Teacher of Design Technology
Thomas Gainsborough School, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0NHThis job expired on 27 March 2023 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
27 March 2023 at 9am
Date listed
10 March 2023
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: 32.5
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £28,000 - £43,685
Pay scale
- M1 - UPS3
What skills and experience we're looking for
As a popular and successful school we are always excited to strengthen our staffing team and increase our curriculum choices for students.
As well as our popular GCSE Design Technology and A Level Product Design courses we offer Level 1 & 2 Engineering Design and Level 3 Engineering. We have a specialist STEM pathway for students in Years 7, 8 and 9.
Therefore, we are looking to employ a recently qualified or experienced teacher or instructor with design, technology or engineering expertise.
The post will involve the teaching courses to match the strengths of the successful candidate.
What the school offers its staff
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.
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.
The salary will be discussed at the interview, and depends on qualifications and experience of suitable candidates. Consideration of a TLR will be given for someone to take responsibility for the delivery of engineering qualifications.
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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