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Teacher of Design Technology

Whitstone, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 5PF

This job expired on 30 September 2019 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 January 2020

• Closing date

  30 September 2019 at 1am

• Date listed

  10 September 2019

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Design and technology
• Working pattern:
  • Full time, Part time
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main pay range 1 to Main pay range 6, £23,720 to £34,665 per year (full-time equivalent)
• Additional allowances:

  • Excellent professional development opportunities ; • Free membership of our on-site Leisure Centre: gym and classes

Teacher of Design Technology job summary

Thank you for your interest in the post of Teacher of D&T at Whitstone School. Applications are welcome from candidates seeking a full-time or part-time (0.8) position to teach across the age and ability range.

Are you:
• Energetic and enthusiastic?
• Innovative and inspirational?
• Passionate about your subject?
• Committed to maximizing the life chances of young people?
• An outstanding classroom practitioner?

Whitstone School is a successful 11 – 16 comprehensive school serving the market town of Shepton Mallet and surrounding area. We are a friendly, supportive learning community and will offer the successful candidate:
• The chance to work with a talented and supportive team of staff
• An attractive and well resourced working environment

The closing date for applications is 3pm on Monday 30 September 2019 and interviews will take place the following week. During the interview process you will be given the opportunity to look at the school and to meet students and staff. If short-listed, you will receive full details of the day’s programme. 

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.

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About Whitstone

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 555 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Whitstone website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: applications.544@educ.somerset.gov.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/whitstone-shepton-mallet (opens in new tab)

At Whitstone School we are proud of the education we provide. We are an ambitious, comprehensive school with a strong sense of community and are striving to create a culture of continuous professional development for our staff. This is an exciting time for us; over the past few years the school has improved significantly. We are committed to raising standards even further; Whitstone is a brilliant school which deserves external recognition.

We are introducing an innovative and engaging CPD strategy, which highlights our strong commitment to the development of all of our staff. We are further developing our beautiful site and endeavouring to create leadership pathways for all staff.

Our students are keen to achieve and have excellent attitudes to learning. Engaging and effective teaching, academic rigour and high quality care and support ensure our students are happy, well-mannered and proud to be students here. Standards are very high; behaviour is very good and we insist on excellent levels of student engagement. We are a relatively small school, so staff know our students well and average class sizes are small. Students leave us well prepared for their futures, whatever their aspirations.

Individual talents are developed both in and out of the classroom and we offer a wide range of extra-curricular activities and trips. We have excellent facilities, including our on-site newly refurbished Leisure Centre and new Astroturf pitch. We are committed to staff well-being and free gym membership at our Leisure Centre is available to staff. Staff well-being is a key feature of all of our decision making.

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