Teacher of IT and Computing

Part-time (0.4 FTE), temporary (1 year contract) - SGB Pay Scale £31,650 - £49,084

Required from September 2025

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic part-time (0.4 FTE) teacher of IT and Computing on a one-year contract to join our highly successful school.  We are increasing the amount of IT and Computing lessons taught in our curriculum.  We are formally introducing the teaching of AI into our key stage 3 curriculum, with a focus on students using it in an ethical and safe manner.  The successful candidate will have a firm commitment to raising whole-school achievement; have a professional approach to staff development; high expectations; and a determination to succeed. 

The vacancy is temporary (one-year contract) and to teach a part-time (0.4 FTE) timetable.  We have no set hours or days in mind for this role therefore we are prepared to be highly flexible in the days and hours to be worked. 

The school is at an exciting point in its development and enjoying considerable success in public exams at all levels.  We want to appoint the right person for the job, someone who is, or has the potential to become, an outstanding teacher of IT and Computing.  We very much look forward to hearing from you.  Flexibility is key for us; therefore we have no preference about the experience of any interested candidate.  This post would suit any suitably qualified and high-quality teacher of IT and Computing, from Early Career Teachers to those at the top of the Upper Pay Scale. 

If you are interested in applying for this role, please indicate in your letter of application if you have any preference about the days and hours you wish to work, or feel free to contact us for a conversation prior to submitting a formal application.

At Sir Graham Balfour we offer:

• A well-motivated staff, who embrace willingly a culture of professional development.
• Investment into extra non-contact time for all teachers to support the planning, preparation and assessment of lessons.
• An ever-growing reputation in the local community which has resulted in the school being consistently oversubscribed in an area where student rolls are stable.
• A highly positive climate for learning.
• A first-rate learning environment.  We are housed in buildings completed in 2002 and financed via a PFI initiative.
• Innovative 14-19 collaboration and a stable roll at KS5.
• A commitment to best practice in all we do.

Please note:

• All applicants will be submitted for an enhanced DBS check.
• Applications will only be accepted if submitted on the enclosed formal application form.
• Two references will be required, one of which must be from your most recent employer.  In the case of teachers, one reference must come from your most recent headteacher.
• Once a written reference has been received, we will contact the referee by telephone to confirm the provenance of that reference.
• If shortlisted, online searches will be carried out, in order to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available online, which the school might want to explore with the applicant at interview.
• In addition, at interview, applicants will be asked if they have ever been involved in any form of media or activity which would make them unsuitable to work with children and young people, or, if it came to light, might risk the reputation of the school in the eyes of the community or wider public.
• If shortlisted, we will request a portrait photo of you to attach to your file and to help confirm your identity.
• If appointed, the successful applicant will be informed that the appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of the following checks: the right to work in the UK, qualifications requirements, satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure, the Criminal Record Self-Declaration Form, teacher prohibition and barred list checks, pre-employment medical screening and satisfactory references (if not already received).

Visits to the school are strongly recommended and can be arranged by contacting Mrs Vicki McKeen (details below). 

For an application pack, please access our website, www.sirgrahambalfour.co.uk or contact Mrs Vicki McKeen, Headteacher’s PA, on vmckeen@sirgrahambalfour.staffs.sch.uk or telephone 01785 223490.  The closing date for applications is at 1.30pm on Friday 27^th June 2025.  Please return completed applications to vmckeen@sirgrahambalfour.staffs.sch.uk

Shortlisting for this post will take place on Friday 27^th June 2025 and successful applicants will be contacted no later than 5pm on the same day.  If you have not heard from us by this time, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion. 

Interviews will take place week commencing Monday 30^th June 2025.  They will include a tour around the school, meetings with the Computing Department, delivery of a lesson and interviews for the short-listed candidates.  Further details of the lesson will be sent out to the shortlisted candidates.

 

 

 

Full Time, Permanent, 37.00 hours per week

SGB Grade 4, Term Time Only (scale point 5 - 6: £24,790 - £25,183)
Pro rata salary £21,418 - £21,758

Required from 1^st September 2025

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic Teaching Assistant who will join our highly professional and dedicated team under the management of our SENCO.  The successful candidate will work with a number of different students and groups.  We are looking for someone who has a firm commitment to upholding the ethos and values of our school; a professional approach to staff development; high expectations; and a determination to succeed. 

At Sir Graham Balfour we offer:

• A friendly, well-motivated staff, who embrace willingly a culture of professional development.
• An ever-growing reputation in the local community which has resulted in the school being consistently oversubscribed in an area where student rolls are falling.
• A very positive climate for learning.
• A first-rate learning environment.  We are housed in buildings completed in 2002 and financed via a PFI initiative.
• Innovative 14-19 collaboration and an increasing roll at KS5.
• A commitment to inclusive practice.

Please note:

• All applicants will be submitted for an enhanced DBS check.
• Applications will only be accepted if submitted on the enclosed formal application form.
• Two references will be required, one of which must be from your most recent employer.  In the case of teachers, one reference must come from your most recent headteacher.
• Once a written reference has been received, we will contact the referee by telephone to confirm the provenance of that reference.
• If shortlisted, online searches will be carried out, in order to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available online, which the school might want to explore with the applicant at interview.
• In addition, at interview, applicants will be asked if they have ever been involved in any form of media or activity which would make them unsuitable to work with children and young people, or, if it came to light, might risk the reputation of the school in the eyes of the community or wider public.
• If shortlisted, we will request a portrait photo of you to attach to your file and to help confirm your identity.
• If appointed, the successful applicant will be informed that the appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of the following checks: the right to work in the UK, qualifications requirements, satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure, the Criminal Record Self-Declaration Form, teacher prohibition and barred list checks, pre-employment medical screening and satisfactory references (if not already received).

Visits to the school are strongly recommended and can be arranged by contacting Mrs Vicki McKeen (details below).

Further details including the application form are available from the school website: www.sirgrahambalfour.co.uk, www.jobsonline.stoke.gov.uk  and www.wmjobs.co.uk websites.   For an application pack, please access our website, www.sirgrahambalfour.co.uk or contact Mrs Vicki McKeen, Headteacher’s PA, on vmckeen@sirgrahambalfour.staffs.sch.uk or telephone 01785 223490.

The closing date for applications is:  1.30pm on Friday 4^th July 2025.  Please return completed applications to vmckeen@sirgrahambalfour.staffs.sch.uk

Shortlisting for this post will take place on Friday 4^th July 2025 and successful applicants will be contacted no later than 5pm on the same day.  If you have not heard from us by this time, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion. 

Interviews will take place week commencing 7^th July 2025; will include a tour around the school, discussion with the SENCO and interviews for the short-listed candidates.

 

 

 

 

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