Teacher of Computer Science
Start: Summer / September 2025 Negotiable
Full Time / Main Pay Scale
Offering an Enhanced Starting Salary for ECTs.
Incorporating retention bonus upon successful completion of
ECT Year 1 and ECT year 2.
Grey Court is a vibrant, successful and well-established school situated on an impressive site close to the River Thames and Richmond Park. Rated as outstanding in all areas in March 2013, then in January 2018 and now once again in February 2024, we continue with our ambitious vision for both staff and students. Come and join us!
About the role
We are seeking to appoint a qualified and innovative teacher of computer science who will inspire our young people, promote a personal passion for computer science and ensure that all students excel in this subject area. This role is highly suitable for ECTs wishing to join an outstanding school leading to a rewarding teaching career.
About You
We are looking for someone to inspire our young people, and ensure that they all progress and excel in their learning.
The right candidate will:
● be, or demonstrate the potential to be, an exceptional classroom practitioner
● have a clear passion for their area; supported by sound subject knowledge
● want the very best for all young people irrespective of background or challenge
● demonstrate an understanding of the importance of computing across the curriculum
● have the skills, drive and passion to deliver computing across the curriculum.
The Faculty currently offers a wide range of opportunities at Key Stage 3, 4 and 5.
Computer Science results continue to exceed national level. We are an ambitious faculty with high aspirations for all our students. You must be committed to being a team member who will want to ensure that all students, at all academic levels, receive an outstanding experience in their Computing/Computer Science lessons. The successful candidate will have a strong commitment to exceptionally high standards of classroom practice alongside a genuine regard for exceptional progress and quality care of all our young people.
About us
Grey Court is committed to recruiting the very best teachers and support staff to benefit student experience in the classroom. We are an Ofsted rated outstanding school offering a comprehensive range of GCSEs, A levels and BTEC level 3 diplomas. We serve a diverse community and ensure we bring out the best in each student, be that through following vocational or academic pathways.
Grey Court is part of the Wandle Teaching School Hub and provides a tailor made Early Career Teacher (ECT) programme to develop all aspects of our early career teachers and trainee teachers. The majority of ECTs stay with Grey Court after their training and many teachers progress to leading roles within the school or their own departments.
As a training school we value the continuous development of our staff and offer a full range of
professional training opportunities including in-house and cross-MAT CPD and national leadership programmes.
Grey Court is part of the Every Child, Every Day multi academy trust which is made up of three local secondary schools. We are based in the London borough of Richmond, with good public transport links and close to the river Thames and Richmond Park.
Grey Court is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
If you would like to work with us, we look forward to hearing from you.
Closing date: 12 PM January 06, 2025.
Interview date: TBC
For more information about Grey Court School please go to the school website.
For more information about this job role please contact Mr. Richard Clements
Job applications can only be submitted via the TES website.
We do not accept CVs or any other unsolicited documents
We reserve the right to close the advert early should an appropriate candidate be identified.
Only shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview.
If you do not hear back from us within a week of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted this time.
The Governing and Trust Bodies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and expect all staff to share this commitment. We fully recognise our responsibilities for safeguarding and child protection.
Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check, overseas criminal record checks where relevant, online background checks (including social media) and receipt of satisfactory references. It is an offence to apply to work with children if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
The schools within the Trust are committed to all aspects of personal development, are inclusive and seek to ensure every student achieves to the best of their ability.