Teacher of Technology

Caister Academy, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 5LS

10 days remaining to apply

Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
10 February 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
24 January 2025

Job details

Job role: Teacher
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Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern: Full time
Contract type: Permanent
Pay scale: MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

Job Title: Teacher of Technology

Location: Norfolk

Salary: MPS / UPS

£31,650 – £49,084

Contract type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full Time

About our School:

Caister Academy is one of Norfolk’s leading co-educational secondary schools, situated in the coastal village of Caister-on-sea, just 20 miles from the vibrant and historical city of Norwich. Caister Academy's 2024 Ofsted report praises the school ‘Good’ in all categories, notably capturing that “Pupils know how to behave, and they do so well”. The report also states that the “Classrooms are quiet spaces which are highly conducive to learning”.

Students at Caister Academy make progress in line with the best 25% of schools in the country with the class of 2024 reaching a progress score of +0.30. Caister Academy is now one of the top 10 schools in Norfolk

Caister Academy is well regarded for excellence in performing arts and English, with aspirations to lead nationally in all areas. As part of Creative Education Trust, we work in collaboration with other local Academies, and receive development opportunities and support from Creative Education at a national level.

For more information on the Academy, please visit www.caisteracademy.org.uk

About You:

We are looking for a colleague who:

Is a qualified teacher.
Has a passion for education and a special gift of communicating that passion.
Is innovative, self-motivating and able to inspire
Has the ability to teach outstanding lessons across the age and ability range.
Has the highest expectation for the attainment of all young people.
Enjoys working as part of a team to ensure the success of our community.
Is driven to relentlessly remove barriers to students’ success.

About the Technology Department:

The technology department at Caister Academy is a vibrant and rapidly growing department. We currently have 5 subjects taught within the department and 5 teaching staff and 2 full time technicians. Engineering, catering, computer science, business and finance come under the technology banner. Students value the subjects taught within the department with each subject having an excellent uptake at KS4 each year. As well as excellent attendance at KS3 electives. All workshops and computer rooms have recently been refurbished and state of the art equipment installed. Outcomes for students within the department are extremely high with the vast majority of subjects attaining well above average progress for pupils with some being in the top 5% in the country.

About Creative Education Trust:

Creative Education Trust was established in 2010 to work in England’s post-industrial and coastal towns and cities. We are now a network of 17 schools educating 14,500 children and young people.

We have chosen to work with schools in challenging circumstances. We have successfully transformed schools previously deemed to be inadequate into good ones in order that all our students can have the best start in life. We are committed to providing educational opportunity for children of all abilities and to building cultural capital through a wide range of co-curricular activities. Curricular innovation through our Knowledge Connected programmes promotes creative, integrated and pro-active thinking so that our students are equipped for the challenges of the 21st century.

CET Benefits & Continual Professional Development:

CET are committed to your learning and development, which is a continuous process that starts with your induction. The opportunities include a wide range of subjects from middle leadership and DSL training to autism awareness. We run annual conferences including Safeguarding and Learning and Teaching and have regular network meetings across the Trust.

We have a wide range of benefits that you are more than welcome to explore further in our Staff Benefits brochure attached.

Next Steps:

Closing date: 10 February 2025. However, we advise you to apply early as we may hold interviews as soon as we have received enough applications from suitably qualified applicants. If a successful appointment is not made, then we will repeat the process.

Interview Date: TBC

Please submit your application through our website using the direct online application method.

For further details, or an informal discussion about the role please contact the HR Hub on norfolkhr@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk

For more information on the Academy, please visit www.caisteracademy.org.uk

For more information on Creative Education Trust visit www.creativeeducationtrust.org.uk.

Essential Information:

Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility.All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview.The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search.This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.

What the school offers its staff

Vivup employee benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work scheme

Free on site parking

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.