Curriculum Co-ordinator for Design Technology (Food specialism)
Wallingford School
Oxfordshire
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- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 9 May 2024
Job overview
Contract Type: Full time, permanent
Required for: Sept 2024
Closing Date for applications: 10:00am, Thursday 9th May
This is an outstanding opportunity to join one of Oxfordshire’s most successful schools.
Wallingford School is an oversubscribed, successful 11-18 school with enthusiastic students, supportive staff and excellent facilities.
We are among the most successful schools in the country for progress in English and Maths. In 2023, 74% of our students achieved at least a grade 4 in English and Maths at GCSE and 31% of all grades achieved were at Grade 7 or above. Vocational grades were similarly impressive, 85% of entries gained at least a Level 2 Pass and 36% at a Distinction or Distinction*. At KS5, our A Level students are consistently in the top 25% nationally for Value Added progress. In our most recent results, 61% of all entries gained A*- B grades and 32% of all entries gained A*- A. In Vocational qualifications, 58% of all entries gained at least a Distinction, with 31% gaining a Distinction*.
These results are great but our school is about much more than just exams. We are an inclusive school which – as the only secondary school in the town – is determined to serve its local community well. Comprehensive school values are important to us. Students of all abilities thrive at Wallingford and we pride ourselves on giving students a chance who may not have had one at other schools.
This is a very happy and supportive environment, with great relationships throughout the school. We place an especially high value on the development of colleagues and have an extensive professional development programme. There are many opportunities for teachers to work collaboratively across the school.
This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the most dedicated and supportive DT departments you will find anywhere as a teacher of Design Technology. The Design Technology department is a vibrant, forward thinking team that attracts good numbers across all subject areas at GCSE. Our aim is to provide a wide range of experiences which enable pupils to enjoy exploring, discovering and appreciate the opportunity to be innovative and creative through a range of different subject areas and challenges.
The Curriculum Coordinator would work alongside the Curriculum Team Leader in building a curriculum and culture that will enable pupils to develop their understanding of what makes good design and confident in creating quality solutions to design problems.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate teacher who is committed to developing their leadership skills and supporting our students in achieving their best.
THE DT TEAM
The Design Technology Team is a group of strong and reflective teachers consistently delivering great results in all subjects at GCSE and those offered at A Level. It is no surprise that DT subjects at Wallingford are popular options. You would be joining a team of specialist teachers who show all round ability, experience and commitment.
The Design Technology rooms and workshops are grouped together in one main corridor which allows for a close and supportive working environment. The accommodation comprises of a Product Design room, two Resistant Materials workshops, a Textiles room, two Food rooms, an ICT suite, a materials preparation room and a purpose built Sixth Form room.
This post will offer the successful applicant the opportunity to contribute to the work of the department in a variety of ways and we are looking for someone who is able to offer their own ideas, work as part of a team and teach across the age range.
KS3
KS3 students are taught in mixed-ability groups. We all follow a rotation system in each year where students have approximately 8-10 weeks in Product Design/CAD, Food, Graphics, Resistant Materials and Textiles. We use pupil-friendly assessment objectives for all major pieces of work in KS3.
GCSE
At KS4, many students choose to study one or more Design Technology subjects as part of an open options process. In 2023, 74% of grades achieved across Design Technology subjects were at a Grade 4 + and 60% at a Grade 5 +. We follow AQA Specifications in Food, Art and Design Textiles, and OCR DT: Resistant Materials or DT: Product Design. DT has always been a popular choice within the school curriculum with many groups at GCSE.
Wallingford School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All successful candidates will be subject to the usual child protection vetting processes along with other relevant employment checks.
Further information and an application form can be found on our school website at www.wallingfordschool.com or telephone us on 01491 829722 or
e-mail us at recruit@wallingfordschool.com
Attached documents
About Wallingford School
About Wallingford
Wallingford itself is a medieval market town on one of the most attractive stretches of the River Thames, the surrounding villages are equally beautiful. It is a thriving part of England and a popular destination for those seeking peace and quiet. The beautiful and historic city of Oxford is a short bus ride away, as is Reading with its busy town centre. We are also an hour’s drive from London for those who enjoy visiting the capital.
Our school is a five minute walk from the town centre, but the site is a very private and pleasant one, where people can feel safe and enjoy their free time. We became a single school site in 1997, so our buildings are in relatively good condition.
This school was established in Wallingford 350 years ago by the merchant tailor Walter Bigg who wanted to endow a school associated with the parish church of St Mary’s. He was born and raised locally and went on to be elected Lord Mayor of London. Although he made good he never forgot his roots and was keen to help others. He left us a trust fund that still exists for the benefit of our young people. We hope to encourage a similar desire to serve the community in our current students. We are proud to have maintained our links with the Merchant Taylor’s Company in the City of London continuously since 1659.
Our community has a strong sense of tradition and high expectations of the school. They, as with all parents, want their children to be safe, happy and successful. We believe we serve the community well, and our students are our best advertisements. They are generally confident, articulate, pleasant and positive about their learning. We do cater for the full range of ability, and some of our students need a hand to make sense of the world, but they are catered for without compromising the learning of others and a very small part of the whole in comparison with most schools. The social mix of the school enables us to teach without worrying about conduct, and lets students enjoy learning within the context of purposeful and pleasant relationships.
Mission Statement
We want to send every young person into the world able and qualified to play their full part in it.
Mission statements tend to be very worthy and long. As a consequence few people remember what they are or can state the beliefs that underpin them. Ours can be distilled into two words; able and qualified.
This demonstrates our desire to marry the two principal features of school life; pastoral and curricular.
ABLE
We want to help develop happy, healthy, positive and well-motivated young people. To achieve this we offer all sorts of opportunities that add to the school experience. We believe in the power of sport to motivate many people, we know how big an impact music can have and we are strong advocates of the learning that takes place in clubs, on day visits and residential trips. We also offer young people the chance to accept adult responsibility as they go through school via councils, prefects and school officers.
We hold that there are such things as right and wrong and good people always try to choose the former, while the latter brings unpleasant consequences.
Those who do their best to act properly, and value their own achievements and talent, are well equipped to lead successful and happy lives.
QUALIFIED
Results matter a great deal to young people and their families. A community such as ours is capable of achieving excellent results year on year. Our most able academics should be able to compete for places at the very best universities and those with talents elsewhere should have access to as many choices as possible. Many people get on in life by developing skills that do not lead to examination success, but many more successful people do well at school too.
Whatever else we do in school we owe it to families to deliver the best results possible and this is a constant focus of ours. In order to achieve our mission we insist on old-fashioned high standards of discipline with consequences for those who do not respect others or their learning. We try to deliver lessons in an interesting way that takes account of advanced theories of learning and support this with a programme of high calibre professional development for teachers. What goes on in classrooms is our main focus as it obviously leads to well qualified youngsters and our classrooms are orderly, well managed, challenging and usually great fun to be in.
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