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Teacher of Computing, Deans Community High School, 35 hours per week, Permanent, Closing Date 14th May 2025
This post has an 11th August 2025 start date (subject to completion of all recruitment checks)
Deans Community High School is seeking a highly motivated and dynamic classroom teacher. The successful candidate will support the vision for the school and implement strategies to achieve this vision. This is a key post which comes at an exciting and challenging time for education.
Deans Community High School is a six-year non-denominational comprehensive school offering students a progressive, relevant, challenging, and enjoyable curriculum with opportunities for personalisation and choice. We are fully committed to engaging our students in their learning and making it a priority to ensure that all students have the opportunity to enjoy a high-quality educational experience. The current roll is around 1000 pupils.
We offer a wide and varied curriculum, emphasizing the need for learners to be as successful as possible in their attainment. We recognize and value achievements in music, art, sport, technology, dance, drama, enterprise, and interpersonal skills. The school building offers outstanding facilities including a theatre, swimming pool, dance studio, and comprehensive music suite. Students are encouraged to make the most of these through our curriculum and numerous extracurricular activities.
Deans Community High School offers the opportunity for all students to succeed. We support all learners through our wider support team whose aim is to meet the needs of individuals in an atmosphere of respect for self and others. We aim for DCHS to thrive as an ambitious, vibrant, and caring community, working in partnership with others to improve and meet the needs of every learner, where resources, knowledge, and skills are shared and used wisely, and achievements are shared and celebrated.
We are keen to employ a diverse workforce that reflects the people of Scotland. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly from groups currently under-represented, including people with disabilities, those from minority ethnic communities, or from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
West Lothian Council is committed to transformative changes in the delivery of Education Services. These include providing support and an environment conducive to professional development. Our commitment is demonstrated by our achievement of the Investors in People Standard and our continual pursuit of service improvement.
A relevant teaching qualification and registration with the General Teaching Council for Scotland are essential.
This post is considered Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children and/or Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Successful candidates will be required to join the Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to employment, with costs covered by the candidate. The fee for Full PVG Scheme Membership is £59; existing members pay £18.
Requirements
Our shared values and vision statement reflect our school’s ethos and goals:
Our Shared Values
* Inclusion
* Respect
* Integrity
* Compassion
* Aspiration
Our Shared Vision
Students at Deans Community High School will be inspired through high-quality learning and teaching in a safe, inclusive environment. Our goal is for students to confidently achieve their best and succeed in life, learning, and work.
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