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Teacher of Design Technology

Birkenhead Park School, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH43 4UY

This job expired on 19 June 2023 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2023

• Closing date

  19 June 2023 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  6 June 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: Design and technology
• Working pattern: Full time: 1.0 FTE
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Successful experience working with children and young people in an educational setting

  Proven record of accelerated progress and high achievement for all students

  High level of ICT and organisational skills

  Good communication skills, both written and spoken

  Understanding of and commitment to Equal Opportunities issues and principles. Positive disposition towards inclusion of all students including those with learning difficulties in mainstream learning and education

  Understanding of the principles of accountability and quality assurance to achieve best possible student outcomes

  Commitment to safeguarding and the promotion of the physical and emotional health and well-being of young people

  Ability to work in line with the vision of the School and Trust

  Ability to demonstrate effective time and line management

  High personal standards in terms of attendance, punctuality and meeting deadlines

  Energy, resilience, vision and enthusiasm and the ability to perform well under pressure

  Commitment to inclusive education

  
  

What the school offers its staff

Suitable for ECT's and experienced teachers

Further details about the role

Having regard to the school’s curriculum, and with a view to promoting the development of the abilities and aptitudes of the students in any class or group assigned to them, the successful candidate will:

• Perform the normal duties of a classroom teacher, including curriculum development and lesson planning, teaching, marking, and assessment of student progress, reporting on their development as required.
• Promote the general progress, well-being and attendance of individual students and of any class or group of students assigned to you, including within your role as Form Tutor.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues, parents and any other external partners to support students’ development, and participate in meetings as required.
• Maintain good order and discipline among the students and safeguard their health and safety.
• Supervise and, so far as practicable, teach any students whose Teacher is not available to teach them (except in the case of a Teacher employed wholly or mainly for the purpose of providing such cover, no Teacher shall be required to provide such cover more than rarely).
• Continue your own professional development to support the successful delivery of outstanding teaching and learning strategies.
• Provide or contribute to oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual students and groups of students.
• Promote the general progress, well-being and attendance of individual students and of any class or group of students assigned to them, including within their role as Form Tutor.
• Provide guidance and advice to students on educational and social matters and on their further education and future careers, including informa­tion about sources of more expert advice on specific questions.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Birkenhead Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Successful applicants will be subject
to an enhanced DBS check. Applications will only be considered when submitted on a fully completed application form. All applicants
will be considered on the basis of suitability for the post regardless of age, sex, race or disability.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

BPS - Teacher of DT - June 2023.pdf - 294 KB (opens in new tab)

About Birkenhead Park School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 746 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Birkenhead Park School website
• Email address: recruitment@birkenheadparkschool.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/birkenhead-park-school

The Birkenhead Park School is a co-educational secondary school for children aged 11-16 and has over 700 students on roll. It is an exciting time to join us as we are on an ambitious journey of transformation and are looking for staff who are motivated to make a real make a difference to the community we serve.

The school is very proud of its caring commitment and innovative approach to educating the community of young people in the area, with award-winning programmes designed to help students in Year 7 – 11 thrive in a high school environment and open pathways to their future.

As part of the BePART Educational Trust established by nationally leading sixth form, Birkenhead Sixth Form College, the school encourages students to raise aspirations and unlock their true potential through adopting the school values which are intrinsic to everything we do, across all staff and students – Positivity, Ambition, Resilience and Thoughtfulness. Our values shape every interaction with have and are core to our success in nurturing both academic and personal success for every student.

We have recently been awarded a Silver Award by the Teacher Development Trust Network. This follows being awarded a Runner-Up prize in Educate North Awards’ Innovative and Creative Literacy accolade, acknowledging the school-wide Literacy Programme that has proven to have a significant effect in raising students’ reading ages and all-round academic ability.

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