Teacher of Design and Technology (Food and Nutrition)
Great Park Academy, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 2JH6 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
5 February 2025 at 9am
Date listed
21 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,650 - £43,607
Teacher of Design and Technology (Food and Nutrition) job summary
ABOUT THE ACADEMY
We are a new secondary school that opened in September 2021. At Great Park Academy, our principal aim is to provide outstanding education for students from Years 5 to 11. We are a popular academy with a reputation in the local community for providing a safe, positive, caring and nurturing environment where children can thrive as learners. With high expectations and standards of achievement, both academic and personal, we encourage students to make excellent progress and to achieve their goals and aspirations. We offer learning experiences that support personal development and our staff promotes a love of learning which will be with our students throughout their lives. Great Park Academy is one of two new schools within Gosforth Group multi-academy trust. Currently based in well-resourced temporary accommodation in Gosforth, our new school building, located in Great Park, is planned to open in 2025 and will service 1,200 students from Year 5 to Year 11. This is an exciting time to join our team, our growing academy provides great opportunities for professional development and career progression, as well as the chance to support us in shaping the future of Great Park Academy.
ABOUT THE ROLE
First and foremost, we are looking for someone who loves their subject and is passionate, proactive and innovative. You will be a specialist in Design Technology - Food and Nutrition. Our Design Technology department has a well-planned and exciting curriculum, excellent teachers and learning opportunities which our students engage well with.
We are developing a strong team of practitioners at Great Park Academy who are able to be versatile and are keen to be involved in many and varied aspects of school life; particularly during the coming years while the school is growing. You will be an important part of our growing school and will be a consummate professional, practical and ‘hands-on’.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- An outstanding practitioner with a passion for Design and Technology
- A commitment to fresh and exciting methods of delivering the curriculum
- The ability to work effectively within a supportive team environment
- A relentless drive to secure the best possible outcomes for students of all abilities and from all backgrounds
- Excellent communication and ICT skills
- An interest and commitment to the whole school community
This opportunity is ideal for candidates embarking in their first years of teaching as an ECT or for candidates who are looking to take on responsibility in the coming years.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
- An opportunity to work with highly skilled professionals
- Enthusiastic and motivated students
- An exciting and extensive commitment to professional development
- A school with its community at heart
- An exciting programme of staff well-being activities
- Wider career development opportunities to be involved across the Gosforth Group
- Staff parking
This is an exceptional opportunity to make a difference within a positive and exciting environment. If you share our community’s ethos of progression, diversity and dynamism then we would be delighted to hear from you.
By applying for this opportunity you will be automatically considered for Teacher of Design and Technology at both Callerton Academy and Great Park Academy.
OPEN EVENING
You are welcome to visit the school to speak to the Leader of Teaching and Learning in Design Technology at Great Park Academy on Tuesday 28th January 2025 between 4pm and 5pm when we will be holding an open evening for interested applicants. If you would like more information please contact Mrs Onions, PA to the Principal, at Carolyn.Onions@greatparkacademy.org.uk for more information. Please note that there is not an expectation for you to visit the school before application.
The Trust is committed to equality, inclusion and diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
Following the shortlisting process, where applicable, candidates who attend interview will be reimbursed reasonable expenses for travel and accommodation.
CREATE YOUR FUTURE
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.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Great Park Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 9 to 16
- Education phase
- Middle
- School size
- 179 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 9 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Great Park Academy website (opens in new tab)
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