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Apply NowTeacher of DT (Product Design & Resistant Materials)
MPS + Inner London Pay Scale ideal for ECTs
Full-time, Permanent Contract
Required for September 2024
Wandsworth, SW London
At Clarus Education, we are working with a Good Ofsted rated Secondary Academy who are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and creative teacher of Design and Technology who is able to teach the full Design and Technology curriculum up to Key Stage 5.
The Secondary Academy is a high performing, 11-18, multi-cultural school in Balham, South London, with a number of awards for its inclusive approach including UNICEF Gold Status (2022). They have recently completed an exciting building programme, which has provided staff and students with modern facilities.
The schools motto is a Creative Learning Community, demonstrating a commitment to providing our students with an innovative and exciting curriculum.
The curriculum provides a rigorous, knowledge-rich, transformational education, encapsulated through our PROUD values, which prepares our students to succeed at university and lead fulfilling lives.
It is the embodiment of our ethos of a creative learning community, which marries traditional values with dynamic approaches to teaching and learning.
This post is suitable for an ECT for whom excellent support would be available, and the academy are able to offer exceptional opportunities for professional development.
Main responsibilities of the post:
Operational & Strategic Planning:
To deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated D.T curriculum for students up to A level in the specialist area; Product Design & Resistant Materials
To monitor and support the overall progress and development of students as a teacher and as a Form Tutor; this include keeping good order and discipline in the classroom, and setting the highest possible expectations of academic achievement
To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential
To provide extra-curricular enrichment activities, including organising and accompanying appropriate field studies to comply with the requirements of the National Curriculum and external examination syllabuses
To share and support the schools responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth
To assist in the development of appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking policies and teaching strategies in D.T and to contribute to the Departments Improvement Plan
To participate in the overall development of the D.T Department
Teaching:
To undertake a designated programme of teaching, ensuring a high quality teaching and learning experience which meets internal and external standards; teaching in the D&T workshops, D&T computer suite and if required delivering cooking and nutrition lessons in our new food room
To teach students according to their educational needs, including the setting and marking of work carried out by the student in school and elsewhere
To assess, record and report on the attendance, progress, development and attainment of students and to keep such records and report on them as required
To provide, or contribute to oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual students and groups of students
To ensure that ICT, Literacy and Numeracy are reflected in the teaching/learning experience of students
To use a variety of delivery methods which will stimulate learning appropriate
to students needs and demands of the syllabus
To maintain discipline in accordance with the schools procedures, and to encourage good practice with regard to punctuality, behaviour, standards of work and homework
To track student progress and use information to inform teaching and learning
To plan and prepare courses, lessons and appropriate subject materials, including practical assignments, following the schools policy
Resources:
To assist the Head of D.T to identify resource needs and to contribute to the efficient and effective use of physical resources
To co-operate with other staff to ensure a sharing and effective usage of resources to the benefit of the school, department and students
To ensure the effective/efficient deployment of classroom support
Quality Assurance:
To contribute to the process of monitoring and evaluation of the department in line with agreed school procedures
To review regularly methods of teaching and programmes of work
Information, Communication and liaison:
To maintain appropriate records and to provide relevant accurate and up-to date information for the school management system, registers etc
To communicate effectively with the parents of students and, where appropriate, with persons or bodies outside the school, following agreed policies
To take part in marketing and liaison activities such as Open Evenings, Parents Evenings, Action-planning days and liaison events with partner schools;
Pastoral System:
To be a Form Tutor to an assigned group of students
To promote the general progress and well-being of individual students and of the Form Tutor Group as a whole, alerting appropriate staff to problems
To register students, accompany them to assemblies, encourage their full attendance at all lessons and participation in other aspects of school life
To evaluate and monitor the progress of students and keep up-to-date student records as required; this includes participating in Academic Monitoring
To contribute to the Health curriculum according to school policy
To apply the schools Behaviour Management Policy and systems so that effective learning can take place
Other Key Responsibilities:
Any other appropriate activity reasonably requested of you by the Headteacher or member of SLT
To play a full part in the life of the school community, to support its ethos and to encourage students, staff and colleagues to do the same
To be fully aware of and understand the duties and responsibilities from the Childrens Act 2004 and Working Together in relation to child protection and safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults
To ensure that the line manager or designated safeguarding officer is made aware and kept fully informed of any concerns in relation to safeguarding and/or child protection
To be fully aware of and abide by all relevant school policies (ie Health & Safety, GDPR, Code of Conduct)
To be aware of, and support difference and ensure Equal Opportunities for all
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Qualifications
Qualified Teacher Status
Relevant qualifications to teach DT to GCSE and A level
Competencies & Skills
Evidence of effective and successful teaching of D.T across a wide range of ability
The ability to motivate and inspire students to achieve the highest possible standards in D.T
Excellent classroom management skills
Ability to analyse and use data to set and monitor targets
Excellent organisational skills
Good I.C.T. skills
Able to evidence and demonstrate a creative approach to engaging and inspiring students
Personal Traits
Excellent inter-personal and communication skills in speech and writing
An excellent record of attendance and punctuality
Ability to be proactive, self-starting, enthusiastic and committed
Ability to work under own initiative and take ownership for key tasks
DO NOT DELAY - APPLY TODAY the school are looking to interview DT Teachers this month, ahead of the summer break (July 19th) - if shortlisted, we will be in touch within 24hrs.
Click Apply Now and send your CV to Sally at Clarus Education to apply for this DT Teacher role.
We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. You will have a safeguarding responsibility if appointed.
The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service and employment will be subject to references. This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Please note you must have the right to work full-time in the UK to be considered for this position, we do not offer sponsorship.
If shortlisted for this DT Teacher role, our team will be in touch within 24hrs.
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Teacher of DT - KS3-KS5 Wandsworth - September 2024 - Permanent Contract
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