Teacher of Computer Science

Are you an enthusiastic and inspiring Teacher of Computer Science? If so, you will be interested in the opportunity that we currently have available at Ossett Academy from January 2025. The role has become available due to adding further capacity to our BICTE department as we offer Digital Production, Design & Development T-Level qualifications. Having experience or the desire to teach these would be beneficial.

Ossett Academy is an Ofsted ‘good’ rated secondary academy with great facilities and a fantastic BICTE department. We also have a standalone Accord Sixth Form building on-site, meaning that colleagues also have the possibility of teaching at A-Level if this is an area of interest or development.

Your role will involve shaping the curriculum to meet the needs of our diverse student body and ensuring alignment with industry standards. Guiding students through their T Level qualifications, you will provide essential support as they develop practical skills relevant to the digital sector.

You will have a deep interest in the attainment of pupils at every ability level and show vigour and initiative. The BICTE department at the Academy are an outstanding team of professionals who are vibrant and forward thinking. 

We value challenge and active participation. The successful applicant will relentlessly pursue instilling an interest in their subject amongst all pupils; they will be innovative, with demonstrable resilience, vision and energy.

Applications are welcomed from teachers across the experience range. We offer an extensive programme of academy and Trust Professional Development to ensure all colleagues continue to develop as practitioners and have opportunities to work collaboratively across subjects and across academies within our Trust.

Early Career Teachers (ECTs) will have an experienced subject mentor assigned from day one in post. Colleagues are supported through their early career years with regular check ins from line managers and opportunities to meet with other ECTs across the Trust and colleagues from HR where any further support and guidance may be required. We are an inclusive academy and Trust and embrace opportunities to develop all colleagues on their journey to success.

If you have the vision and skills to deliver inspirational teaching whilst having the focus and drive to ensure successful outcomes are reached, we’d love to hear from you.

We are confident that new staff joining our Trust will feel welcomed and happy to have chosen us.

We are confident that new staff joining our Trust will feel welcomed and happy to have chosen us. Prospective applicants are welcome to visit the Academy prior to applying.

As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits and we also encourage prospective candidates to look at our website for further information regarding our ‘People Pledge’ and our recently launched Employee Benefit package Working For Our Trust - Accord (accordmat.org).

Here are a few examples of employee benefits that focus on our employees Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing:

• Membership to either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Technology scheme via SmartTech*
• Access to an extensive discounts platform via Accord Rewards
• Access to an industry leading Employee Assistance Programme
• 24/7 access to an online GP or Advanced Nurse Practitioner through Healthcare Cash Plans
• Cycle to Work Scheme*
• Free annual flu jab
• Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings

*restrictions apply

For an informal discussion about this position, please contact hr@accordmat.org or call us on 01924 921213.

Application forms are available from https://accordmat.org/vacancies/

Completed application forms to be returned to hr@accordmat.org 

Closing date: 9.00am on Monday 2 December 2024.

Interviews likely to be held: w/c 2 December 2024.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Accord Multi Academy Trust reserves the right to interview sooner than the specified dates above. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

We are committed to providing a culture of inclusion, respect and equity of opportunity that attracts, supports, and retains high-quality colleagues from all backgrounds and across all job roles at the Trust. We welcome and encourage applications from but not limited to Black, Asian, and other ethnic minority groups; individuals who identify as LGBT+; and/or individuals who are registered with a disability. Candidates will always be shortlisted based on the content of application against the job description and essential criteria without access to the personal details information.

The Accord Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.