DT Teacher (0.6fte)
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Kent
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS (plus fringe area allowance)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2021
- Apply by:
- 19 May 2021
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding DT teacher. Our Technology Department thrives on the notions of inclusion, creativity and enthusiasm for the subject. Our newly re-written KS3 curriculum is designed to build skills over time towards GCSE. We have specialist teachers delivering a wide range of technology skills and uptake at GCSE is good for both Food and Nutrition and Designing the Built Environment. We also have a very successful Level 3 programme in Pre Construction Practice which is taught across WG6.
The ideal candidate will be passionate about the Technology curriculum and how this can be taught in an inspiring way to maximise exam success, spark students’ passion for the subject, and to help students to lead successful future lives. They should also be able to evidence a proven track record of high impact in teaching, learning and curriculum excellence, to support strong outcomes and learning experiences. The ability to extend students’ engagement beyond the school day, through extra-curricular would be an advantage.
The Technology Department comprises of 4 specialist teachers and 2 technicians. The Head of Department has overall responsibility for the teaching of all curriculum areas within Technology which includes Food and Nutrition, Designing the Built Environment and Professional Construction Practice. The Department has specialist classrooms including a kitchen, workshop and design suite. The person appointed will be joining an experienced and supportive team.
At Key Stage 3 students are taught in groups of 20 exploring one large curriculum area across the entire year with a different focus depending on the project being undertaken. Year 7 focus on skills and safety through workshop challenges, basic recipes and architectural tasks. Year 8 study sustainability and the environment within town planning, food provenance and career focus modules. Year 9 undertake an applied science focus throughout the year with both food science investigations and researching construction technology as well as learning how to use industry software REVIT to design a building.
Technology is an optional subject at GCSE – there is good uptake and it enjoys considerable success for both food preparation and nutrition GCSE and the Designing the Built Environment course. At A Level we work with our colleagues across WG6 to offer the Level 3 Professional Construction Practice course.
The department attained strong results last summer, in both DBE and Food and Nutrition and is on track to surpass them with the current groups.
Our ideal candidate will display:
• A passion for teaching Technology with evidence of enabling students to surpass expectations.
• Experience in teaching classroom Technology at Key Stages 3-5 with a good curriculum knowledge and understanding of GCSE and A level
• Experience of using data to push students to (and beyond) their targets
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls is an Outstanding school with a strong track record of achievement. We are part of the Endeavour MAT family of schools, and we pride ourselves on setting consistently high expectations, securing outstanding outcomes and delivering exceptional standards of teaching and learning for all.
As well as offering you a competitive salary and access to a generous pension scheme, there are also many additional benefits of working within one of our Trust schools, some of which are summarised below:
• A supportive and collegiate staffing team
• A strategic programme of personalised CPD is offered, to help you plan your future career
• As a Trust with both selective and non-selective schools, staff secondment opportunities are available
• Access to a range of career enhancing qualifications including National Professional Qualifications (NPQML, NPQSL, NPQH and NPQEL), as well as industry specific qualifications e.g. AAT; BIFM and Masters degrees
• Staff social events
• Staff enrichment opportunities e.g. Art classes, Book Club and Sporting activities
• Opportunities to participate in a varied programme of school trips, including visits to Thailand, Spain, Winter Sports in the USA etc.
• A policy of promoting from within (where possible).
• Access to coaching and mentoring and an assortment of intra school and Trust to Trust collaborative opportunities via our Teaching School Alliance NWKTSA
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About Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
- Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
- Wilmington Grange, Parsons Lane, Wilmington, Dartford
- Kent
- DA2 7BB
- United Kingdom
Founded in 1958, Wilmington Grammar School for Girls has been helping girls to secure outstanding academic results and providing a well-rounded experience for over half a century. The school encourages a happy and harmonious community which respects the individual and celebrates the rich diversity of backgrounds and heritage of students and staff. We are a growing school with over 920 students on roll, but remain sufficiently small to recognise individual talents and ensure everyone is challenged and supported to reach their goals.
This is a school that has always been willing to reinvent itself, to look for new opportunities and to take on new challenges. We encourage each of our students to do likewise. We aim to nurture a passion for learning and a desire to try new things and set ambitious goals. We have a strong emphasis on skill development and encourage our students to adopt the’ Wilmington Mindset’, where resilience and the impetus to innovate, trial new initiatives, grow in confidence, independence and resilience is applauded. Respectful relationships are central to our philosophy and there is a strong belief that students learn best when they are happy, motivated and co-partners in their own learning. Our younger students have had the opportunity to immerse themselves in both Mandarin and an Enterprise curriculum. The triage of Mandarin, Enterprise and Mindset will provide an excellent base for our students when they eventually move on to work places that we can possibly only imagine. To gain a picture of what this life looks like, please follow us on Twitter and read the Head Teacher’s blog here.
From Year 7 to Year 11, students are taught in a single sex environment. In sixth form however, we offer an unparalleled range of curricular opportunities through our partnership with Wilmington Grammar School for Boys. The same ethos of ambitious aspirations pervades our post 16 offer and the opportunity to further stimulate the students’ intellectual curiosity alongside the opportunity to further develop their personal and social skills is a winning formula. WG6 has its own website at www.wg6.co.uk. With the variety of different pathways on offer, we are confident that this gives a unique opportunity to support students in preparation for their next step, be that university or the world of work.
At Wilmington Grammar School for Girls, we recognise the part that is played by all stakeholders and work closely with parents to ensure our students emerge as confident, self-reliant, responsible and caring citizens. We encourage you to attend one of our Open Days/ Evenings so you can meet our students and staff first hand and judge for yourself.
We very much look forward to welcoming you.
Michelle Lawson
Head Teacher
View Wilmington Grammar School for Girls’ latest Ofsted report
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