The posting
The successful candidate will join a team of effective, hardworking professionals, committed to providing an outstanding education for all students. The ideal candidate will join the popular subject and help to develop and motivate students to gain their best outcomes, building on the department’s current strong foundations. The ideal candidate will have a passion for their subject area with the drive to improve the outcomes of students at all key stages. They will be organised, able to plan ahead and have the ability to engage students in Design and Technology both inside and outside of lessons, continuing to develop the established success of the department.
The successful candidate would be capable of delivering KS3 lessons across multiple material areas, KS4 OCR Cambridge National Engineering or AQA GCSE Design and Technology. Experience of teaching Engineering at KS4 is desirable but not essential. There is also an opportunity to deliver KS5 A level DT: Product Design as this is taught on site in partnership with Bilborough College.
The Fernwood School has a thriving, well equipped and forward-thinking ADT faculty and you would be joining a high performing and cohesive team of teachers and technical staff. The ADT faculty has a strong reputation throughout the midlands and is one of only 4 leading edge schools for D&T nationwide having achieved multiple awards for the quality of our teaching and our broader curriculum approach.
The faculty comprises Design & Technology, Food & Health, Art & Design and ICT, within which staff work very closely and collaboratively. The department benefits from 3 well equipped mixed material workshops, with modern CNC equipment, 3D printers, full casting and metal work facilities, large bed laser cutter, A0 printer, along with electronics and robotics equipment and much more. We are lucky to have 3 dedicated D&T specific computer rooms within the department, with industry standard CAD and graphics software installed including access to graphics tablets as needed.
Further information on the work of the department can be found on our website, and on our Instagram feed @fernwoodadt.
The Fernwood School
Our governors and staff are committed to continuous improvement and welcome candidates with drive and determination to work in an environment that inspires and challenges students of all abilities and backgrounds. By joining our School, we can offer you:
Professional Development & Excellence
- An ethos of ‘High Achievement with Care and Discipline for All’
- Excellent CPD Opportunities
- An Outstanding Ofsted Judgement
- A strong Progress 8 score
- Leading Edge Status
Wellbeing & Support
- Mental health and wellbeing services such as access to a 24/7 confidential employee assistance programme
- Healthcare schemes such as Specsavers Eyecare vouchers for DSE users
- Cycle to Work Scheme
Financial Benefits
- Incremental Pay Progression
- Generous Occupational Pension Scheme
- Blue Light Card
The Fernwood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Therefore, this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process, and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Any information found to be misleading or not representative of the applicant's own abilities may affect the outcome of the application.
Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications. We therefore encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.
School Visits
We warmly welcome prospective applicants to visit our school prior to submitting an application. A visit will give you the chance to experience our ethos first-hand, meet our dedicated team, and see our learning environment in action. To arrange a visit, please do not hesitate to contact Caity Vesey, [email protected]
