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Teacher of Design and Technology

Job details
Posting date: 26 October 2024
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 08 November 2024
Location: Sandiacre, Nottinghamshire, NG10 5AF
Company: Teaching Vacancies
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 85cb2c05-a9dc-4a1d-8b4c-dd484d2608a4

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

The School:

Friesland School is a values-centred organisation, which strives to live up to our ethos of Ambition, Teamwork, Honesty and Respect in everything that we do.Our school is a vibrant and energetic educational environment, where we prioritise the academic, personal and cultural education of all our students.At Friesland we have high expectations of ourselves and those around us, working collectively to develop and improve whilst enhancing the life opportunities of our students.We have a long track record of high attainment at both Y11 and Y13, alongside a wide and varied extra-curricular provision.

As someone interested in a role at our school we would urge you to come to visit us and see Friesland School for yourself, as there is no better way to learn about our wonderful school and what we offer.

The role:

Friesland School are looking to appoint an inspirational Teacher to join a committed and hardworking team, teaching Design and Technology. This role is perfect for an individual who is committed to students’ learning and ensuring they each achieve their full potential by consistently delivering engaging lessons. The successful candidate will join a team of effective, hardworking professionals, committed to providing an outstanding education for all students. The ideal candidate will join the popular subject and help to develop and motivate students to gain their best outcomes.

The person:

We are looking to appoint a colleague who is an excellent teacher and has the talent, drive and commitment to build on current strong foundations. The ideal candidate will have a real passion for design and the developments in technology, with a drive to improving the outcomes of students at all key stages. They will be organised, able to plan ahead and have the ability to develop an engaging curriculum, continuing to develop the established success of the popular subject and department. They will have creative ideas and set challenges that motivate students both inside and outside the classroom, allowing students to explore their ideas and be proud of their achievements.

The ideal candidate for this role will have experience in teaching Design and Technology. They will have a genuine desire to help and support our young people throughout this course, be able to teach all areas of Design and Technology. They will be enthusiastic and self-motivated with a passion for teaching and learning.

Teaching roles: Applicants must be able to attend the school in person if selected for interview.

What the school offers its staff

Why join us?

There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career.

We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time.

We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.

We offer:

• Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
• An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership and extensive high street retail discounts.
• Entry to a career average pension scheme.
• Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.
• A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals.
• Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
• We take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously. We have a range of support mechanisms and benefits available to employees and the Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.

In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.

We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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