OverviewWe have a vacancy for a well-qualified, enthusiastic full time teacher to join our Design & Technology team.
Start date: September 2023 Term time only Salary Type: MPS/UPS
Salary details: MPS/UPS
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 32.5
Closing date: 01/06/2023 00:00
Interviews to be held: W/C 5th June 2023
About usAt Aylesbury High School, everyone is encouraged to get involved, to do their best and to enjoy themselves, we have a dedicated and extremely hard-working staff team ensuring that students gain excellent exam results at all levels, results that place us amongst the best schools in the county and the country every year.
www.ahs.bucks.sch.uk/about-the-school/staff-vacancies
About the roleDesign & Technology is based in a well-appointed, purpose-built centre containing two Product Design workshops, a Textiles room and a Food Technology room, and a 30-station computing suite.
The Design & Technology team consists of five teachers and two support staff. Although the Design and Technology curriculum is mainly taught in the individual subject areas, there is a team approach to the organisation and the teaching of Key Stage 3.
Design & Technology is taught from Years 7 to Year 9, through a variety of different courses. The Key Stage 3 curriculum is very successful in providing a sound background for the Engineering GCSE course.
In Key Stage 4 the department prepares pupils for the AQA Engineering GCSE course. The department also offers the AQA Product Design A Level course.
There are fully equipped purpose built rooms in the Technology Centre. The department is continually developing the CAD/CAM facilities and has 2 3D printers, a sublimation printer with heat press and a vinyl cutter to complement our 2 laser cutters.
There is also a CAMM 2 milling machine and an
embroidery/sewing machine. The excellent ICT facilities in the school have enabled CAD/CAM to be used in a variety of courses in the department.
Approximately 43 teaching periods per fortnight, up to 90% contact time with 10% PPA time.
ECTs will have a 10% reduction in their teaching load and one hour a fortnight contact time with a subject mentor.
For further details on the role, please find the attached job description.
About youThis post would suit an Early Career Teacher or someone with more experience. Post holders will be expected to undertake appropriate CPD activities, as required.
Please find the person specification included in the attached job description document.
Other informationVisits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on 01296 388222.
Please send completed application forms to the email address: [email protected]
CVs alone cannot be accepted for safeguarding reasons. If you are shortlisted for this post, you will also be required to complete a self-disclosure form as part of the recruitment process; this will not be used for shortlisting purposes.
Please note that wereserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Our Safeguarding Statement can be found on our website. The appointment will be subject to references, which are satisfactory for the advertised post, an enhanced DBS check
with a Child Barred List check, identity checks, prohibition orders and qualification checks as appropriate. AHS is an equal opportunities employer.
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).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled 'Exceptions Order'). 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.