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Teacher of Art and / or Design Technology

Borden Grammar School, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4DB

This job expired on 14 June 2021 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2021

• Closing date

  14 June 2021 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  4 June 2021

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Art and design, Design and technology
• Working pattern: Full time, part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Mainscale / Upperscale

Teacher of Art and / or Design Technology job summary

Teacher of Art and/or Design Technology 

Full Time / Part-time 

 Salary – MPS/UPS 

Start Date – September 2021 

 

We are seeking to appoint a well-qualified and inspiring teacher of Art and/ or Design Technology on a full time or part-time basis. 

 

Borden Grammar School is committed to providing students in Swale with every advantage that being a selective school can offer. 

 

The Art department is successful in many ways. Examination performance in Art at GCSE is strong and consistently high. Art is an established choice for students undertaking their options in Year 9. A number of students continue to study either Art or Photography at Advanced level.  At GCSE the department offers GCSE Art and Product Design, and at Advanced Level the department offers Art, photography and 3D design.  In recent years students from our partner schools have also supplemented the numbers of our own students studying Advanced Level courses. 

 

The Art rooms and DT workshops are a hive of activity throughout the school day. The department is supported by a full-time technician. 

 

This is a post for a suitably enthusiastic and qualified teacher, who is committed to achieving high standards in all areas of school life, and can demonstrate the potential to contribute a great deal to the future development of Borden Grammar School. 

 

All applications must be made on the Borden Grammar School application form, downloadable from the website.  CVs are not accepted. 

 

Borden Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

 

 

Please contact Ms Lara Bateman, PA to Headteacher with any queries.  

 

Telephone 01795 424192, extension 106. 

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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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 Borden Grammar School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 928 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Borden Grammar School website
• Email address: lbateman@bordengrammar.kent.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01795424192
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/borden-grammar-school-sittingbourne

Borden is a vibrant and purposeful grammar school for boys. The school is part of a thriving post-16 partnership and has female students in the Sixth Form. Borden provides a stimulating learning environment for its students and is committed to their protection and safety. Borden became an Academy in January 2012.

Borden is committed to:

• Challenging and inspiring our students to achieve their personal aspirations.
• Encouraging the pursuit of excellence in academic, sporting and cultural spheres.
• Providing a caring environment that enables our students to thrive socially and academically.
• Maximising the advantage, that being a boys’ grammar school can bring to our students, our parents, our local community and beyond.

The school underwent successful Ofsted Inspections in November 2016 and November 2021. The inspectors concluded that:

• All staff share the Headteacher’s ambitious vision which focuses on the achievement of every student within a highly supportive and harmonious community.
• Parents, staff and students are exceptionally positive about the standards of behaviour and safety in the school.
• Students arrive at their lessons hungry to learn and engage enthusiastically with classroom activities.
• The relationship between teachers and students is a particularly strong feature of the school and helps to ensure that there is an exceptionally positive climate for learning.

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