What skills and experience we're looking for
Fairfax Academy seeks a Teacher of ICT to join our successful and highly popular Business and Computing Faculty. The department offers a range of courses, including GCSE Computer Science (OCR), Level 2 Cambridge National in Creative iMedia (OCR), and BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Information Technology (Pearson). In addition, we deliver the KS3 National Curriculum for Computing, ensuring students gain a solid foundation in digital literacy and computational thinking.
The faculty is very well-resourced, with modern, up-to-date IT classrooms and a wide range of high-quality teaching and learning resources that support innovative and engaging lessons. This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking department committed to delivering an outstanding education in Computing and ICT.
We have invested in the development of AI technology; applicants with an interest or experience in AI are desirable but not essential.
Applications from both early career teachers (ECTS) and experienced teachers are welcome.
What the school offers its staff
Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust
At Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust, we enrich lives and transform futures. Our four academies in and around Birmingham offer an outstanding quality of education, recognising that all our children are individuals and delivering exceptional pastoral care to ensure their happiness. Whilst we place strong emphasis on academic achievement, we take a holistic view of education and maintain exciting extracurricular programmes to create the well-rounded young adults of tomorrow. We’re also creating outstanding careers that could take you anywhere within our network – and take your future anywhere you want to go.
Benefits
When you join Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust, you join a nurturing family where your professional satisfaction and personal happiness really count. You can expect heavy investment in your career development alongside an outstanding package of benefits, including:
• Educational support
• Flexi perks
• Salary sacrifice scheme
• Perkbox subscription
• Professional learning and regular training
• Counselling, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a Wellness Hub
• Wellbeing updates and stress management guidance
• Menopause awareness training
• Free flu jabs
• Access to fitness programmes, including yoga, HIIT and more
• Access to physical activities during our Trust-wide Wellbeing Week
• Diet and nutrition webinars
Further details about the role
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) as well as providing evidence of qualifications.