Teacher of Design Technology
Thomas Gainsborough School, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0NHThis job expired on 24 February 2025
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
24 February 2025 at 9am
Date listed
14 February 2025
Job details
Job role
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 (Can be done as a job share): Full-time, 32.5 hours per week.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPR1-UPR3
What skills and experience we're looking for
As a popular and successful school, with a growing Sixth Form we are always excited to strengthen our staffing team with an early career or experienced teacher. The post will involve the teaching of design technology to age ranges personalised to the strengths of the individual teacher, this could include Sixth Form teaching. As well as our popular GCSE Design Technology, Food Nutrition and A Level Product Design courses we offer Level 1 & 2 Engineering Design, Level 3 Engineering and a Level 3 Food course. We also have a specialist STEM pathway for students in Years 7, 8 and 9.The post will involve teaching courses to match the strengths of the successful candidate. Therefore, we are looking to employ a well qualified teacher with a record of delivering high quality lessons with excellent student outcomes, or a recently qualified teacher.
What the school offers its staff
In September 2015 the school moved into an award-winning new building, where subjects are taught in specialist rooms either in our Sixth Form block or within the suite of technology classrooms. The team is very supportive and expectations for students are high. iPads for every member of staff and all Sixth Form students have been provided since September 2024 and have further enhanced our excellent teaching and collaboration, while also providing new ways to manage feedback and assessment. Thomas Gainsborough School is a consistently high performing, well resourced, and truly comprehensive school, with a firm belief in excellence for each and every student, placing students at the heart of their curriculum. You can find out more about the school at www.tgschool.net
The school continues to invest in high quality professional development and provides a range of employee benefits. This is an excellent opportunity for any teacher to develop their practice and continue their career progression.The school is located just south of Sudbury in Suffolk and is within easy reach of Colchester, Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds.Many of our staff work flexibly in different ways including part-time working. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours of flexible start and end times. Please talk to us at the interview stage about the flexibility you would like and we will explore what’s possible for this role.
Further details about the role
If you would like to learn more about the school in preparation for making an application, arrange a visit or speak to someone about this exciting opportunity, then please contact Ed Clark (Assistant Headteacher), eclark@tgschool.net , 01787 375232.
Closing date: Monday 24 February, 9:00 AM
Interviews: Week commencing Monday 3 March 2025
Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.
In line with safer recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs. Failure to complete an application form satisfactorily may result in not being shortlisted for the post.
Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.
We care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you’d prefer to work part-time or as a job-share, we’ll facilitate this wherever we can – whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work-life balance. We’re keen to ensure we’re designing an organisation that works for everyone, so we particularly encourage applications from different under-represented groups.
Unity Schools Partnership, welcoming diversity.
Commitment to safeguarding
Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Thomas Gainsborough School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1584 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Thomas Gainsborough School website
- Email address
- eclark@tgschool.net
- Phone number
- 01787 375232
Thomas Gainsborough School invests in high quality professional development and provides a range of employee benefits. We are closely linked to the Unity Research School and lead the way in many local and national initiatives including being an EdTech Demonstrator School and being an ArtsMark platinum school. We provide excellent support care and support for our staff and students. There are Lead Practitioners to support colleagues in continually improving their practice. As a large, successful and popular school their are opportunites for colleagues to develop at every stage of their career.
In September 2015 the school moved into an award-winning new building, where subjects are taught in specialist rooms either in our Sixth Form block or alongside other History classrooms. The team is very supportive and expectations for students are high.
Thomas Gainsborough School is a consistently high performing, well resourced, and truly comprehensive school, with a firm belief in excellence for each and every student, placing students at the heart of their curriculum. You can find out more about the school at www.tgschool.net
The school continues to invest in high quality professional development and provides a range of employee benefits. This is an excellent opportunity for any teacher to develop their practice and continue their career progression.
The school is located just south of Sudbury in Suffolk and is within easy reach of Colchester, Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds. There are also many delightful and affordable villages in the surrounding area, which also make travelling to London, Cambridge and Norwich a possibility.
Many of our staff work flexibly in different ways including part-time working. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours of flexible start and end times. Please talk to us at the interview stage about the flexibility you would like and we will explore what’s possible for specific roles.
Arranging a visit to Thomas Gainsborough School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email eclark@tgschool.net.
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