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DT Teacher

Caistor Grammar School, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, LN7 6QJ

This job expired on 28 January 2022 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2022

• Closing date

  28 January 2022 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 January 2022

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Design and technology
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25, 714 - £41, 604

DT Teacher job summary

The department The Design and Technology department at Caistor Grammar School is based in the Technology Block with a multi-material workshop, a flexible design/electronics/light manufacturing/IT room and access to two ICT rooms. With two full time teachers of D&T and the invaluable support of our technician, we work collectively as a team to cover all material areas and support the work of our students. At KS3 we provide all students with a broad Design & Technology experience covering elements of CADCAM, electronics, mechanisms, resistant materials and graphics to design and manufacture high quality outcomes. We aim to develop an understanding of how materials, manufacturing processes and technologies work where students take on increasingly challenging design opportunities, as they progress through the school. We make extensive use of 2D and 3D Computer Aided Design software (2D Design and Inventor) and use these to make effective use of our Computer Aided Manufacturing facilities throughout the KS3, 4 and 5 curriculums. At KS4 there are two teaching groups in each year, 10 and 11, following Edexcel’s 9-1 GCSE D&T Specification with a focus on Timbers. At A Level we follow the Edexcel Product Design Specification with teaching groups of five and eleven in Year 12 and Year 13 respectively. We are proud of the extensive level of support available to all our students including lunchtime and after school workshops when the need arises. We enjoy and value very positive relationships with our students which makes this a wonderful teaching and learning environment. Our examination results have consistently been some of the very best in this high achieving school and we are proud of the work and outcomes achieved by the D&T students. At all key stages of the school, we like to encourage creativity and strive for quality. This includes detailed design thinking and the development of concepts into high quality prototypes. To achieve this standard, we have a comprehensive volume of equipment and machinery, including items such as 3D printers, a laser cutter, as well as traditional machinery, such as use of a metal lathe and mill. Industrial links help us to enrich and contextualise our school-based curriculum. We compete in the RAF Project X competition annually while we are looking to begin the F1 into Schools challenge in 2022. Each year several students are supported to apply for the prestigious Arkwright Scholarship scheme, and we are regularly delighted by their success in achieving this award. As you can see, we are a broad and exciting place to work, for the right candidate who embraces working with students to enable fantastic progression and supporting them in achieving the results they deserve. If you’d like a discussion with the head of department Phil Donington, please email phil.donington@caistorgrammar.com

Commitment to safeguarding

• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expect all staff
share this commitment.
• All posts will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, medical, reference and Social media/web
search checks.
• All Pre-employment checks are in line with "Keeping Children Safe in Education.
• Shortlisted applicants will be subject to a Social Media/ Web search check. This does not form
part of the shortlisting process and you will have a chance to address any issues of concern
that come up during the search.

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About Caistor Grammar School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 683 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Caistor Grammar School website
• Email address: charlie.coulston@caistorgrammar.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/caistor-grammar-school-market-rasen

We are based in the heart of Caistor, a market town standing on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds. Lincoln is 24 miles to the south and Grimsby 12 miles to the east. To the north, over the Humber Bridge, Hull is about 30 minutes from here and major cities like Doncaster, Sheffield and Leeds can be reached easily within an hour and a half along the M180 motorway. Property prices are very reasonable compared to other parts of the country, while to the east you can enjoy the delights of the coast in resorts to suit everyone’s tastes.

The School is a special, unique place. All staff, teaching, administration and support, work hard to ensure that our students receive the best education possible. We number approximately 690 students, including 180 in the Sixth Form. We are also proud to be a single academy trust with a very supportive parental and governing body. We are keen to maintain our independence.

The School was founded in 1631 and the original school room is still in use. Most of our work, however, is done in buildings which were substantially remodelled and extended in the very recent past. In 2005, our Manning Building was extensively re-modelled to provide improved accommodation for Modern Languages, PE and History. We also gained an all-weather pitch and a new sports pavilion. The School has a new Food Technology Room, new Music facilities and we have extended our science provision creating the Olympic Torch Building for the teaching of Physics in 2014. Last summer our dining hall was expanded and remodelled. We have just submitted an ambitious £1.2m bid to create a new library and a multi-use performance facility.

We have been actively involved in a number of partnerships with other Lincolnshire Schools and local businesses. We are a selective school drawing our pupils from the upper 25% of the ability range. All our sixth formers are working for three or four A-levels and nearly all go on to either employment, apprenticeships and higher education, including Oxbridge and Russell Group universities. Our students are well motivated and, to quote our last inspection, ‘relish their learning.’ The atmosphere of the School is friendly, purposeful and inclusive. Colleagues are encouraged to develop their own skills and abilities in a supportive environment.

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