Teacher of Computer Science Salary: £32,916 to £51,048
Range: Main Pay Range or Upper Pay Range
Start Date: 1st September 2026
Contract Type: Full Time
Contract Term: Permanent
Suitable for ECT: Yes
Closing Date: Wednesday 22nd April 2026
Interview Date: Wednesday 29th April 2026
Wilmslow High School
School age range: 11-18
Number on roll: approx. 2,000 (including 500 sixth form).
The successful candidate will join a large, thriving and highly regarded team within the Art, D&T, Food and Computing department. The department has fully resourced facilities including three traditional workshops, a graphics suite, two textile rooms, three food rooms, a Design Hub with multiple 3D printers and two laser cutters, and three new computer suites for systems, electronics, robotics and computer science.
Responsibilities
This role requires the teacher to:
* Teach computing at Key Stage 3, computer science at Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5.
* Develop and deliver a high‑quality curriculum that integrates digital technologies across all key stages.
* Collaborate with a professional team, supporting cross‑curricular opportunities.
Qualifications and Key Skills
* High degree of subject competency and personal organisation, with a continuing personal interest in and commitment to Computer Science and Information Technology.
* Real passion for education and a deep‑felt desire to make a difference for young people.
* Resolve and tenacity to improve student performance.
* Rigorous professionalism, accepting only the best in a culture of excellence.
* Willingness to embrace and promote the importance of digital technologies across all key stages.
* Teamwork: ability to work with a passionate team who reach all students with empathy and understanding.
Interview Process and Checks
If invited for interview, candidates will be required to:
* Complete a self‑declaration form concerning any criminal record or other information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.
* Undergo an online search, which will help identify publicly available incidents or issues.
Successful candidates will be subject to:
* An enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
* Pre‑employment checks including references, health, right to work in the UK, DBS and a declaration that neither they nor anyone who lives in the same household is a disqualified person under the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2009.
Current or previous employers will be contacted, and information requested will include:
* Disciplinary offences relating to children, including any for which the penalty is ‘time expired’.
* Whether the applicant has been the subject of any child protection concerns.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to respect this commitment. The selection process includes consideration of suitability to work alongside children.
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