Engineering Teacher
Blackpool Sixth Form College
Blackpool
- Expired
- Salary:
- £23,396 - £38,748
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 23 January 2019
Job overview
Engineering Teacher
Blackpool Sixth is an outstanding college specialising in 16-19 education, we have an exciting opportunity for an Engineering Teacher to join our team. This full time permanent position is well suited to you if you are either looking for the first steps into teaching or if you are looking to advance an already established career in a thriving and supportive workplace.
Based in the science department you will work closely with others in the department to support your students to achieve their ambitions. We believe that all science and engineering qualifications carry equal importance and are keen to listen to new ideas about how we can improve the experience for our students further. The department is innovative and continuously seeks new opportunities to develop. In 2016 we achieved the prestigious STEM assured status and we are proud to work with HE providers and the Ogden trust.
A day in the science department could see you:
- working collaboratively with others in the department on schemes of work and resources
- inspiring students to develop their knowledge of engineering
- being involved with local industry in developing work experience opportunities for students
Do you have a degree in a relevant subject? Are you a qualified teacher, or studying to be one? Are you passionate about supporting students to become the best that they can be? If you have answered yes to these questions then click here https://jobs.blackpoolsixth.ac.uk/job-vacancies to apply now and find out more about the college.
Closing date: 9 am on 23rd January 2019
Interviews: 30th January 2019
The health and wellbeing of our staff is hugely important to us, we have recently launched a health and wellbeing group whose mission is to help create a healthy working environment for staff and students through the promotion of a healthy and balanced lifestyle.
We are an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of a protected characteristic, or is disadvantaged by any conditions or any related individual requirements. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and all diverse groups.
All staff will be carefully selected using recruitment and selection procedures designed to emphasise the college’s commitment to safeguarding. All posts, including volunteers, are subject to enhanced DBS clearance. Due to the number of applications we get for each post we will only be able to contact you should you be shortlisted for interview.
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About Blackpool Sixth Form College
- Blackpool Sixth Form College
- Blackpool Old Road, Blackpool
- Lancashire
- FY3 7LR
- United Kingdom
We are a high-achieving sixth form, giving our students an excellent springboard to success. We educate the whole student, providing all with excellent teaching and opportunities for growth and personal development. We are recognised by Ofsted as an outstanding sixth form. We are relatively small in size, with just over 2000 students and approximately 200 staff. This means that we are a close and caring community.
We serve the whole Fylde Coast area, which includes Poulton-le-Fylde and Lytham St Annes, as well as Blackpool and the surrounding towns and villages. Blackpool Sixth is a friendly, positive and supportive place to work and is rated Grade One: Outstanding by Ofsted (2009). In 2009, we became one of the first organisations in the country to be awarded the Investors in People Gold Award. Staff are committed to the needs and aspirations of our students and supported by an extensive programme of staff development.
Staff are highly committed to the needs and aspirations of our students. The continued growth in student numbers and planned curriculum developments has enabled the sixth form to invest in new staff and new buildings. The college is designated as a Teaching School in partnership with Hodgson Academy and it's a really exciting time to be part of Blackpool Sixth.
All new staff are offered a thorough induction program; this is supplemented for Newly Qualified Teachers with a comprehensive series of training sessions throughout the academic year. All new staff are allocated a mentor in their probationary year, they are here to offer support and guidance in your new role.It's not just teachers that we develop, both teaching and support staff are involved in an annual programme of staff development, supported by individual performance management reviews and training and development plans.
On top of the internal opportunities staff now also benefit from a wider programme of Continuing Professional Development events which come from being part of the Teaching School Alliance, these include nationally accredited programmes.
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