Teacher of IT and Computing (Sir Graham Balfour School)
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Sir Graham Balfour School,
We are seeking to appoint a dynamic part-time (0.4 FTE) teacher of IT and Computing on a one-year contract to join our highly successful school. We are increasing the amount of IT and Computing lessons taught in our curriculum. We are formally introducing the teaching of AI into our key stage 3 curriculum, with a focus on students using it in an ethical and safe manner. The successful candidate will have a firm commitment to raising whole-school achievement; have a professional approach to staff development; high expectations; and a determination to succeed.
The vacancy is temporary (one-year contract) and to teach a part-time (0.4 FTE) timetable. We have no set hours or days in mind for this role therefore we are prepared to be highly flexible in the days and hours to be worked.
The school is at an exciting point in its development and enjoying considerable success in public exams at all levels. We want to appoint the right person for the job, someone who is, or has the potential to become, an outstanding teacher of IT and Computing. We very much look forward to hearing from you. Flexibility is key for us; therefore we have no preference about the experience of any interested candidate. This post would suit any suitably qualified and high-quality teacher of IT and Computing, from Early Career Teachers to those at the top of the Upper Pay Scale.
If you are interested in applying for this role, please indicate in your letter of application if you have any preference about the days and hours you wish to work, or feel free to contact us for a conversation prior to submitting a formal application.
At Sir Graham Balfour we offer:
* A well-motivated staff, who embrace willingly a culture of professional development.
* Investment into extra non-contact time for all teachers to support the planning, preparation and assessment of lessons.
* An ever-growing reputation in the local community which has resulted in the school being consistently oversubscribed in an area where student rolls are stable.
* A highly positive climate for learning.
* A first-rate learning environment. We are housed in buildings completed in 2002 and financed via a PFI initiative.
* Innovative 14-19 collaboration and a stable roll at KS5.
* A commitment to best practice in all we do.
Please note:
* All applicants will be submitted for an enhanced DBS check.
* Applications will only be accepted if submitted on the enclosed formal application form.
* Two references will be required, one of which must be from your most recent employer. In the case of teachers, one reference must come from your most recent headteacher.
* Once a written reference has been received, we will contact the referee by telephone to confirm the provenance of that reference.
* If shortlisted, online searches will be carried out, in order to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available online, which the school might want to explore with the applicant at interview. If shortlisted, we will request a portrait photo of you to attach to your file and to help confirm your identity.
* If appointed, the successful applicant will be informed that the appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of the following checks: the right to work in the UK, qualifications requirements, satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure, the Criminal Record Self-Declaration Form, teacher prohibition and barred list checks, pre-employment medical screening and satisfactory references (if not already received).
Visits to the school are strongly recommended and can be arranged by contacting Mrs Vicki McKeen (details below).
For an application pack, please access our website, www.sirgrahambalfour.co.uk or contact Mrs Vicki McKeen, Headteacher’s PA, on vmckeen@sirgrahambalfour.staffs.sch.uk or telephone 01785 223490. The closing date for applications is at 1.30pm on Friday 27th June 2025. Please return completed applications to vmckeen@sirgrahambalfour.staffs.sch.uk
Shortlisting for this post will take place on Friday 27th June 2025 and successful applicants will be contacted no later than 5pm on the same day. If you have not heard from us by this time, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.
Interviews will take place week commencing Monday 30th June 2025. They will include a tour around the school, meetings with the Computing Department, delivery of a lesson and interviews for the short-listed candidates. Further details of the lesson will be sent out to the shortlisted candidates.
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