Design & Technology Technician
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Derbyshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Scale 3 £17,681 - £18,672 (£16,031 - £16,929 pro rata)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 31 August 2019
Job overview
Design & Technology Technician
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Ashbourne Academy
Permanent
Required to work 37 hours per week, 42 weeks per year
QEGSMAT are seeking to appoint a Design & Technology Technician on a permanent basis to contribute towards effective teaching and learning by providing technical support to the Department. We are looking for the successful candidate to start as soon as possible.
The Trust’s vision is to ‘Question, Explore; Give; Succeed’ and our exceptional staff, strong leadership and motivated children and young people, as well as excellent facilities, provide the successful formula for this. Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School Ashbourne Academy is an 11-18 Comprehensive School in the picturesque town of Ashbourne. The school enjoys an excellent reputation within the local community. Academic standards are already very high in all key stages but we are not complacent and continually seek to expand and improve upon opportunities afforded to our students.
The successful applicant will need to have a practical and flexible approach to work, ideally with experience in a similar setting and willing to support all areas of the department. The technician would work under the direction and instruction of senior staff to provide technical support to the Design & Innovation department. Responsibilities will include supporting classroom support, administration and ordering of materials, health and safety and the preparation of resources.
Applicants should ideally have knowledge of CAD/CAM, tool and machine maintenance, be computer literate and be skilled in Design Technology material preparation.
Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School Ashbourne Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If you are interested in this position please complete an application form found at https://www.qegsmat.com/current-vacancies/ and email it to hr@qegsmat.com before the closing date.
Closing date for applications: Sunday 1st September 2019
Provisional Interview date: w/c 9th September 2019
Actual Salary: Scale 3 £17,681 - £18,672 (£16,031 - £16,929 pro rata)
Potential Start date: As soon as possible
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About Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
- The Green Road, Ashbourne
- Derbyshire
- DE6 1EP
- United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is an 11-18 Comprehensive school in the picturesque town of Ashbourne, Derbyshire.
The school has two sites very close to each other. The Green Road Campus and the Boothby Campus. Sixth Form lessons are taught at the Boothby campus which is approximately 500 yards away from the Green Road campus. The majority of the school site is relatively new with a more recently opened teaching, canteen and sports changing facility opened in September 2024.
Students are admitted at age 11 from a large number of feeder primary schools, spread from Hartington in the north to Sudbury in the south. Primary schools vary in size from those with just two teachers to a much larger town school. Transition is therefore a key priority and the Head of Year 7 works hard to ensure a well designed mix in forms and teaching groups.
In Year 7 all classes begin as mixed prior attainment with special educational needs students receiving extra support. Approximately 2% of the school population have an Education and Health Care Plan.
At Key Stage 4 all students currently study English, Maths, Science, Religious Studies, a Humanity, PSHE and PE. Additional option blocks supplemented by advice and interviews, ensure that all receive a balanced curriculum. Accreditation at Key Stage 4 is either GCSE or vocational qualifications. Our location and local employment opportunities influence our curriculum offer with Creative and Digital Media, Agriculture, Childcare, Engineering and Construction all on offer in Yrs10-11.
Approximately 65% of our students continue into the Sixth Form studying a range of A Level and BTEC courses. We are particularly proud of the performance of our students at Sixth Form level where we regularly feature amongst the highest achieving schools in the Country. Most Sixth Formers progress to higher education. Sixth form students play an important role in the life of the school by volunteering in the school and local community.
The management of the school is based on departments and Year Groups. Heads of Year and Deputy Heads of Year meet on a regular cycle to discuss pastoral issues. That work is then co-ordinated by the leadership team of Head, a Deputy Head and 5 Assistant Heads.
The school converted to Academy Status in July 2012 and formed a Multi-Academy Trust in 2017. The school was inspected by OFSTED in October 2014 and judged to be 'Good'. Ofsted monitoring inspections in 2018 and 2024 have all maintained the 'Good' judgement. However, we are not complacent and the school has a number of exciting projects intended to develop learning and to enhance opportunities for staff. These whole school and trust-wide projects offer opportunities for new staff to join in developing initiatives and we hope to benefit from your experience in other establishments.
Our students cover the full ability range and come from all walks of life. A small number exhibit some challenging behaviour. However, most are committed to learning and help to make Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School a rewarding place in which to work or study.
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