Teacher of Design and Technology
Ashford School
Kent
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- September 2021
- Apply by:
- 12 April 2021
Job overview
Required from September 2021 for the Autumn Term only
We have an excellent opportunity for a creative and committed Teacher of Design and Technology (D&T) to work in Ashford School’s Creative and Performing Arts faculty from September to December 2021.
With a degree in a relevant subject and a particular focus on Product Design, the Teacher of D&T will use their passion to inspire students to be innovative and imaginative in their application to the subject.
Reporting to the Head of Design and Technology, the successful candidate will teach the subject from Year 7 through to A Level. At Key Stage 4 and 5, the department follows the AQA syllabus. Lessons take place in dedicated D&T workshops and a Design and Technology Technician is available to give assistance with apparatus set-up for lessons.
The successful candidate must be familiar with computer technology as a tool for learning, teaching and administration. Competency in the use of 2D TechSoft Design and or AutoCAD Inventor is preferable.
All teaching rooms are equipped with permanent internet access and interactive whiteboards; all students in KS3 and KS4 have access to a Surface Go in their lessons with which to access a variety of learning platforms.
In addition, the successful candidate should be capable of guiding students of all abilities and also those whose first language is not English. Personal engagement is essential, and responding to the needs of the individual is at the heart of the faculty’s ethos.
Teachers at Ashford enjoy a welcoming, comfortable and well-resourced environment. The successful candidate for this position will be expected to cover a tutor group during the Autumn Term, as well as contribute to co-curricular activities related to Design and Technology.
Salary by negotiation and dependent on skills, attributes and qualifications of the successful candidate.
Note - We reserve the right to interview and offer to a strong candidate prior to the closing date. It is strongly recommended that candidates submit their applications as soon as possible.
Ashford School is part of United Learning, a large and growing group of schools aiming to offer a life-changing education across England. As a group, we achieve more by sharing than any single school could.
Ashford School is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.
To Apply
Please apply online by clicking on the following link: https://unitedlearning.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/2143390?cid=1567&rsid=0&js=0&LinkType=1&FromSearch=False
Where teaching is better shared
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About Ashford School
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Ashford School is one of the UK's leading coeducational independent day and boarding school, founded in 1898. Ashford has all the benefits of being a school of individual character, coupled with the security and support offered by membership of the United Learning group of independent schools and academies. We are proud that the School is able to provide a seamless learning journey for children from 3 months to 18 years on a beautiful campus in the heart of Kent.
Ashford School, East Hill:
Our Senior School and Bridge Nursery make up Ashford School’s beautiful 25-acre campus close to the centre of Ashford and surrounded by Kent countryside.
The Senior School occupies a site in a prominent position in the busy and growing commuter town of Ashford and is close to the International Station. It has on-site playing fields, floodlit Astroturf pitch, tennis and netball courts, as well as a recently opened Sports Centre complete with gyms, fitness suite and an indoor swimming pool. The school’s boarding houses are on campus. Further playing fields and sports facilities, including a second floodlit Astroturf pitch, can be found on a 40-acre site adjacent to the Prep School and are well used by both Senior and Prep students.
Ashford School, Great Chart:
Ashford Prep School is situated in the beautiful village of Great Chart on the outskirts of Ashford. The site also includes our Prep School Nursery and in 2018 our custom-designed Stables Nursery opened. The site includes beautiful playing fields, an indoor swimming pool, flood-lit Astroturf pitch, indoor gym and a well-appointed Sports Pavilion.
The early years provision has its own dedicated and well-resourced accommodation and staff.
Our students
Currently, approximately 500 students attend the Senior School (aged 11 to 18), including around 120 boarders. It is expected that the number of Senior School students will increase over the next ten years and developments are being planned to allow for this growth. Around 500 students also currently attend the Prep School and Nurseries (aged 0-11).
Our location
Ashford is extremely well connected. London St Pancras can be reached by train in 37 minutes thanks to Ashford International Station’s position on the High Speed Line (HS1). The Eurotunnel is a 15-minute drive away, and the Port of Dover can be reached in 30 minutes.
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