DT Teacher (small part fraction)
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Sutton Grammar School
Sutton
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Temporary
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 23 May 2018
Job overview
DT part-time – only 4 periods per week (3hours/wk) are required
We are looking for a small number of additional periods for the 2018/19 timetable in the DT department. The hours come about through an additional group in year 10, but the teaching could be delivered flexibly at any key stage to fit the experience of an applicant. Perhaps given the small time of this post it might suit a recently retired teacher who would like to continue a small element of classroom teaching going. It might suit someone returning to work or to a teacher with an existing part-time post who would like to add some extra time at another school. Although a qualified teacher would be preferred we might be able to consider an unqualified teacher with the right technical skills (e.g. from an engineering or design career) and we are willing to consider a variety of options in the light of interest shown.
DT is taught to all boys in years 7-9 and is offered at GCSE and A-level (Eduqas syllabus followed).
The school has a national reputation for success in STEM activities. The Intermediate Engineer of the Year was a Sutton Grammar student in 2017 and he completes his A-levels, including DT next year. The school has a STEM technician who teaches physics but also supports industrial links and science and technology competitions and projects.
Electronics is taught at the school by a specialist member of staff who is a member of the physics department.
We offer our students flexibility within their projects at GCSE and A-level to include electronic products or graphic products or products made with resistant materials within the same class and so flexibility from our teachers is also highly valued. A willingness to contribute to the development of the department would be valued.
The department uses the computer programme 2D Design. Knowledge of some of CAD/CAM, basic KS3-electronics, and product design principles are desirable but the willingness to learn and adapt are even more important than a specific skills set or experience to date.
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About Sutton Grammar School
Introduction
Sutton Grammar School is a five form entry boys' grammar school. It moved to the current site in 1928 and in recent years has added several new buildings to cope with the growth of pupil numbers. It is one of five selective schools in Sutton serving this suburb on the edge of London. From September 2017 girls have been admitted to the sixth form. We seek to provide a well rounded education with extra curricular contributions highly valued and supported - including lots of participation in drama, music, CCF and DofE. STEM project work is especially well developed with many national and international awards for individual students and teams.
Almost all students aspire to go to university and we place more than our fair share at the top institutions. We value the breadth and balance of our curriculum and seek parental support to sustain smaller subjects in the sixth form.
Location
Sutton Grammar School (post code SM1 4AS) is located near Sutton town centre in a residential area just behind the High Street. The railway station is only 5 minutes walk away and many bus routes radiate from Sutton town centre. The school owns excellent playing fields in Northey Avenue (Cheam).
Sutton is a London Borough but is on the edge of London so is conveniently close to London for its social life (train 25 minutes to Victoria) but is more affordable to buy or rent and is within minutes of the countryside.
All of Sutton's schools are very good and the borough is regularly in the top few authorities for school results.
Attraction for Teachers
The school is an attractive place to work and develop one's career. We have been a hub school for biology in the local Training School Partnership, and a regular provider of PGCE placements for other subjects too. Trained mentors are therefore available to support our own NQTs. There is a full programme of CPD for all staff, with a lot of sharing of expertise within the school. We have a single staff room and therefore all staff socialise together and we try to involve all staff to support their well-being. There is a staff badminton club, spin classes and the sports hall and gym can be freely used by staff. Tea and coffee are available in the staff room. Wide staff participation in school sport and supporting clubs and activities contributes to it being a busy but engaged staff team. We look to retain the loyalty of staff by being as flexible as possible when staff want to become part time or need to change aspects of their working arrangements. Teachers are assisted by an outstanding team of support staff - not great in number but highly capable and flexible. The pupil roll is currently 1,023 with 345 in the sixth form. The school is heavily oversubscribed and has an excellent reputation for its extra curricular programme as well as its strong academic results. It is a science and maths specialist school, but seeks and achieves high standards across all curriculum areas. Staff turnover is low which is an excellent indicator that this is a very good school to work in. Newly qualified teachers are always welcome but experience is also valued and for each post we look for the best person that will enthuse young people and complement the skills of our existing team.
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