Teacher of Design Technology
Brymore Academy
Somerset
- Expired
- Salary:
- Qualified teachers’ pay scale
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- 1st September 2023
- Apply by:
- 12 June 2023
Job overview
Brymore is a State Boarding School for boys aged 11 - 17 set in its own 60 acre site in the Quantocks, an area of outstanding natural beauty, with a working farm, gardens, workshops and sports facilities which are fully utilised in the delivery of the curriculum to over 320 students of which 130 are boarders. The school is currently expanding and this is an exciting time in Brymore’s development.
Teacher of Design Technology
Maternity Cover
Job ref: 852
Full time. Fixed term to cover Maternity Leave.
Qualified teachers’ pay scale
Commencing 1st September 2023
This is an exciting opportunity to join a vibrant successful school and be part of an experienced, effective DT department with a proven track record of raising achievement. Over the past decade, Brymore has built up a reputation as one of the most sought-after schools in the area.
What we offer:
- Employee Rewards scheme – High Street discounts, Staff Wellbeing centre
- A Trust wide leadership competencies framework
- A professional leadership development coach
- A Trust wide staff wellbeing policy
- Personalised professional development supported by an exceptional team within the Academy and driven through The Continual Professional Growth Policy which replaces appraisal and pay progression
Our DT department is outstanding, with a strong reputation locally and nationally for great teaching and the highest achievement. Due to its success and popularity, all students study DT at GCSE – it is a core subject, not an option. In addition, we offer Level 2 Engineering, an option taken by two thirds of students. Thanks to our forge and foundry we are able to teach blacksmithing and metalwork, alongside more traditional woodworking. Originally a Technical School, the DT facilities at Brymore are second to none.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and morally driven DT teacher, with a firm belief in attention to detail and the ability to build strong relationships. You will have a passion to make DT fun and accessible and a desire to ensure that students achieve the best they possibly can.
Brymore is a unique and happy place to work. Our students, staff and parents are loyal and proud of what we do here. The beautiful setting in the Quantocks, fantastic facilities, good behaviour and high achievement of our students are just some of the reasons why people enjoy working at Brymore.
As part of the BTCT, we also benefit from excellent support at Trust level.
Further details and application form for this post are available to download from our website www.brymoreacademy.co.uk or email office@brymore.somerset.sch.uk or telephone 01278 652369. Please ensure you return this completed application form with your request for consideration for the post.
Closing date: Monday 12th June 2023
Brymore Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and therefore this post requires a criminal background check via the disclosure procedure.
About Brymore Academy
Brymore Academy is a small, non-denominational state boarding academy school for boys, located in Bridgwater, Somerset. It caters for about 270 students. The school building can trace its history back 800 years, although the school itself was established as a secondary technical school in 1952. The school has its own farm, and an extensive walled garden.
Brymore Academy is run by the Bridgwater College Trust, a multi-academy trust which supports Bridgwater College Academy, Brymore Academy, Hamp Academy, Otterhampton Primary School and West Somerset College.
Headteacher
Mark Thomas
Values and vision
The school encourages its pupils to take pride in their appearance, be responsible, and appreciate the significance of their actions both for themselves and others. The school’s motto and ethos is “diligentia et labore”- diligence and labour - and the school urges pupils to be unafraid of hard work.
Brymore wants its pupils to be welcoming to strangers, recognise the value of exercise, show awareness of the wider world, and open and honest in their behaviour. The academy looks to reinforce these “good old fashioned values” through a daily assembly, and by using a range of teaching styles and learning experiences, both within lessons and during extra-curricular activities.
Ofsted
“The headteacher and other leaders are ambitious for Brymore and have set it on a clear course to be a successful academy. It has developed a distinct identity based on high standards of achievement and conduct. Leaders have ensured that all groups of students achieve equally well.”
“The governing body is effective in holding the school to account. Working through the academy trust, governors have provided valuable expertise in helping to improve the quality of teaching.”
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