Teacher of Technology
Sir Harry Smith Community College
Peterborough
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPR
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2018
- Apply by:
- 22 May 2018
Job overview
Sir Harry Smith Community College is an 11-18 Academy, proud of its traditional values and innovative approaches to Teaching and Learning and its standards of discipline and respect. The College serves the market town of Whittlesey, seven miles outside of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire.
The Technology department is proud of its success and we are looking to recruit a new teacher who will be instrumental in the future of Design and Technology at the College. The successful candidate will be flexible in their teaching and be an ambitious and inspiring outstanding classroom practitioner interested in joining our successful Design and Technology Department. Graphics and Product Design make up the majority of our Key Stage 3 to Key Stage 5 projects. A TLR may be available for a suitably experienced teacher.
In November 2014, Ofsted graded Sir Harry Smith as a “Good school where students are proud of their school and behave with respect and consideration towards each other”. We pride ourselves on our sense of community and Ofsted recognised that the relationships between staff and students were positive.
If you would like an information pack, please telephone Angela Shaw on 01733 703991 or email angela.shaw@sirharrysmith.cambs.sch.uk Alternatively, to download an information pack, please visit our website www.sirharrysmith.cambs.sch.uk For more information or an informal discussion about the role, please contact Helen Norris, Assistant Principal at the College via email at helen.norris@sirharrysmith.cambs.sch.uk
The closing date for applications is noon, Wednesday 23rd May 2018. We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date if we consider that we have received an appropriate number of suitable candidates for the post. Please forward completed applications to applications@sirharrysmith.cambs.sch.uk
Applicants are thanked for their interest in Sir Harry Smith Community College. Please note that only candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will require a cleared Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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About Sir Harry Smith Community College
- Sir Harry Smith Community College
- Eastrea Road, Whittlesey, Peterborough
- Cambridgeshire
- PE7 1XB
- United Kingdom
Principal: Dawn White
Sir Harry Smith Community College is a mixed academy secondary school and Sixth Form for students aged 11-18.
The school was opened in 1953 on the site of Whittlesey Workhouse and is named after the Army General Sir Harry Smith who was born nearby. The school converted to academy status in 2012 and is part of the Aspire Learning Trust along with local primary schools, Park Lane and New Road.
Values and Vision
Sir Harry Smith is a Comprehensive Community College. We aim to create a friendly and caring environment. We believe that:
• Everyone has a right to equal chances.
• Everyone is of equal value.
• Everyone deserves respect.
The following statements indicate something of the Sir Harry Smith ethos:
• To provide the highest quality holistic educational experience for all, so that each individual student has the opportunity to enjoy a varied range of academic, cultural, artistic, physical and social activities.
• To enable each student to become confident, resilient, responsible and ambitious in all areas of college life.
• To offer an innovative, engaging and challenging curriculum and the highest quality of learning and teaching so that each student is able to attain the qualifications, which best prepare them for Post 16 opportunities and future careers.
• To encourage all students to develop relationships based on mutual respect and understanding in order to make a valued contribution to the school and the wider community.
• To provide a safe, secure and inclusive environment which nurtures and cares for each student as an individual and allows them to flourish.
• To sustain the valuable partnerships developed between parents, primary schools and the wider community.
• To celebrate and value success, effort and excellence for every child.
Ofsted, November 2014
“Students are proud of their school and behave with respect and consideration towards each other. Relationships between staff and students are positive.”
“Behaviour is good and students feel safe in school. The gap between the achievement of disadvantaged students and that of other students in the school is decreasing rapidly.”
View Sir Harry Smith Community College’s latest Ofsted report
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