cohorts and currently have five groups at KS4 and two Year 12 and two Year 13 groups at A Level.
We are supported by, and work very closely with a fantastic technical team and enjoy excellent facilities. The school has seven specialist network rooms with over 200 desktop PCs between them, and several laptop trolleys. We run a combination of Windows 10 and Windows 11 machines, equipped with software such as Microsoft Office, SketchUp, Scratch, Kodu, Gamemaker and Thonny (Python IDE).
The department regularly enters students into local and national competitions, such as Cyber First and Brebas. Pate’s was lucky enough to have a team that won the regional finals in 2022. We encourage extra-curricular activities to help broaden students’ experiences and develop their understanding of computing as a wider subject area. As such we have regular clubs running during the school day, such as robotics club, coding club and Digital Leaders.
We have recently opened our doors to local primary schools and are supporting their teaching and learning of computing at Key Stage 2. This allows our Year 12 Digital Leaders to support and lead lessons for younger students, embedding their own understanding of the subject and providing sustainable learning opportunities for younger children.
The department is committed to include new and innovative topics, such as physical computing (robotics) and cyber security. It is a vibrant and exciting place to work, always willing to try new things, with talented and enthusiastic students.
Commitment to safeguarding
Pate's Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks. The above responsibilities are subject to the general duties and responsibilities contained in the Statement of Conditions of Employment. The duties of this post may vary over time. The person undertaking this role is expected to work within the policies, ethos and aims of the school and to carry out other duties as needed. The post holder will be expected to have an agreed flexible working pattern.
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About Pate's Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
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- School size
- 1243 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Pate's Grammar School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- jobs@patesgs.org
Welcome to Pate’s. We are a unique and special school. Founded back in 1574, today we are a selective co-educational grammar school that cherishes and treasures our rich tradition, yet we are also known both regionally and nationally for being forward-thinking and leading the way with educational developments.
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