Teacher of Design Technology
Tonbridge Grammar School, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2JRThis job expired on 13 March 2024
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
13 March 2024 at 9am
Date listed
29 February 2024
Job details
Job role
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Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Design and technology
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Between £30,000 and £46,525
Pay scale
- MPS to UPS depending on experience
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking a full time Teacher of Design Technology to join our creative team. We welcome applications from specialists who are excited to teach Design across all material areas, particularly those with skills in Textiles and the development of integrated new technologies. Early Careers Teachers - this position offers an exciting opportunity for someone wishing to start their career at an outstanding school.
What the school offers its staff
We are highly successful and well-resourced Design Technology department. This is an excellent opportunity to bring your skills and experiences and develop your career in a forward-thinking Design Technology department that develops in students the ability to solve problems and to have a voice/make a difference to real world problems large and small. The team is committed to professional development with regular training sessions and collaborative working. Our students become increasingly independent learners as they progress through the School and achieve outstanding outcomes at GCSE and in the internationally recognised IB Diploma.
Commitment to safeguarding
Tonbridge Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education legislation. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
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About Tonbridge Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1136 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Tonbridge Grammar School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- personnel@tgs.kent.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01732 365125
We are a high achieving selective grammar school with academy status, educating girls between the ages of 11 to 16 and girls and boys in the Sixth Form (1166 students on roll). The School prepares students for GCSEs and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme following the Middle Years Programme in Years 7-9. Our students are encouraged to take part in an extensive range of extracurricular activities.
TGS is situated in Kent ‘the garden of England’, close to Royal Tunbridge Wells. This location is ideal for trips to London and you will also find beautiful countryside on your doorstep. Excellent transport links to both London and the coast.
Ofsted rating Outstanding (October 2019)
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