Teacher of Computing

Salesian is a co-educational 11-18 Catholic comprehensive school and is part of the Xavier Catholic Education Trust.

Standards at the school are very high and students achieve exceptionally well. In last year’s GCSE examinations 47% of all grades were 7-9, 92% 4-9 and our overall Progress 8 was +0.96. At A’ level 32% of grades were A*-A and 68% A*-B.”

The school has 1400 students and is situated on two sites approximately one mile apart, near to the centre of Chertsey. The main school is situated at Guildford Road and our Sixth Form College has 467 students on its own site at Highfield Road.

A great deal of emphasis is placed on the co-curricular life at Salesian and outside the formal curriculum there are numerous opportunities for students to take part in a wide range of activities – drama, sport, music, exchanges, away days, Duke of Edinburgh, retreats and trips.

We work hard to ensure that staff and students are well looked after but we also set exceedingly high expectations of everyone at the school and underperformance is always challenged. When you get the balance right between challenge and support you get great teaching, when you have great teaching the school becomes heavily oversubscribed and when this is the case parents believe in what you are trying to do and support you in doing it.

Salesian was designated as a Teaching School in September 2014 (since becoming a Teaching School Hub) in recognition of our track record of success in training teachers and supporting schools in difficulty. The Teaching School Hub offers a range of exciting opportunities for staff to engage in professional development and school-to-school support activities. Since 2015 we have been accrediting our own trainee teachers as part of the Teach South East SCITT partnership.

Candidates are welcome to contact the school to find out more information about specific departments or pay us a visit. We take recruitment very seriously and want to do all we can to find the best staff for our students.

I believe Salesian is a fantastic place to work and I am excited about the prospect of appointing a colleague with whom we can work closely in order to drive the school forward. I am hoping that you will be that person.

God bless,

Paul Gower | Headteacher

Teacher of Computer Science Appointment

To commence: 1st September 2025

Salary: Main Scale / Upper Pay Spine

Closing date: 20th January 2025 but applications will be reviewed on submission

Salesian School is seeking to appoint an exceptional individual to teach Computer Science. We welcome applications from trainee teachers and experienced colleagues alike, including those looking for positions with additional responsibility. If you are energetic, enthusiastic and love teaching children then we’d be delighted to hear from you. We are always happy to meet potential applicants prior to interview; please don’t hesitate to contact us (pcarr@salesian.surrey.sch.uk) if you would like any further information or to visit the school.

The Computer Science Department at Salesian

Due to the expansion of the current curriculum and the popularity of the subject growing at KS4 and KS5 alike, we are looking to appoint a new member to our successful team.

The department is currently made up of five teachers at KS4/5, with an additional two teachers from other subjects. We have five IT suites across the school and college sites. The latest version of MS Office and the complete Adobe CC form the basis of our mainstream software along with additional specialised applications. All software and hardware are maintained by our outstanding IT support team.

In Key stage 3, students study Computing and attend two lessons per fortnight throughout the year. The curriculum is designed to enable students to transfer into a Computer Science courses at Key Stage 4. We focus on developing their digital skills at KS3 and enhancing their digital literacy; whilst Also giving pupils an early taste into programming.

At Key Stage 4 we offer Edexcel Computer Science. We usually have two classes opting for each subject in each year group and have enjoyed some excellent results in recent years.

At key Stage 5 we offer the T-Level in Digital Production Design and Development and OCR A-Level Computer Science. T-Levels are new courses designed to offer an attractive alternative to A-Levels and apprenticeships. T-Levels will combine classroom theory, practical learning, and an industry placement with an employer to make sure students have a real experience of the workplace.

A highly desirable candidate will be someone with the skills and experience to teach Computing across all Key Stages and able to support in the planning and provision of the curriculum for pupils at KS4 and KS5 respectively. The right candidate will be keen to develop their leadership skills and have a high level of self-motivation; as well as an ability to ensure the ongoing academic success of our pupils.

An ideal candidate would be keen to support our co-curricular programme designed at extending students’ knowledge of computing concepts and specifically coding in high level languages.

We achieve excellent results. At Key Stage 4 in 2024 36% of all pupils achieved grade 7-9 in GCSE Computer Science (compared to national average of 27%). We are certainly not complacent, there is still a lot to do, and we are excited about appointing the right person to support the department to achieve even greater success.

We are determined to make the Computer Science Department at Salesian the best in Surrey, if not the country! We look forward to meeting you and discussing your ideas to help us in achieving this end. Please do visit us and come and look around.

Antoine Nguyen

Head of Department

anguyen@salesian.surrey.sch.uk