Teacher 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 school’s 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 school’s 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 Department’s 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 school’s 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 school’s 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 school’s 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 Children’s 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