Subject Leader of Design & Technology (RM, Engineering and/or Electronics focus)
Wallington County Grammar School, Wallington, Surrey, SM6 7PHThis job expired on 23 May 2022 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2022
Closing date
23 May 2022 at 9am
Date listed
17 May 2022
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS (Outer London) plus TLR2c (£7017)
Additional allowances
A recruitment and retention allowance of up to £3000 total may be available for the successful candidate.
Subject Leader of Design & Technology (RM, Engineering and/or Electronics focus) job summary
We are looking for an exceptional Subject Leader of Design and Technology to lead our highly successful department housed in brand new, state of the art facilities. We are also looking to re-introduce DT 'A' Level following a £15,000 donation for equipment from our PTFA; relevant 'A' Level experience would therefore be helpful.
The key focuses of this role within the department will be to:
• lead our highly successful GCSE cohort – we currently run one class per year with a Resistant Materials focus, two classes of Electronic Products and one class of Food and Nutrition;
• reintroduce an A Level in Design and Technology;
• continue to develop our KS3 course to ensure it is highly engaging and prepares students effectively for the rigours of GCSE;
• design and deliver a highly engaging co-curricular offering.
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.
About Wallington County Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1102 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- personnel@wcgs.foliotrust.uk
- Phone number
- 020 8647 2235
Wallington County Grammar School is one of the most successful schools in the country. Our motto is Per Ardua ad Summa, Through Difficulties to the Heights, which our exceptional students exemplify each and every day. Their success and that of our staff has been recognised by Ofsted, grading the school ‘outstanding’ in all areas, and more recently by the Secretary of State for Education who presented the school with the 2019 Evening Standard Award for School Achievement. This success is born from a strong set of values centred around compassion for one another, commitment to all we do, courage in facing life’s many challenges and creativity to succeed in a global 21st century society.
We are a highly selective school, admitting 150 young men from across London and the South East into Year 7 and admitting young women into the Sixth Form. We have a well balanced, academic curriculum centred around developing scholarship and creativity which, when combined with innovative and forward thinking pedagogy, makes Wallington County Grammar School an extremely stimulating place to work.
Arranging a visit to Wallington County Grammar School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email personnel@wcgs.foliotrust.uk.
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