Teacher of Design and Technology - Specialising in Engineering and Resistant Materials
Tewkesbury Academy
Tewkesbury
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- TMS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2018
- Apply by:
- 22 March 2018
Job overview
The successful candidate will be joining the Design Technology Department at a critical and exciting time. Design Technology is undergoing a £1.3m refurbishment to develop a state of the art teaching environment with a wide range of equipment including new engineering equipment, CAD, 3D printing and programming facilities. Students will begin working in the new space in May 2018. The successful candidate, as part of the current dedicated and established team, will help develop the faculty to embrace new technologies and improve outcomes for students. We will be introducing new schemes of work and investigating some of the latest innovation in Design Technology Education.
Engineering is a strength of Tewkesbury School and has seen much success in the past, with high quality teaching leading to excellent examination results. We pride ourselves on our wide range of links with many local engineering companies actively supporting us, which have helped Tewkesbury School become a leading centre for Engineering across Gloucestershire. Many of our students go on to further education, apprenticeships and successful careers in the sector.
You will be joining a team of experienced teaching staff and two technicians. The Department currently offers a range of disciplines at KS3 (including engineering from Y7) and offers Engineering, Food, Textiles and Smart Materials at KS4. We currently offer Textiles and have a large Engineering cohort at KS5. The successful candidate would be expected to take an active role across the whole department and will work as part of team. With the support of the Head of Faculty, you will play a pivotal role in the planning and delivery of Engineering.
We are seeking someone who will be highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic. They will be able to manage, maintain and develop the learning environment, equipment and department resources. They will be an inspirational teacher who cares about the progress of our young people and who can build strong relationships with pupils and staff. In return, you will be joining a warm, welcoming and supportive team, in a new state of the art Design Technology facility at a time of change and progress.
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About Tewkesbury Academy
Tewkesbury Academy is an exciting place to learn and work, with a student body of over 1,200 and upwards of 150 colleagues. We serve the distinctive town of Tewkesbury and surrounding villages, with its renowned historical, musical and ecological festivals each year. The sense of community and connectedness is strong at the Academy, as is support from the wider business community, and this is reflected in the plethora of personal development opportunities at the school.
Being ready, respectful and responsible is a key tenet of life at Tewkesbury Academy, where we provide a calm and supportive environment and expect commitment and hard work from students and staff alike to ensure that they feel supported and challenged to produce their best.
Tewkesbury Academy joined the CLF in July 2023 and is the founding school in the Gloucestershire Cluster. Since that time, two sibling schools have joined: Queen Margaret’s Primary Academy in Tewkesbury and Brook Academy in Brockworth. It is an exciting time to join the school as we design the future of the cluster and how we will impact positively beyond our own academy walls.
Tewkesbury Academy’s last inspection was under the predecessor school in Autumn 2022 – published January 2023 – where the Academy was designated to ‘Requires Improvement’. A year later, and there has been rapid improvement in the key areas of SEND, early reading and behaviour. The staff and leadership teams are engaged in a relentless drive for the Academy to regain Good and then move beyond that to be the great school this community deserves.
By joining us, you will be able to seize the chance to make a real difference to the lives of our students and help us to realise our ambition for a great provision. We have a strong ethos and high expectations for every child, and this is reflected in the rigour of the approaches and strategies being used to raise attainment, secure our culture and generate genuine aspiration and ambition amongst our cohort.
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