Design and Technology Core Subject Leader - Full-time

Dartford Science and Technology College, Dartford

Ref:KCC886-4026-116T
Posted:21/02/2017
Pay:MPS + TLR
Start Date:Sep 2017
App Close Date:07/03/2017 at 12:00
Interviews:w/b 13.03.17

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We are seeking to appoint a well-qualified, ambitious and enthusiastic Subject Lead for Design Technology. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate exceptional teaching and organisational skills and must be able to teach Food or Product Design to GCSE or equivalent. Post 16 experience or knowledge of Key Stage 3 Electronics would also be desirable.

DT is a well-established and highly successful subject at DSTC. We have a range of specialist teaching areas including Food, Textiles and CAD CAM rooms as well as a wood workshop and Computer Suite. The department consists of four specialist DT teachers and a full time technician.

In Key Stage 3 our students rotate through a range of disciplines including Food, Product Design and Textiles. In Key Stage 4 many students opt to continue their studies in one of the following courses:

601/7703/2 WJEC Level 1/2 Award in Hospitality and Catering.
AQA Design Technology (where they will work in a range of materials including wood, plastic, papers/boards or textiles).

Our current Year 10 cohort will complete their studies following the AQA Product Design course.

Over the coming years we would like to build a Post 16 Design Technology offer and we hope that the successful candidate will lead this initiative.

Dartford Science and Technology College is a good school which has a clear vision for the future and has set a range of challenging targets. This is a high quality learning community for girls aged 11-18 with a mixed Sixth Form. Our ethos puts learning at the heart of everything we do.

DSTC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Information about the school

Why work at Dartford Science and Technology College?

DSTC is a small, non-selective secondary school for girls in Dartford. We are family-centred with high aspirations and pride ourselves on excellent pastoral care. There is a strong sense of community, based on excellent relationships between staff, pupils and parents. In 2017 Ofsted graded the school Good overall and Good in each category and in March 2022 they said that DSTC continues to be a good school.

The school is a safe space for pupils to learn and develop as young citizens. The school has high expectations of pupils; behaviour, with strong systems to manage it. As a result, pupils behave very well. 100% of staff feel proud to work at DTSC and 85% of parents who responded to Parent View would recommend DSTC to other parents (Ofsted March 2022).

Lessons at DSTC have a calm and purposeful atmosphere with the students showing a genuine interest in learning. Our teachers tell us they enjoy being able to teach and enable the students to learn without disruption.

We are a Co-operative Trust school and are committed to supporting our workforce to be the best they can be. We can offer accelerated professional development with a personalised approach to developing all staff through coaching, mentoring and both internal and external training. Our new staff will have unparalleled opportunities to learn and bring excellent practice to bear in raising achievement for the students of DSTC.

Job Contact Information

Name:Mrs Susie Wells
Address:Heath Lane, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2LY
Telephone: 01322 224309
Email: susan.wells@dstc.kent.sch.uk

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