Teacher of Design & Technology
South Craven School, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 7RL19 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
27 September 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
3 September 2024
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: 32.45
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Between £30,000 - £46,525
What skills and experience we're looking for
The main duties and responsibilities of this post include:
- Deliver engaging Design and Technology and Engineering lessons up to GCSE Level 2. An ability to deliver up to A Level/Level 3 would be an advantage.
- Use ICT to enhance the teaching of Design and Technology with experience using CAD CAM and CNC machinery.
- Make a valuable contribution to planning, tracking and assessment.
- Be involved in the faculty’s broad and varied extra-curricular program.
- Inspire student engagement and develop passion for the subject.
The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate:
- Excellent subject knowledge and pedagogy.
- The ability to inspire success within Design and Technology.
- Strong practical and design skills.
- Ability to forge strong working relationships, working well as part of a successful Design and Technology team.
- Successfully plan and deliver well-resourced design and technology lessons.
- Active engagement with CPD.
- A willingness to extend our current extra-curricular programme.
What the school offers its staff
South Craven School, supported by South Craven Academy Trust since May 2011, is an 11-18 mixed comprehensive school situated in a semi-rural location on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales with easy access to Leeds, Bradford and Greater Manchester. South Craven achieves strong results at both GCSE and A level and has an excellent vocational programme.
Learning is placed firmly at the heart of the South Craven School community. Our main priority is to ensure our students have the best opportunities for success and the highest possible aspirations for the future. We are very proud of our excellent reputation in our local community, recognising our responsibility to provide young people with the skills and qualities to respond to the challenges of a fast-changing world.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Design & Technology faculty for an inspiring, enthusiastic and talented teacher to join the team as a Teacher of Design & Technology. The department offers two very popular programmes: Design and Technology GCSE and A Level and Engineering at Level 2 and Level 3. The faculty is very proud of its extensive workshop and machining facilities which have recently been refitted and updated. These are used to develop a diverse range of skills for our students. Staff development and continuous curriculum development is at the heart of the faculty.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to m.hill@southcraven.org
CVs are not accepted.
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About South Craven School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1874 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- South Craven School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- m.hill@southcraven.org
- Phone number
- 01535 632861
South Craven School - Secondary Comprehensive
Arranging a visit to South Craven School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email m.hill@southcraven.org.
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