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Teacher of Design & Technology

Teacher of Design & Technology

Longfield Academy

Longfield

Salary:
MPS/UPS + London Fringe Allowance
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
April 2018
Apply by:
19 February 2018

Job overview

Longfield Academy have a great opportunity for a talented and committed Teacher of Design & Technology to join our department from Easter 2018.  The position is ideal for a teacher who is knowledgeable of and prepared to teach across the range of Technology disciplines, including Construction and Product Design. We welcome applications from candidates who want to join a forward thinking and supportive team of professionals, offering fantastic resources and facilities.  

We know that being a teacher can be both rewarding and challenging in equal measures and you probably love inspiring young adults and stimulating their curiosity.  At Longfield Academy we give our teachers the freedom to innovate and inspire our students as we know this is a crucial ingredient to driving great learning outcomes.  Please consult the teaching Job Description for more information. 

Working at the Academy:  In June 2014 Longfield Academy was judged by Ofsted as a 'Good' school in all categories. Our Academy is a friendly and calm environment where relationship building pays huge dividends. The Academy has a beautiful, £26m learning environment which includes a specialist ASD provision, state of the art technology and sports facilities. We are consistently heavily over-subscribed and have a large and growing Sixth Form.

Being part of Leigh Academies Trust:  Being part of a successful multi-academy trust allows the Academy to share best practice and collaborate with colleagues from a number of other schools’ in the local area.  It also offers staff better access to career opportunities as the Trust is committed to developing and promoting from within wherever possible.  

What are we looking for in you:  To be successful you need to be a qualified teacher (applications from those who will be NQTs are welcome) who is passionate and knowledgeable about your subject and possesses the ability to teach consistently well. Whether you are at the start of your career or an expert teacher we focus on what attributes you will bring to the Academy and most importantly what impact you will have on our students.

As an Academy we feel it is important to hire for the right attitude which is why we look for teachers that are enthusiastic, focused and resilient to the day to day pressures that teaching brings.  

Diversity at our core:  As a Trust we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals we all bring something unique to the role regardless of age, gender, race, beliefs or disabilities which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding children and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.  Our commitment to safeguarding is underpinned by robust processes and checks which are in place across the Trust.

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About Longfield Academy

Longfield Academy offers a friendly and supportive working environment with innovation and collaboration at the heart of everything we do. The academy is recognised as an International Baccalaureate (IB) world school and delivers the Middle Years Programme (MYP) to students in years 7 -9. Our most recent inspection in 2018 confirmed that Longfield Academy continues to provide strong educational outcomes for students. The richness of our extracurricular activities allows our students to excel in drama, music, sports and STEM. Leaders of the academy are highly ambitious for all of the students. We have a strong drive for school improvement underpinned by a relentless focus on the core business of improving teaching and learning. We do not limit that ambition to the outcomes of public examinations; our students being prepared for life is equally as important to everyone at the academy. Our pastoral system is truly exceptional and we pride ourselves on the quality of care for every student. Our Post-16 provision continues to go from strength to strength, rated in the top 10% for Kent, with our students securing places at top universities.

Longfield Academy benefits from modern, state-of-the-art facilities for learning across all subject areas. We have a thorough and robust approach to school improvement, and the academy is well on course to becoming a truly Outstanding school.

Principal

Dr Felix Donkor

Values

Our values prepare the international citizens of tomorrow.  We aim to develop reflective, inquiring young minds who understand the value of success and are not afraid to fail or take calculated risks in order to learn.  They will be leaders and team-players as well as confident, happy individuals who set themselves challenging life goals.

Our core values are:

  • Respect
  • Empathy
  • Celebration
  • Achievement

Vision

We believe in a community that nurtures unique individuals into becoming the open minded thinkers and principled adults of a diverse society.  We have an ethos of high standards that provides the opportunity to aspire and achieve beyond expectations.  We place importance on collaboration within the Trust and beyond, at a national and international level, to bring the best outcomes for our students.  We aim to develop enquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect, recognising that other people with their differences can also be right.


Please find our Trusts vision: https://vision2030.org.uk/

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