What skills and experience we're looking for
CORE PURPOSE:
• To develop and enhance the teaching and learning of your subject.
• To raise levels of attainment and progress of all students in your subject.
TEACHING:
• Deliver high quality lessons that meet the needs of all students.
• Ensure subject knowledge is up to date and refreshed as necessary.
• Participate in all internal CPD sessions and attend external CPD as required to develop pedagogy.
• Participate in the appraisal review process following the completion of the ECT induction process.
MONITORING STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCE:
Attendance:
• Ensure effective practice in accordance with the school policy.
Behaviour:
• Effectively manage students’ behaviour in accordance with the school Culture for learning policy, applying appropriate departmental rewards and sanctions, including promoting the use of restorative approaches to behaviour management and establishing positive relationships with students and families.
Records:
• Ensure that students’ records are accurate, updated and accessible e.g. attendance registers, internal communications, and reports.
Reporting:
• Complete effective report writing to parents, as identified in the school calendar.
• Record attainment and progress data as required.
• Attend parent/carer Consultation and Information Evenings as required.
Uniform
• Monitor the standard of uniform in accordance with school policy and deal with any uniform variations.
CURRICULUM:
• Attend subject meetings.
• Contribute to the planning for departmental improvement and cross curricular links.
• Contribute to the development and regular revision of appropriate schemes of learning showing adaptive teaching and assessment in accordance with school guidelines.
• Contribute to the wider life of the school through extra-curricular activities.
• Liaise closely with Community Teams and Form Tutors to monitor student progress and agree interventions to raise achievement.
ASSESSMENT:
• Contribute to the clear and effective methods of assessment in line with national and school policies.
• Use all relevant prior and current performance data to monitor individual student progress in your classes.
• Ensure KS3, KS4 and KS5 attainment targets are met using all appropriate strategies for improvement and student support.
HEALTH AND SAFETY:
• To ensure the health and safety of all students and to report concerns to the line manager promptly.
SAFEGUARDING
• Follow all school safeguarding procedures and policies.
What the school offers its staff
Design and Technology is a highly successful department, which continually delivers on results year on year.
All disciplines, including food technology, textiles technology, resistant materials and systems and control use engineering as a focus. The team are developing strategies to work collaboratively with the mathematics and science faculties as well as across the school. A creative but rigorous approach to design and problem solving using up to date technology is central to the developing identity of the faculty.
The Department is extremely well resourced. All rooms have 70 inch touch screen TV’s. There are around 80 computers within the faculty, available for student use. CAD/CAM is a major resource within the department and we try to emulate industrial and commercial practices whenever possible. Our department include: one laser cutter, one CNC lathe, one CNC milling machine, a 3D printer, two small CNC milling routers, one Roland plotter/cutter and two Stika machines, one sublimation printing unit with large bed heat press, four computer embroidery machines and 20 sewing machines. Food technology rooms are well equipped and also have a blast chiller.
There are currently 5 teaching staff in the faculty. Technical support is provided by a team, which includes a full time Design & Technology Technician and a part time Design & Technology Technician, and one full time Food Technician dedicated to food technology.
Design and Technology is taught across years 7 to 11. Students are then able to opt to follow an A level route. At Key Stage 3, students study all areas of Design & Technology. They have three 60-minute lessons a fortnight using a carousel arrangement, to teach food, textiles, resistant materials and systems and control and are taught by their specialist subject teacher. We offer a 2-year KS4. At KS4, we offer AQA GCSE Design and Technology, following the timbers or textiles route and WJEC Hospitality and Catering. At Post-16 AQA Product Design and WJEC Food Science and Nutrition are taught. The faculty are looking to broaden the range of courses on offer, particularly at Post-16.
Staff in the faculty are highly motivated and their hard work and commitment have made the subjects within the faculty a great success within the school. They have worked within the local community on a range of projects including “Engineering days” with local primary schools and CAD evening courses for parents. Students have also entered local and national competitions, including Advanced Androids, Hope Extreme Engineering Challenge, Young Engineers, Engineering Education Scheme (England), Rotary Club for Food and Arkwright Scholarships. Textiles and Resistant Materials students have been very successful for many years with the Young Craftsman of the Year award, winning in both areas.
Further details about the role
Teacher of Design and Technology
Required September 2025
Full or Part time MPS/UPS
Are you an enthusiastic and talented teacher of design and technology wanting to teach classes across Key Stages 3, 4 and 5 in a great school and a well resourced and successful department?
Sackville School is a popular and oversubscribed large, mixed, 11-18 comprehensive with 1700 students on roll. We are looking for someone with the skills, enthusiasm, and ambition to join our team and to achieve our ambitious aims for all our students.
We are proud of our friendly and supportive community built on strong relationships which allow every student to thrive. We invest in our staff, enabling them to pass on their knowledge and love of their subject such that our students are given the very best experience and opportunities to succeed. We have acquired a deserved reputation for fighting for every child, to support every student in achieving their full potential and developing a lifelong love of learning.
Our GCSE results are consistently strong with extremely positive progress 8 scores. Our A level progress is at the top end of all local authority providers.
The department is very well resourced and has its own block with a suite of classrooms and a large staffroom. The Curriculum Team Leader is well supported with a subject leader of Food and Technology and the wider team. There is strong collaboration and support amongst the team, with joint planning and CPD at the centre of team meetings.
We welcome applications from experienced colleagues looking for a new challenge in a large and popular school, as well as ECTs looking for a school that will provide excellent support so that you can really flourish at the start of your career. The school has an outstanding induction programme for new staff and bespoke CPD opportunities for career progression.
Closing Date: Monday 31 March 2024 08.00am Interview date: Thursday 3 April 2025
We reserve the right to shortlist and interview prior to the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.
Further details are available on our website or from Mrs K Dawson PA to the Headteacher, on 01342 414900. An application form, safer recruitment form and letter of application addressed to the Headteacher, should be sent to HR@sackvilleschool.org.uk
Commitment to safeguarding
Sackville School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is covered by the Protection of Children Act and any successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure check by the Disclosure and Barring Service. It should be noted that it is a requirement of the Governors of Sackville School that candidates should, whenever possible, name as referees current and former employers (via Heads or Principals where employment at educational institutions is concerned).