Teacher of Design and Technology (Maternity Cover)
St Cuthbert Mayne School, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 4RNThis job expired on 19 April 2021
Job start date
19 April 2021
Closing date
19 April 2021 at 10am
Date listed
22 March 2021
Job details
Job role
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Subject
- Design and technology
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - 2 terms
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS
Teacher of Design and Technology (Maternity Cover) job summary
The Governors are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, well qualified and ambitious Teacher of Design and Technology at St Cuthbert Mayne School. This post is a full time temporary maternity cover for approximately two terms initially from the 19th April 2021 if not sooner. The Governors are looking for someone with experience of teaching up to GCSE Design Technology and/or 3D Design. The ability to teach Level 2/3 Public Services would be an advantage but it is not a requirement.
The D & T Department
The Design and Technology Department at St Cuthbert Mayne School is a creative and resourceful area that has four full time and one part time member of staff. It prides itself on giving students lots of opportunities to design and make products using a wide variety of materials, tools, equipment and processes. Students are proactive in class, developing their skills and knowledge in all the different material areas including food, textiles, wood, metal, plastics, card and paper.
The Department has six teaching rooms. There are two workshops which are used for brazing, pewter casting, electronics and designing and making products using wood/metals and plastics. There is one computer room with 27 computers, a printer/photocopier and a high quality Trotec laser cutter with a commercial specification. The computer room is where much of the designing takes place, including CAD/CAM and the use of Adobe illustrator, 2D Design and graphics. There are two Food Technology rooms and one Textiles room. The Design and Technology technician has a preparation room which accommodates the circular saw, band saw and a variety of other specialist equipment. There is also a part-time Food/Textiles technician who is based in the Food/Textiles area.
At Key Stage 3 all students study Design and Technology, following a carousel system. Every group has a combination of double lessons (2 hours) and single lessons (1 hour). The students study 4 different units each year in four different material areas. After completing each 8-week unit the students move to the next material area. The D & T National Curriculum is followed at KS3; using schemes of work written by the Dept. throughout KS3, the D & T staff promote the subject for progression at KS4 by delivering enjoyable, accessible and challenging lessons for all students. Staff are also encouraged to promote all the possible job opportunities and careers within Design & Technology.
In KS4 the Department teaches AQA GCSE Design and Technology and AQA GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition, both of which are proving to be popular option choices and are achieving successful results. Dept staff also deliver Cambridge National Level 1/2 in Child Development and in KS5 the Department delivers BTEC Health and Social Care National Diploma. Public Services are also taught.
Commitment to safeguarding
St Cuthbert Mayne School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service Check and references will be taken for all shortlisted candidates.
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About St Cuthbert Mayne School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic/Church of England, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
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- School size
- 1030 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- St Cuthbert Mayne School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- julie.webb@stcm.torbay.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01803 329341
St Cuthbert Mayne School is a Joint Roman Catholic & Church of England School that welcomes all students from across Torbay and South Devon, regardless of their faith background. Our school community is made up of students and staff from Christian and non-Christian backgrounds, who are respectful of our Christian ethos.
There are currently over 900 students on roll, including 125 students in the Sixth Form. The teaching accommodation is of mixed age but well-resourced and maintained. In 2021, an exciting £3.6 million building project will start in the school, which will significantly improve the facilities for students and staff in our school.
It is an exciting time to join the school as we have started the next phase of our journey to provide an outstanding, inspirational and challenging education for all students. We have a relentless focus to ensure that our children get access to the best possible teaching through a vibrant and engaging curriculum, so that they live life to the full both now and in the future. This will be a challenging but very rewarding post. The school is committed to developing all its staff through regular coaching and a wide range of professional development opportunities through the South West Teaching School Alliance. If you are passionate about making a difference to the life chances of our children then we would love to hear from you.
The school was last inspected by Ofsted in November 2016 and was graded as Good in every area. The statutory inspection of Anglican/Catholic Schools was also conducted in November, and graded the school Good in all areas. Both reports can be found on the school website www.st-cuthbertmayne.co.uk.
STCM is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure & Barring Services (DBS), references and other employment checks.
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