Design Technology Teacher
The Holgate Academy, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG15 6PX7 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
16 September 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
4 September 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Design and technology
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share): 0.8 FTE would be considered for this role.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,745 - £46,525
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will:
- Have the resolve to make a real difference to the lives of students by equipping them for future success
- Have high expectations of themselves and the ability to instil these in staff and students alike
- Be an excellent teacher and a committed team player
- Be invested in enabling student progress, whilst also developing the students holistically
- Deliver innovative and creative lessons which engage and challenge students to achieve their full potential
Essential
- Clarity of purpose and student-centre division
- Understanding of the strategies needed to establish consistently high aspirations and standards of results and behaviour
- Experience of raising attainment in a differentiated classroom environment
What the school offers its staff
Our employee benefits
At Diverse Academies, you’ll find yourself in a vibrant, inclusive and supportive environment, where everyone can grow, progress and achieve a fulfilling career. We offer a fantastic range of rewards and benefits, challenging and interesting work, and opportunities to achieve your potential.
In return you will benefit from:
- Teacher Pension Scheme with an employer contribution of at least 23.68%.
- Excellent Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities covering technical, leadership and coaching skills via the trust’s Diverse Association for Professional Learning.
- Full support and induction.
- A strong and caring ethos among staff and students.
- Networking opportunities across Diverse Academies.
- Salary sacrifice opportunities such as car, cycle and technology schemes.
- Staff discounts and offers on gym membership, holidays, days out, cinema tickets, restaurants and top online shopping sites including instant voucher codes.
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme – emotional, financial and legal support to both you and your family by a team of qualified professionals.
- Health and Wellbeing delivered through our occupational health provider, eye care vouchers. for a free eye test and contribution towards glasses for display screen equipment users.
Further details about the role
An opportunity has arisen for you to join our highly focused, dedicated staff in the role of teacher of design technology. Teaching across key stages 3 and 4 we are looking for an excellent practitioner who can deliver innovative and creative lessons which challenge and engage students to progress academically and develop personally during their time at the academy.
What is it like to work as a teacher of Design Technology at The Holgate Academy?
I have been a member of the Holgate community for 20 years, beginning my career as an NQT, working in pastoral and then as head of art. I have led the creative arts faculty for the last four years and we have an eclectic selection of subjects involving art, photography, graphics, textiles, music, drama, and design technology. The academy has offered me the support and opportunities to grow both a as a teacher and as a leader, giving me the confidence to support and encourage staff to develop and achieve their potential. The faculty prides itself on being outward thinking, friendly and supportive and wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do. Part of this is our focus on building positive relationships with our students focusing on expectations and lifelong passions for both creative design and performance skills. Our main mission is to build our students confidence and experiences in the arts through extracurricular activities and trips, showing students the importance of our subjects and the benefits they not only in everyday education but also later in life.
Mrs T Draper
Head of Creative Arts
The opportunity
This post would suit either a new entrant to the profession or an experienced teacher.We would welcome a teacher returning to work after a career break and will consider part time or flexible working where possible.
We endeavour to utilise each teacher's specialism and offer the opportunity to teach A level in our sixth form centre for the right candidate.
Commitment to safeguarding
Diverse Academies and its Governors are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in their care and expects everybody working for the organisation to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. To this end any offer of employment will be subject to safer recruitment checks and clearances.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
About The Holgate Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1237 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Holgate Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- lbaum@holgate-ac.org.uk
We are a large secondary academy for students aged 11-16 years based in Hucknall and, together with our partner academies, offer post 16 study at the Hucknall Sixth Form Centre.
We support our young people, so they enjoy their time at the academy and play a key part in all that academy life has to offer. We are immensely proud of the successes achieved by our students and we constantly strive to do more and be even better. Our ultimate purpose is very simple – to do everything that we can to ensure that our students leave ready to take their place in an increasingly complicated and competitive world.
Outstanding teaching and learning is our priority. Our highly qualified and motivated staff work hard to ensure our students achieve at the highest level, whatever their starting point.
Arranging a visit to The Holgate Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lbaum@holgate-ac.org.uk.
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