Role: Teacher of DT
Academy: Outwood Academy City
Start Date: Easter or sooner if possible
Salary (Actual Salary): 32916 to 51048
Working Pattern: 32.5 Hours Per Week
Are you a dedicated and highly effective educator committed to raising the achievement of all students within your subject area Join us as a Teacher where you will be instrumental in delivering high-quality learning utilising a range of teaching and learning strategies to ensure student success.
This position requires a professional who is aware of strategies for improving learning understands curriculum developments and is creative in finding solutions to enhance student performance.
Welcome from the Principal:
New leaders have begun to transform the culture of the school (Ofsted Nov 2024) so come and join us on the continuation of our transformative journey. Serving the bustling city of Sheffield Outwood Academy City was constructed in 2011 with state-of-the-art facilities and joined Outwood Grange Academies Trust three years later. The school has undergone a huge transformation for its 1200 students with an innovative curriculum and a personalised approach to learning enabling our young people to realise their vocational practical creative and academic abilities. Pupils learn an ambitious curriculum that the school has carefully sequenced (Ofsted Nov 2024) to ensure that we give our young people the best chance to succeed. Our students are a really special group of young people and they are at the heart of everything we do. Alongside our ambitious curriculum and as a result of high-quality pastoral care our students thrive and are proud to be a and take a look at what we offer and see if you could be a part of Team City - #WeAreCity and we are striving for excellence. Will you join us
Are you a Design and Technology enthusiast ready to inspire the next generation Do you dream of a career where you can truly make a difference
We are looking for an energetic enthusiastic and inspiring classroom practitioner with a real passion for Design and Technology. We offer an exciting opportunity to join a supportive and motivated team and you must possess the skills and determination to make a significant difference to the lives of our students and share our single goal of students first. Applications are invited from the following subject disciplines: Food or Resistant Materials.
The Design and Technology department is a friendly supportive and high-performing team of teachers. The department includes a combination of experienced and more recently qualified staff. The department is a great place to start your career as a teacher as well as somewhere where more experienced staff can thrive.
The department is well resourced with subject-specific equipment. There are two Resistant Materials classrooms and two catering classrooms. Every classroom has a visualiser and these are used extensively by the team in episodes of guided practice. There is a substantial departmental office and the department is supported by two technicians (Resistant Materials and Food).
The Design and Technology curriculum is built with the end in mind and the KS3 curriculum prepares students for the KS4 qualifications of WJEC Hospitality and Catering (vocational) and AQA Design and Technology. These programmes of study are fully resourced with high-quality materials.
The Teacher is expected to implement and use a wide range of teaching and learning strategies within the classroom applying techniques like Assessment for Learning (AfL) to continually improve student performance. A core duty involves effectively using student level data to identify areas for development and raise standards.
This professional must be aware of strategies available for improving the learning and achievement of all students alongside possessing a good understanding of curriculum developments within their specific subject area. The role requires maintaining high expectations for all students and effectively communicating with students and their parents both orally and in writing. The teacher is expected to work collaboratively as part of a team sharing good practice across the department and demonstrating creativity in problem solving and a willingness to adopt new approaches.
Essential qualifications include a degree in an appropriate discipline related to the relevant subject and a teaching qualification coupled with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Required experience includes recent and relevant teaching experience (either in employment or training) and experience of assessment at Key Stage 3 and 4.
The successful candidate will be confident in using standard computer packages (word processing email and spreadsheets) and understand how these tools can enhance student learning. The role demands high levels of professionalism including the ability to relate to students in a pleasant and sympathetic manner and a capacity to recognise potential child safeguarding issues.
Required Experience:
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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS - WHAT DO WE OFFER AS AN EMPLOYER? Outwood Grange Academies Trust supports colleagues by funding an extensive range of accredited training courses and apprenticeship opportunities up to Masters level. We also offer: Your starting salary with annual increments plus in ... View more