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Teacher of Computer Science - Full-time

The Malling School, East Malling

  • Ref:KCC886-5425-388T
  • Posted:04/02/2020
  • Pay:MPS/UPS
  • Start Date:September 2020
  • App Close Date:03/03/2020 at 09:00
  • Interviews:Week commencing 9 March 2020

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Teacher of Computer Science

MPS/UPS

Full-time

Required for September 2020

 

 We are recruiting for a Computer Science teacher to join our highly successful team and help drive the expansion of the subject across the school. Due to the increasing popularity of the subject we are looking for a dedicated practitioner to assist the Head of Department in increasing the course provisions for the subject across all 3 Key Stages.

The Malling School is an extremely positive, happy and caring place for young people to learn. We are a small stand-alone foundation school and are very proud of our wonderful students and talented staff. We are fully committed to continually developing our teaching at The Malling School. We have no formal lesson observations and a strong open culture of improving our teaching together through regular low stakes developmental learning walks.We have a very strong behaviour for learning policy. 

 We can offer you:

  • Opportunities to teach your specialist subject to GCSE, Level 3 BTEC and International Baccalaureate Level
  • Opportunities for accelerated promotion for outstanding teachers
  • Extensive and individualised professional development program that focusses on both pedagogy and subject knowledge
  • A new school with outstanding facilities
  • Robust behaviour systems
  • No formal observations – instead Developmental Learning Walks with ongoing feedback, helping you and your department to continuously develop
  • CPD starts as soon as you are appointed

 You will be:

  • An excellent teacher with a strong desire to develop their practise to the highest levels
  • The ability to teach Computing to KS3 and GCSE is essential, the ability to teach beyond GCSE is preferable (Or a strong desire and commitment to learn)
  • Innovative in your approach to teaching
  • Able to achieve excellent examination results for children
  • Motivated by a desire to change lives
  • A qualified teacher
  • An ability to teach using more than one programming language is preferable but not essential
  • We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and innovative teacher to join a dedicated and supportive department
  • The successful candidate will be required to teach Computing to GCSE level.

We welcome applications from Newly Qualified Teachers as well as more experienced colleagues.

 Apply online via the Kent Teach website. For more information or to arrange an informal visit please email the HR Department at hr@themallingschool.kent.sch.uk

Closing date: 3 March 2020

Interviews: Week commencing 9 March 2020

 The Malling School is committed to the safeguarding and promotion of welfare of all children and young people. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure, CV, Teaching Agency, Occupational Health check and two satisfactory references.

 Applications will be considered upon receipt and we reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy should sufficient interest be received.  Therefore, early application is recommended to avoid disappointment. Only candidates successfully shortlisted for interview will be contacted.

Information about the school

A mixed 11-19 co-educational High School of 1000 pupils serving the historic market town of West Malling and surrounding villages. The school is set in pleasant rural surroundings and has its own lake and extensive grounds. It was completely re-built in September 2007 and therefore has outstanding facilities.

West Malling is close to the county town of Maidstone and has excellent rail links to London and Ashford International (for the Continent).

This is an exciting time to be joining the staff of The Malling School.

We are dedicated to providing a holistic education, nurturing the complete student. Our strong culture, robust behaviour systems, and Ofsted-rated "Good with Outstanding Features" environment provides a solid foundation for our students' success.

We provide a very supportive environment in which staff can further develop their skills and we ensure every new member of staff has access to a trained coach. With close teams of teachers and non-teachers working together we take a collaborative approach to school improvement and have a shared aim of providing the very best education for our pupils.

Visit our website at www.themallingschool.kent.sch.uk for further information

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.