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Design & Technology Teacher: Product Design specialism

King Edward VI Community College, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5JX

This job expired on 27 November 2020

• Job start date

  1 January 2021

• Closing date

  27 November 2020 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 November 2020

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Design and technology
• Working pattern: Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: TPS: £25714 to £41604 per annum

Design & Technology Teacher: Product Design specialism job summary

We are looking for an outstanding Design and Technology teacher who is fully committed to excellence and helping every child succeed across Key Stages 3 to 5. You will be able to teach both GCSE and A Level Product Design.
The ability to teach a 2nd subject of Computer Science or Maths at KS3 would be an added advantage.
This is a fixed term post to 31 August 2021, pending a permanent appointment.

The D&T department is an innovative and creative area which strives for excellence in all that it does. We blend modern and traditional technologies to give students a diverse range of learning experiences and opportunities that reflect the modern world we live in. The department has a long tradition of achievement academically and in national and regional competitions. Many of our students progress into linked higher education study or related careers. We enrich our curriculum with partnerships with other organisations and try to embed new developments in D&T as they emerge, keeping learning relevant and engaging.

The successful applicants will:
• Be dedicated to the best possible outcomes for our students and the highest levels of professional practice and learning for themselves.
• Have an ability to inspire, motivate and engage our students.
• Be a committed, highly competent, reflective and resilient individual.
• Be excited about the opportunity to teach Design & Technology across the entire age range of our 11-18 college, including post-16.

We offer:
• An experienced and innovative D&T team embedded within our successful Science Faculty.
• A supportive and professional team of colleagues.
• Regular tailored CPD
• Excellent staff-student relationships.
• The opportunity to join a proudly comprehensive College with a positive GCSE Progress 8 Score.

Applications from NQTs are welcomed as well as more experienced teachers.
This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.

Interviews will be held week commencing 7 December 2020.

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 King Edward VI Community College

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 915 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@kingedwardvi.devon.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01803869200
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/king-edward-vi-community-college (opens in new tab)

The College is situated in the South Hams town of Totnes with a wide and varied catchment area. Our community is richly diverse, encompassing not just Totnes itself, but the wonderful countryside that surrounds it. We are a Co-operative College supported by The Dart Valley Learning Trust.

This is a very special place to work: we celebrate our focus on comprehensive and inclusive qualities.

Our students are a fantastic mix of personalities and talents, and we value each and every one of them. We are committed to making a real difference to their lives: supporting them to flourish, and we go that extra mile to make this happen. As Ofsted (2019) recognised staff are 'relentless in their pursuit of better outcomes for pupils'.

We are rightly pleased with, but not fulfilled by, our judgment as a good school. We aspire to be consistently outstanding in all that we do, and encourage staff and students to be creative in their approaches to learning,

We want to harness the potential of our community to develop a truly unique school, infused with co-operative values that prepare children to be happy and successful adults. Please see further information on our website.

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