Teacher of Design & Technology
Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Lancaster
- Expired
- Salary:
- Dependant on experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 23 February 2018
Job overview
‘An outstanding school across all categories’ (Ofsted)
An exciting opportunity to join a thriving, selective state school has arisen in our Design & Technology department. We are seeking an outstanding and dynamic teacher of D&T who can deliver an excellent standard of classroom teaching across all key stages. The ability to teach the new D&T GCSE specification is essential and experience (or willingness to develop) additional specialisms in areas such as engineering would be beneficial.
Design & Technology at LRGS is a stimulating and creative subject within our curriculum. The department continually strives to be at the cutting edge of the subject and embraces modern design and manufacture techniques. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with vision and enthusiasm to join our ambitious and high-achieving team. This post would be suitable for an outstanding NQT or experienced teacher.
Lancaster Royal Grammar School is a highly regarded selective state school for boys. With over 1000 pupils on role, we accept students on both a boarding or day basis and will be expanding to accept girls into the sixth form from 2019. Our students are highly motivated and enthusiastic about the school with high ambitions for the future.
As one of the top grammar schools in the country, our students consistently attain a high level of academic achievement. Around three-quarters of our A-level results are at A*, A or B grade and almost all of our leavers go on to university, many of them to the most competitive institutions, including 10-12% to Oxford and Cambridge. We are equally proud of our extensive extra curricular provision, the warmth of the relationships between pupils and staff, and of the quality of our pastoral care.
LRGS is located in the attractive University City of Lancaster, which is approximately 2.5 hours from London by train and an hour from Manchester. We are surrounded by the stunning landscapes of the Lake District, Morecambe Bay and the Yorkshire Dales.
Please go directly to our website www.lrgs.org.uk to find out more about this exciting opportunity.
For any queries regarding this role please contact;
Mrs Kate Roberts HR & Operations Administrator
kroberts@lrgs.org.uk or 01524 580600 ext 203
Applications should be received no later than Noon on Friday 23rd February 2018. It is anticipated that interviews will take place week commencing 26th February 2018
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About Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Lancaster Royal Grammar School is one of the oldest state schools in the country. It was founded in the thirteenth century and endowed by John Gardyner in 1472. Originally situated close to the Priory Church and Lancaster Castle, the school moved to its present site in 1851.
Most pupils join in Year 7 having passed the 11+, and a substantial number also join the Sixth Form after taking GCSEs elsewhere. Smaller numbers join other year groups as boarders from the UK and overseas. From the outset the Free School of Lancaster educated boarding as well as day pupils, and of our current 1260 pupils about 170 are boarders. For these students, their education remains free, and parents only pay for the boarding element.
It is an exciting time for our growing school. We welcomed our first Sixth Form girls in 2019, and more than 140 girls have now joined the school as day students or boarders.
Our students are energetic and ambitious, and it is definitely “cool to succeed” at LRGS! Their academic record is excellent. LRGS consistently features as one of the top state schools in the country in terms of examination success. Those results include 63* A*/A grades at A-level in 2022, and 41% 9/8 grades at GCSE in 2022. Over 90% of students go on to further education – typically 30-40 students will apply to Oxford and Cambridge each year. An average of 12 students per year gain Oxbridge places (14 in 2022), and most students proceed to Russell Group universities. Others go on to a range of competitive opportunities which have in recent years included RADA, the Dyson Institute, Glasgow School of Art, high-quality apprenticeships and US sports scholarships amongst others.
Our most recent Boarding Ofsted inspection (2019) found us Outstanding in all areas. Inspectors commented: “This is a school that creates extraordinary positive experiences and maximises the progress of boarders”, and that staff “show exceptional levels of competency and compassion.”
We value and promote diversity amongst both pupils and staff. We are a caring school which offers strong and effective pastoral support to individuals. We are forward-looking and leaders in the area of student support and well-being.
A profusion of extra-curricular activities provides an exceptional range of social, cultural and sporting opportunities, including a full programme of Saturday games fixtures and thriving CCF and DofE provision. A dynamic programme of overseas trips has recently included rugby and cricket tours to Argentina and Barbados, music tours to Italy and Spain, and a range of other expeditions from Iceland to Costa Rica.
We have made substantial investment into our estate and teaching facilities in recent years. This includes a £2.5 million Priority Schools Building project which has provided two new science laboratories and transformed Victorian boarding accommodation in Old School House into new classrooms and Sixth Form study and social space.
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