Would you like to join us on our journey to become an outstanding school of first choice at the heart of our local community? Do you care enough to want to make a significant difference to the lives of our amazing students? As a Digital Skills and Functional Digital Skills Teacher, you will deliver engaging lessons across key stage 3 and key stage 4, linking essential digital skills to components of the PHSE programme. You'll play a crucial role in preparing students for the digital world. The ability to teach Computer Science would be an advantage.
Currently, we do not offer Computer Science at GCSE, however, we are hoping to provide it as part of our curriculum for introduction in September 2025. The successful candidate will have the exciting opportunity to shape and develop the curriculum so that it inspires, engages and challenges students. Digital skills is currently taught at Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 to prepare students with the necessary tools to use ICT confidently to support their learning across all subjects.
We have been on a journey of improvement over the past seven years and in July 2022 were judged GOOD in all categories by Ofsted which is a major achievement. We are keen to continue to improve to be the best we can be. In our school students are ready to learn and ‘low level disruption is rare’. Ofsted were impressed with the excellent behaviour of our students both in lessons and around the school. We pride ourselves on being an ‘academy of opportunity’ for all with excellent relationships.
As a member of staff you will be highly valued and will be supported to flourish within the subject team as well as the academy as a whole.
Although our examination results are improving year on year, we still have a way to go to achieve our ambitious targets. Every member of staff receives bespoke support and development through our in-house coaching programme as well as additional professional development opportunities to promote further progress and career enhancement. We are committed to challenging, supporting and developing staff and students to ‘Aspire to Greatness’ so that we become the best that we can be. In a recent survey 98% of staff said they were proud to be a member of staff at The Dorcan Academy with 95% stating that they enjoy working here. 95% said that they support the vision of the academy.
Although we don’t boast a shiny new building, we do have excellent facilities, with a supportive, friendly school culture and ethos which is often commented upon by visitors.
We will offer you:
¨ A supportive and bespoke staff induction programme
¨ High quality professional development, including a first class Early Careers programme if you are an Early Careers teacher (Years 2 – 4)
¨ Additional non-contact time if you are an Early careers teacher
¨ Unrivalled support from the leadership team
¨ Excellent specialist facilities and resources
¨ Committed staff who ‘go the extra mile’
¨ Motivated, enthusiastic students who are ready and eager to learn
The Dorcan Academy is an 11-16 academy situated on the eastern edge of Swindon with a comprehensive, challenging and enriching curriculum and a wide range of extra-curricular opportunities.
Our vision is to be an outstanding school of first choice at the heart of our local community. We aim to do this through our:
1) Culture - An inclusive school where everyone is valued, cared for and nurtured in an extraordinary way.
2) Curriculum - Students acquire ‘powerful knowledge’ and skills that prepare them fully for the world work and their wellbeing, delivered through outstanding teaching
3) Character - Students stand out as model citizens, showing kindness, respect and doing their best
4) Community - All stakeholders use their unique gifts and talents to serve others and enable them to flourish
At The Dorcan Academy our ethos is underpinned by the five principles of: Belonging, Purpose, Aspiration, Perseverance and Achievement and seek to develop in our students the character virtues of Honesty, Integrity, Compassion, Courage, Generosity, Gratitude, Personal Responsibility, Resilience and Self-Discipline.