About this role
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The Fernwood School enjoys an excellent reputation for high standards of achievement and behaviour. We offer a school with:
An ethos of ‘High Achievement with Care and Discipline for All’.
A wonderful group of students who behave well and have high aspirations.
Staff and Trustees that are professional and enjoy working together for the benefit of the young people we serve.
An Ofsted outstanding judgement.
A strong Attainment 8 and Progress 8 score.
Enrolment into an Employee Assistance Programme, which includes 24/7 GP access, face to face physiotherapy, face to face counselling, and a wide variety of further benefits.
Cycle to work scheme.
We are looking to appoint an inspirational, dynamic, enthusiastic, and highly skilled teacher of Design & Technology. The successful candidate will join a team of effective, hardworking professionals, committed to providing an outstanding education for all students. The ideal candidate will join the popular subject and help to develop and motivate students to gain their best outcomes, building on the department’s current strong foundations. The ideal candidate will have a passion for their subject area with the drive to improve the outcomes of students at all key stages. They will be organised, able to plan ahead and have the ability to engage students in Design and Technology both inside and outside of lessons, continuing to develop the established success of the department.
The successful candidate would be capable of delivering KS3 lessons across multiple material areas, KS4 OCR Cambridge National Engineering or AQA GCSE Design and Technology. Experience of teaching Engineering at KS4 is desirable but not essential. There is also an opportunity to deliver KS5 A level DT: Product Design as this is taught on site in partnership with Bilborough College.
The Fernwood School has a thriving, well equipped and forward-thinking ADT facu