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Design Engineer Lead

Turner Free School, Folkestone, CT19 4PB

This job expired on 1 December 2020 – see similar jobs

• Closing date

  1 December 2020 at 12:01pm

• Date listed

  19 November 2020

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Design and technology, Engineering
• Working pattern: Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: Leadership Scale Depending On Experience

Design Engineer Lead job summary

Turner Schools is offering an unique and exceptional opportunity for an ambitious, forward-thinking leader to create a brand new Design Engineering department at the Turner Free School, in addition to leading on STEM across the Trust. This role will enable an ambitious and visionary leader to establish and shape an exciting curriculum, one which will inspire our pupils to engage in STEM learning, and prepare them for a range of careers in this field.

TFS is an over-subscribed, academic, non-selective school, with the highest expectations for what our pupils can achieve. We are about to move into our brand new building, which will provide a state-of-the-art environment in which to deliver a dynamic Design Engineering curriculum. It will be a central element of our educational offer, and one which will enable exceptional career opportunities for our pupils, through engagement with local employers.

We are ideally looking for a candidate who has a degree in Engineering Design, Industrial Design or a related area of study, and experience of working successfully in this field using creative thinking and problem-solving skills underpinned by expert knowledge.

Turner Schools considers its faculty colleagues as the most valuable asset and greatest resource; we provide exceptional continuous professional development in terms of both teaching and leadership development.

Join us to be a part of our journey.

The ideal candidate will....

Be dedicated to improving student progress and raising attainment across the Trust, sharing best practice with colleagues

Have a proven track record of success in raising standards and developing others

Have a proven ability to enable pupils to work through creative, iterative ‘real world’ design processes, through modelling, prototyping and testing, recording and communicating ideas and developments to a range of audiences.

Have insight into design ethics and values, including social, environmental and economic considerations

Have an understanding of emerging technology

Have a keen awareness of future careers in design engineering and related professions and the pathways open to pupils.

In return, Turner Schools can offer...

Fantastic students who work hard and who want to learn in a calm and purposeful learning environment, underpinned by the highest expectations of behaviour

A warm and welcoming team of teachers and associate staff

Manageable workload through sensible and efficient policies

Personalised coaching and CPD programmes alongside an investment in your career and development through financing Masters qualifications, training courses and conferences as requested

A Trust which takes student and faculty welfare seriously

Private healthcare from Benenden Health medical. This includes a 24/7 GP service which can prescribe, counselling sessions, and access to the BUPA hospital network as well as physiotherapist.

A genuine opportunity to make a difference by being part of the exciting vision for our Trust
Relocation package may be available for the right candidate.

We reserve the right to appoint before the close of the advert.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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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About Turner Free School

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1020 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Turner Free School website
• Email address: caroline.dominguez@turnerschools.com
• Phone number: 01303842433
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/turner-free-school

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