Teacher CompSciICT May2015

TEACHER OF COMPUTER SCIENCE & ICT
(Full-time for September 2015)
MILLFIELD
Millfield is the largest co-educational boarding school in the UK with over 1200 pupils, aged 1318. The pupil body is comprised of 75% full boarders and 25% day pupils. Located in Street in
Somerset, the school is set in 150 acres of beautiful campus with outstanding facilities including an
Olympic sized pool, two gymnasiums, a golf course, equestrian centre, concert hall, theatre, art
gallery and music centre. The Prep School, for ages 2-13, is located eight miles away at Glastonbury.
The school has in its 80 year history achieved significant growth. Established in 1935 by Jack ‘Boss’
Meyer with six princes from India, today it is an international, multi-faith school welcoming young
people from all backgrounds and over 70 nationalities.
Millfield may be one of the bigger independent schools, but its ethos remains to discover and
develop the potential of every pupil. The school has been structured to make sure it is friendly,
approachable and focused on the unique needs of each individual.
Millfield provides a broad and balanced education which not only prepares pupils for public
examinations but also gives them the confidence to achieve success throughout their adult
lives. The school offers an exceptionally wide range of courses whilst still allowing pupils'
programmes to be tailored to individual needs. At GCSE 28 subjects are on offer and 40 subjects at
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AS/A2 Level. An exciting range of vocational courses are also available in the Sixth Form, including
BTECs and the Leiths Basic Certificate.
Innovation remains at the heart of the school with a commitment to continually refine how to offer
an exceptional, fully rounded, education. Recent examples of this include the launch of Nine at
Millfield, a dynamic Year 9 programme, and the integrated 1:1 use of pupil iPads to support pupil
learning and to equip pupils with essential digital skills.
THE ROLE
Millfield wishes to appoint a teacher of Computer Science and ICT from September 2015 to join this
successful, enthusiastic and well-resourced department. The successful applicant will be able to
teach Computer Science to A level and ICT to GCSE level. Currently this subject area is amalgamated
with the Business Studies department, but from September 2015 a separate Computer Science and
ICT Department will be re-established.
The successful candidate will have a genuine passion for digital learning and a strong desire to
inspire this in others. They will be keen to embrace the disciplines of computer science and ICT, and
also the embedded use of tablets across the school to support learning. The ideal candidate will be
an NQT or experienced teacher skilled in all of the digital disciplines, interested in working with a
wide variety of pupils, able to develop their own teaching and be proactive in supporting others who
want to develop theirs. The candidate must be enthusiastic about encouraging pupils at all ability
levels both within the curriculum and through clubs and extra-curricular activities, and will be
proactive in raising the profile of the subject, and promoting it throughout the school. As a member
of the department in this dynamic subject area, you will need to be knowledgeable, creative and
passionate about the full range of digital subject disciplines.
Another aspect of the role will be working with the Director of Academic ICT in delivering and
supporting whole-school and cross-curricular digital initiatives. This includes the school’s recent 1:1
iPad mobile learning scheme, embedding digital skills in the curriculum, staff development and esafety initiatives. Opportunities will be available for you to develop your professional expertise in
these important areas of digital innovation in the independent school sector.
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ICT AT MILLFIELD
The Computer Science and ICT department is staffed by six full-time teachers and one technician.
The department is housed in a modern building which consists of five modern and well-equipped ICT
rooms equipped with all-in-one widescreen PCs, a technician’s room, and a staff room. There is a
strong emphasis on practical work within the department and the small set sizes allow pupils to
work independently most of the time. All pupils and teachers have iPads which are used regularly to
support learning in lessons and to aid preparation and administration.
The school has cutting edge high-bandwidth WIFI and network infrastructure, supported by a
dedicated and skilled team of IT support technicians. Significant investment has been made in ICT
facilities across the school and the school has installed high specification all-in-one PCs and Macs in
key areas of curriculum need, alongside our 1:1 iPad scheme.
In year 9 we have designed a digital skills course that is aimed at developing a sound base of skills
and knowledge to support the use of ICT across the curriculum; providing both essential digital skills
for a pupils’ future study, and a base for the study of IGCSE Computer Science or ICT.
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In years 10 and 11 pupils have the option of taking the subject to IGCSE either in the form of
Computer Science or ICT. The department strives to deliver these courses through experimental and
investigative techniques. We aim to instil skills that will enable pupils to question the theory of
computing, software design and its practical use and to be able to apply these skills to resolve
unknown and unfamiliar situations.
In the sixth form pupils can opt for AQA AS/A2 level Computer Science or ICT; between 8 and 18
pupils are entered for AS and A2 Computer Science or ICT (AQA specification) in the sixth form.
Two/three tutors specialise in teaching AS/A2 Computer Science, and all tutors have been involved
in teaching AS/A2 ICT. From September 2015 pupils will study AS/A2 CIE Computer Science.
BENEFITS OF SERVICE
Millfield School has high expectations of its staff and therefore looks to reward them with generous
salary scale increments and beneficial conditions of service. All teachers are offered membership of
the Teachers’ Pension Scheme and have longer holidays than the maintained sector. Class sizes are
small (typical class sizes of 8-14) and most teachers have their own classroom. All teachers are
issued with an iPad as part of our mobile learning project (there is a strong focus on the use of
technology to support teaching and learning). A wide range of opportunities for professional
development exist and staff are encouraged to develop their skills and consider career options at all
levels. There is ample opportunity to take on additional responsibilities for which there are
allowances.
Fee concessions are available across the pre-prep, prep and senior school. We also have a Salary
Sacrifice scheme in place for fees which reduces the cost further.
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Millfield is set in beautiful grounds and staff are welcome to make use of the extensive leisure and
sporting facilities (which includes gym, swimming pool, golf course, tennis courts, squash courts etc.)
for themselves and their immediate family.
All staff enjoy free on-site parking. Heavily subsidised lunches (of outstanding quality) and free
refreshments are available throughout the day.
Each member of the teaching staff has a voice on professional matters via the Common Room
Chair. The ability to join a strong community through a number of social events (Staff Bar, Staff
sports leagues etc.) is encouraged.
Millfield is a dynamic and incredibly rewarding place to work with a strong sense of community
GENERAL INFORMATION
Full-time teachers at Millfield are expected to:
 Play a full part in the extensive games and activities programme.
 Be a group tutor attached to a boarding or day house.
 Be attached to a boarding house as a liaison tutor, doing a weekly evening duty, for which an
additional allowance is paid.
Millfield School has adopted the school-wide use of mobile technologies in teaching and learning,
and applicants are expected to develop their own skills and teaching to make appropriate use of
such opportunities.
Staff are normally expected to find their own accommodation. A reduction of 65% of day fees is
available to all permanent full-time teachers for any son/daughter attending Millfield Schools from
Reception to Year 13.
Millfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young
people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Salary is according to the Millfield Scale.
Offers of appointment are subject to satisfactory references and DBS clearance. Further information
can be obtained from the Head of Business, Computing and ICT, Mr Nick Williams on 01458 444346
or by e-mail on [email protected].
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