Art and Design Technology Teacher - Resistant Materials / 3D Design
Broadwater School
Surrey
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- Expired
- Salary:
- TMS - salary dependent upon experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 25 March 2019
Job overview
Art & Design Technology Teacher– Resistant Materials/ 3D Design
“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Design is knowing which ones to keep”- Scott Adams
Do you have a passion for teaching that instills a love of design, technology and product design in your students? Do you want to work with a dynamic team of people in a growing school committed to providing a good work-life balance, with an emphasis on staff well-being and opportunities for career development and leadership?
Broadwater School are seeking to appoint a Design and Technology Teacher (Resistant Materials/Product Design) who will join and strengthen the wider department, responsible for delivering outstanding lessons and contributing to the wider education agenda, inspiring learners and raising standards. The successful candidate must be able to teach KS3 Resistant Materials, KS4 Art and Design: 3D Products and have a Resistant Materials/Product Design background.
We would welcome applicants who:
• Are engaging and enthusiastic
• Are an outstanding teacher of Design Technology
• Have excellent subject knowledge in Resistant Materials/Product Design
• Are resilient and respectful
We can offer:
• smaller than average class sizes
• generous PPA time
• cross curricular opportunities
• excellent CPD opportunities- all staff are Level 1 P4C trained
• 90% of all staff have a whole school responsibility
• free Gym membership and Pilates classes
P4C School
P4C is an approach to teaching and learning that highly challenges both students and teachers to think and question more deeply. At Broadwater we have embraced the 4Cs (Collaborative, Critical, Creative and Caring thinking) and place them at the heart of everything we do. Broadwater was the second secondary school nationally to achieve a Gold Award from Sapere for our commitment and achievement in P4C and is a Lead P4C School.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be required for the successful candidate.
Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete and return a Broadwater School Application Form prior to interview (please see http://www.broadwater.surrey.sch.uk/174/vacancies for more information) . Please note that your first referee must be your current employer (the Headteacher if you are currently working for a school) and references are taken prior to interview. For any concerns surrounding references or for further details about the role, please contact r.earlam@broadwater.surrey.sch.uk.
Closing date: 9:00am Monday 25th March 2019. Interviews will be on Friday 29th March 2019
Attached documents
About Broadwater School
History and Ethos
Established in 1968, Broadwater School is a co-educational comprehensive state school for students aged 11 – 16. On the smaller side, our current student population is approximately 570. The size of the school helps to generate its distinctive ethos and atmosphere, where the individual is known and catered for. Students are able to develop their characters and gifts, not only through their studies, but also through extensive opportunities in sport, drama, music and the arts. High expectations of our students, our staff and our relationships ensure that we are all able to achieve personal, social and academic success.
The school received an Ofsted inspection in October 2019 under the new framework and achieved a ‘GOOD’ overall judgment with OUTSTANDING in Personal Development (click HERE to see the report). The report details the excellent work of the school as we move towards becoming an outstanding school.."
Our standards are exceptionally high, classrooms are disruption free, pupils are hardworking, polite, and genuinely want to make a difference for themselves and those around them. Our latest Progress 8 score was 0.35 and we are committed to raising this still further in coming years
Headteacher
Mrs Lizzi Matthews, BSc (Hons), PGCE
Location
Broadwater School is situated between Godalming and Guildford in Surrey. The mainline station of Farncombe is 10 minutes’ walk from the school and is on the main Waterloo to Portsmouth line. On-site parking is available.
Facilities
Our modern and well-equipped school buildings are situated in spacious grounds with extensive sports facilities. We have 2 all-weather pitches (one sand based and one water based), an up to date Fitness Suite and a Dance Studio. We have recently refurbished our Science Labs, have built a new ICT Suite (including the provision of laptops) and this year made a significant investment through the replacement of all school windows.
CPD
We are fully committed to our staff’s continuing professional development and offer a wide range of training opportunities. We support training at all levels to ensure progression, from NQT induction programmes all the way up to NPQH.
Benefits
We can offer:
- smaller than average class sizes
- generous PPA time
- cross curricular opportunities
- excellent CPD opportunities- all staff are Level 1 P4C trained
- 90% of all staff have a whole school responsibility
- free Gym membership.
- subsidised Pilates classes
Ofsted
Inspection dates 15–16 December 2015
Overall effectiveness: GOOD
"Staff morale is high at the school. Staff were very positive about the recent improvements and changes leadership has brought about." Ofsted January 2016
Future
Our investment targets for the near future are: provision of a new 3G pitch, the resurfacing of our netball/tennis courts and the replacement and upgrading of our all-weather pitches.
Safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students and expects all staff to share this commitment.
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