Teacher of Design Technology
Baysgarth School, Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, DN18 6AEThis job expired on 9 October 2023 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 January 2024
Closing date
9 October 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
29 September 2023
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Design and technology
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week (6.5 hours per day)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Main Pay Scale - Upper Pay Scale
What skills and experience we're looking for
We seek to appoint a passionate, dedicated and highly motivated Teacher of Design Technology with the skills and experience to deliver successful outcomes both at KS3 and KS4. Our Design Technology team is led by a visionary Head of Department, occupies a suite of specialist classrooms on the ground floor of our modern school and has the support of a full-time Technician. The close-knit team deliver a wide range of subjects up to KS4 including Design Technology, Engineering, Hospitality & Catering, and Textiles. All of these subjects are very popular with the students at options time which is a testament to the skills of the team and we are always open to the prospect of expanding this range of courses. All teachers are expected to deliver a range of courses within the department, so we welcome applications from any candidate with Design Technology qualifications, particularly those with a Food specialism.
What the school offers its staff
Our students are amazing. They are intelligent, articulate, funny, welcoming and appreciative of great teaching. They deserve the best and we intend to make sure that this is what they receive, in every subject, every day of their school lives.
Our staff are phenomenal. They are dedicated, passionate, dynamic, caring and inspiring. We strongly feel we have a world class team and we firmly believe that in every department we have strong teams that are capable of creating the truly great school that this community deserves.
Our facilities are outstanding. With a £10+ million investment, our school boasts state-of-the-art classrooms, fantastic IT facilities, our own on-site Alternative Provision (Headway), and an unrivalled on-site Sports Village which includes a full-size 3G football pitch, a skate park and a dance studio. As a result of the school being oversubscribed every year, we have recently added to our facilities with the addition of a new teaching block comprising of six specialist and general classrooms.
Together, this makes Baysgarth one of the top performing schools in the Humber region, with six consecutive years of record breaking, outstanding results. Our high-ability students make more progress than in any other local school and our inclusive, wraparound care for every single student and strong community approach ensures that every child is valued and encouraged to reach their potential.
Further details about the role
We are oversubscribed in almost every single year group, which reflects the first-class facilities we have on site as well as our fantastic students and staff who make the school a great place to learn. We pride ourselves on achieving outstanding outcomes in a school with an inclusive ethos that has superb pastoral care and a strong commitment to staff mental health and work-life balance.
Baysgarth School is an 11-16 comprehensive with almost 1,000 pupils on roll; a number that will continue to rise over the coming years The successful candidate will be expected to have pride, passion, positivity and vision and a desire to ensure the school has the highest possible reputation in the local community and beyond.
Baysgarth 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 applicant will be required to apply for enhanced disclosure from the DBS.
If you are inspired by the challenge and responsibility of this opportunity, we would like to hear from you. Further details and an application form can be downloaded from the school’s website. If you would like to discuss any aspect of the post, please feel free to contact Ben Wilson, Head of Design Technology, via
ben.wilson@baysgarthschool.co.uk.
Please submit completed applications to vacancy@baysgarthschool.co.uk.
Please note, we cannot accept CVs.
Closing date for applications is 12.00pm on Monday 9th October
Interviews will be held the following week
Commitment to safeguarding
Baysgarth 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 applicant will be required to apply for enhanced disclosure from the DBS.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Baysgarth School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 983 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Baysgarth School website
- Email address
- vacancy@baysgarthschool.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01652 632576
Do you have what it takes to work one of the top 5% of schools nationally?
If so, we want to hear from you!
Our students are amazing. They are intelligent, articulate, funny, welcoming and appreciative of great teaching. They deserve the best and we intend to make sure that this is what they receive, in every subject, every day of their school lives.
Our staff are phenomenal. They are dedicated, passionate, dynamic, caring and inspiring. We strongly feel we have a world class team and we firmly believe that in every department we have strong teams that are capable of creating the truly great school that this community deserves.
Our facilities are outstanding. With over a £10 million of investment, our school boasts state-of-the-art classrooms, fantastic IT facilities, an unrivalled on-site Sports Village which includes a full-size 3G football pitch, a skate park and a dance studio, along with a partnered Alternative Provision. This was further enhanced by a brand-new six classroom block which opened in summer 2022.
Together, this makes Baysgarth one of the top performing schools in the Humber region, with eight consecutive years of record breaking, outstanding results. Our high-ability students make more progress than in any other local school and our inclusive wraparound care for every single student nurtures them to believe in themselves and their potential and reach their ambitions, now and in the future.
To build on this, we are currently looking for a highly motivated, creative and committed Teacher of History with the skills and experience to offer outstanding experiences for students in both KS3 and KS4. The Humanities team is vibrant and dynamic, offering amazing experiences inside and outside the classroom. The suitable candidate will share this passion and drive, and have the ambition to elevate History to be the most successful subject in the school.
We are oversubscribed in almost every single year group, which reflects the first-class facilities we have on site as well as our fantastic students and staff who make the school a great place to learn. We pride ourselves on achieving outstanding outcomes in a school with an inclusive ethos that has superb pastoral care and a strong commitment to staff mental health and work-life balance.
Baysgarth continues to be a Good school that is ‘making good progress on the journey to outstanding’ according to Ofsted, who visited most recently in January 2023. Inspectors described the school to “have created an inclusive community” where “pupils are well cared for”, “have access to a wide range of enrichment opportunities”, “benefit from high-quality teaching”, along with having access to “a range of experiences that go beyond the national curriculum…experiences that they may not otherwise have had”. Leadership and governance is strong, with “a clear vision” and “high expectations”. Baysgarth is consistently one of the top performing schools in the Humber region and it is our mission to recruit the most talented staff to cement our excellent reputation.
Baysgarth School is an 11-16 comprehensive with approximately 970 pupils on roll; a number that will rise to well over 1,000 in the next few years. The successful candidate will be expected to have pride, passion, positivity and vision and a desire to ensure the school has the highest possible reputation in the local community and beyond.
Arranging a visit to Baysgarth School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancy@baysgarthschool.co.uk.
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