Teacher of Design and Technology
St John's Marlborough
Wiltshire
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Salary: negotiable according to experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 20 May 2024
Job overview
St John’s Marlborough is a key member of the highly effective Excalibur Academies Trust, and a rare opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic permanent, full-time teacher of Design and Technology to join a high achieving department. The successful candidate will be a passionate, creative, outstanding practitioner who is confident teaching across the ability range for all key stages. The ability to teach Art would be an advantage.
The D&T department is highly successful with a positive atmosphere, and you will need to be a strong team player with the ability to inspire, challenge and motivate. At Key Stage 3 all students study D&T, Food and Textiles. GCSE are offered in D&T (focusing on Wood, Metal and Plastic), Food Preparation and Nutrition, Art and Design Graphics and Textiles and we offer A Level D&T Product Design, A level Fashion & Textiles and Level 3 Food Science and Nutrition. The department is well equipped with both traditional tools and machinery, and laser cutter and 3D printers. We are looking for a candidate with experience of, and an enthusiasm for, teaching D&T (focusing on Wood, Metal and Plastic), but some flexibility is expected within the department. We enjoy expanding our skills and learning from each other.
Being part of the Excalibur Academies Trust means we offer a very well thought through package of support and development, which includes a wide variety of opportunities for you to take your career in any number of directions. Our CPD offer is an area of excellence and ensures a very clear focus on the development and well-being of all our staff and students.
The Academy is judged as Outstanding in all areas and is a Leading Challenge Partners school having exceptional facilities in a state-of-the-art teaching environment.
This is a great opportunity to join a thriving and forward-thinking school. If you would like to visit before making an application, please do get in touch as we would love to see you and are more than happy to discuss any aspects of the position which you may have queries about.
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About St John's Marlborough
St John’s Marlborough is a co-educational secondary academy school based in Wiltshire, for students aged 11-18. The school is situated on Granham Hill, above the historic market town of Marlborough, in a landscape that is classed as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
If you would like to find out more about working at St John's Marlborough, please follow this link to the recruitment pages on our website www.stjohns.excalibur.org.uk/about-us/recruitment/
Principal
Alan Henderson
Values and vision
St John’s Marlborough places a high emphasis on ensuring students have respect for others, a responsible attitude towards the community, care for the environment and pride in themselves and their appearance. Personal, social and health education underpins the academic curriculum.
Ofsted report
“Achievement is outstanding because students in all year groups make rapid and sustained progress and standards achieved in GCSE examinations are significantly above national averages. Teaching is outstanding because teachers know their students well, have high expectations and use their expert subject knowledge to plan lessons which challenge and motivate students to achieve their best … Students’ behaviour is outstanding. They are exceptionally proud of their school and they are universally polite and courteous towards each other, staff and visitors.”
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