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Teacher of Design Technology

Teacher of Design Technology

Abbey Grange Church of England Academy

Leeds

  • £30,000 - £46,525 per year
  • Expired
Salary:
MPS/UPS
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
01 September 2024
Apply by:
21 May 2024

Job overview

Abbey Grange is a thriving, highly successful and over-subscribed 11-18 Church of England convertor academy serving communities right across the city of Leeds. Our students come from all over the city to receive an education in which we all work together to challenge them academically, support them pastorally and help them develop socially and spiritually. 

 

We are looking for a Design & Technology Teacher to join our team.

 

We are looking for a dedicated individual who is:

  • A routinely good/outstanding teacher
  • Ideally able to bring expertise in product design
  • Looking to develop their career within a supportive team
  • Able to encourage and enthuse students to achieve their full potential

 

You will be:

  • A highly motivated and hard-working person
  • A team-player who can develop positive relationships with children, families and colleagues
  • Someone who will support the Trust’s Christian ethos as well as our shared mission and values

 

Our Trust, a family of eight academies in the Anglican Diocese of Leeds and in the geographical areas of Leeds and Calderdale, shares a mission to work

 

In Partnership to Educate, Nurture and Empower

 

We can offer:

  • Friendly, welcoming academies with a strong Christian ethos as well as enthusiastic, well-motivated colleagues
  • A 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme
  • Retail discounts/ offers at high street and online retailers, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym memberships, dental care
  • Free onsite parking
  • Membership of an excellent pension scheme

 

How to apply:

The role profile and application form are available on our website. You are advised to read our recruitment guidance which outlines our safer recruitment requirements and responsibilities, including pre-employment checks, and provides information about eligibility to apply. 

Information about our Trust is available on our website. Find out about Abbey Grange Academy, including the academy Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, by visiting www.abbeygrangeacademy.co.uk

To arrange a visit or find out more about the role, please contact Katie Paxton at HR@abbeytrust.org.

 

The closing date for this vacancy is 9am on Tuesday 21 May with interviews to be held soon after.

 

Applications can only be submitted up until the closing date. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity as the Trust reserves the right to close vacancies early if sufficient suitable applications have been received.

 

Abbey MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

We promote diversity and want a workforce which reflects our communities.


Attached documents

About Abbey Grange Church of England Academy

Abbey Grange Church of England Academy is a mixed, comprehensive, Church of England secondary school with a very popular sixth form situated in Leeds. It provides over 1,600 places for secondary school students between the ages of 11 and 18 when fully subscribed. The school is one of the most popular in Leeds.  Students come to Abbey Grange from over 70 feeder primary schools right across the City of Leeds and serves a diverse, enthusiastic and articulate student body.  We have high expectations which is reflected in our successful academic record for students in at GCSE, BTEC and A Level and in the destinations students go on to such as Apprenticeships, Conservatoires and Russell Group Universities.  We want the best staff and work hard to retain high quality leaders, teachers and support staff with a culture of CPD for all.  Engaging teaching is delivered across all areas of the broad and balanced curriculum and the academy, in line with its Christian values, has an atmosphere of positivity and inclusivity.

Abbey Grange is part of the Abbey Multi Academy Trust.  A Talk-Rich Trust of a group of schools who work together to drive standards up across Yorkshire for a students of all backgrounds, abilities and ages.  The Trust support Abbey Grange Church of England Academy in its mission to "give life in all its fullness" (John 10:10) and ensure we educate, nurture and empower the whole child with excellent results, building resilience through our Abbey character and developing cultural capital through a comprehensive enrichment, extra-curricular and competitions programme.

Principal

Simon Prinsep

Values and vision

The Abbey Grange motto is “In partnership to educate, nurture and empower”. The secondary school has an atmosphere of positivity and inclusivity, in line with its Christian values. High expectations are set for all students. Engaging teaching is delivered across all areas of the broad and balanced curriculum.

Ofsted report

“The academy provides the students with a good education. There are particular, significant strengths in its excellent provision for the students’ social, moral, spiritual and cultural development, and in the quality of the support given to individual students who either need additional help, or who are at risk of underachieving. The students are polite, good-humoured and dignified young people, who delight in conversation and discussion on a broad range of issues and conduct themselves sensibly and safely around the school.”

View Abbey Grange Church of England Academy’s latest Ofsted report

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Applications closed