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Head of Design and Technology

Collingwood College, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 4AE

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• Job start date

  1 September 2021

• Closing date

  23 April 2021 at 11:59am

• Date listed

  26 March 2021

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Design and technology
• Working pattern:
  • Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MR/UPR (TLR 1.4)

Head of Design and Technology job summary

Collingwood College is looking to appoint a Head of Design and Technology

The Role

Collingwood College is looking to appoint an outstanding Head of Design and Technology to join our well-resourced and friendly D&T team. This role will involve teaching a mix of KS3, KS4 and KS5 classes with a particular focus on A level Product Design and L2 Cambridge Nationals Systems and Control.

The Department

We are a forward thinking & well-resourced department with access to 4 well equipped workshops, 2 dedicated IT suites, 5 3D printers, 2 Laser cutters, CNC Milling and most every type of traditional workshop machinery. D&T a very popular KS4 option subject, with around 170 pupils electing to take a D&T subject each year at KS4 and KS5 Currently we offer the new D&T GCSE with tailored routes in Resistant Materials or Graphics & Textiles, as well as GCSE Food & Nutrition and very popular level 2 courses in Engineering Manufacture and Smart Product Design with Electronics. We also offer the D&T A-Level in Product Design. The department is passionate about D&T and raising the profile of STEM. We operate a successful Robot Wars club (with a recent TV appearance) and Green power Electric Race car team, currently ranked 7th out of 250 Teams Nationally.

The Candidate The post will appeal to experienced teachers who want to progress in a high performing team with the oversight of a breadth of Design and Technology subjects. Additionally, the candidate will have modern D&T skills and a specialist knowledge of Electronics and Engineering disciplines. Candidates with strong skills in 3D CAD software (Inventor/Solid works), experience in 3D printing, Laser cutting and CNC machining will be well suited to the role. A candidate with a passion for extracurricular commitments and working with young people outside the Department would also be highly desirable.

Why Work for us

Collingwood provides a high level of support and professional development and can offer a positive, friendly and welcoming working environment. Collingwood College is a High-Performing Specialist Academy for Technology and Applied Learning and a “Good School with Outstanding Leadership and Management” (OFSTED January 2017).

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 Collingwood College

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1686 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Collingwood College website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: HR@collingwood.surrey.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01276457600
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/collingwood-college-camberley (opens in new tab)

Collingwood College is Surrey Heath’s first high-performing Academy. Collingwood is one of Surrey’s largest and most successful secondary schools for students aged 11-19. We have more than 1700 students, including a Sixth Form of well over 250 and 250 teaching and support staff, all of whom are dedicated to ensuring that all our students fulfil their potential and enjoy to the full their secondary education.

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