Teacher of Design and Technology (Product Design and Graphics Specialism preferable) - The Gran[...]

Buckinghamshire Council; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading school in Aylesbury is seeking an enthusiastic Teacher of Design and Technology, ideally with a specialism in Product Design and Graphics. This permanent position offers a supportive environment focused on raising student attainment and professional development. The successful candidate will inspire students and lead a dedicated team, contributing to a thriving educational community.

Benefits

Robust staff well-being programme

Access to free support resources

Qualifications

• Ability to motivate and inspire students.
• Committed to raising attainment.
• Experience teaching across Key Stages 3 & 4.

Responsibilities

• Teach Design and Technology across Key Stages 3 & 4.
• Lead a dedicated team of professionals.
• Support student achievement and well-being.

Skills

Enthusiasm

Flexibility

Motivation

Education

Qualified Teacher Status

Job description

Teacher of Design and Technology (Product Design and Graphics Specialism preferable) - The Grange School

Location: Aylesbury

Term time only

Salary Type: MPS

Salary details: MPS

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: 32.5 hours per week

Interviews to be held: Applications will be considered upon receipt and interviews can take place at any time. The school reserves the right to close this post at an earlier date should a successful appointment be made.

About us

The Grange is 'More Than Just a School'

We are a supportive team with community at the heart of everything we do. Passion, creativity and inspiring
a love of learning are celebrated and embraced. Our relentless professional commitment to supporting and empowering students is both valued and rewarded.

Judged to be a Good School by Ofsted in April 2024, we are a mixed, non-selective 11-18 Foundation secondary school situated in the market town of Aylesbury and ten minutes from the Chiltern Hills – an area of outstanding natural beauty. We are close to Oxford, High Wycombe and Milton Keynes and surrounded by delightful market towns and characterful villages. The students and staff at The Grange School make it a fantastic place to work. Our students are friendly and confident and we strive to ensure that they achieve the success that they deserve. Together we have created a successful community school, where students learn the skills for success.

We support our staff with a robust staff well-being programme. All staff have access to a wealth of free support resources and materials to ensure they feel supported and happy.

Required for September 2025 or earlier, if possible, an enthusiastic and effective teacher of Design and Technology to teach across Key Stages 3 & 4. Applications from ECTs are welcome.

For further information please see attached Job description.

About you

You will have the energy, enthusiasm and flexibility to enable students to achieve the highest possible standards.

Committed to raising attainment, you will have the ability to motivate and inspire both staff and students. You will have the energy, enthusiasm and flexibility to lead a highly dedicated team of professionals and enable students to achieve the highest possible standards.

Other information

Visits to the school are welcomed.

Further details are available on our website. We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.

Please send completed application forms to the email address below.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students, thus an enhanced DBS disclosure will be required.

The school is committed to ensuring that safeguarding is a top priority and will consider carrying out online searches on shortlisted candidates as part of their due diligence. Online searches solely aim to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the school may want to explore with the applicant at interview. Please follow this link for more details:
https://www.grange.bucks.sch.uk/contact-us/vacancies/online-searches-on-shortlisted-candidates

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.