This is a key post as a DT Technician
The successful candidate will take up their post from 2 September 2024, subject to satisfactory clearances.
The Design Technology Department is a thriving, dynamic, and supportive team in which to work. We currently offer KS4 Product Design, Textiles, Hospitality and Catering, and Engineering as well as Product Design and Textiles at KS5. Our KS3 curriculum covers all aspects of paper and board, coding, textiles, electronics, metals, timbers, and food, therefore providing a forward thinking, modern, and exciting approach. SMRT is committed to creative subjects as part of its Christian vision. We are also committed to gender equality within the field of DT. The department is well resourced with specialist rooms.
This post provides a unique opportunity to develop new skills in a school which has a compelling vision and deep commitment to providing exceptional teaching and learning.
The Role
This post is 30 hours per week and graded BG8, term time only + 5 INSET days. The current post holder works 4 days each week, from 8am to 4pm, with 30 minutes for an unpaid lunchbreak. The salary is BG8, which is currently equivalent to £26,873 rising to £28,770 per annum (gross). Working term time only and part time will impact on the actual salary paid. If appointed, you would start at the bottom of the BG8 salary range.
Our School is committed to safeguarding and further establishing a culture of safeguarding that protects and promotes the welfare of pupils that are in our care. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and all relevant checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place, which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across the school.
The School
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple is a successful and heavily oversubscribed 11-18 co-educational, Church of England, comprehensive school of over 1750 students, serving families from the whole of greater Bristol and beyond. We are located at the heart of the city and have a diverse student community with considerable parental support. Our diversity is a strength and something we celebrate. The Redcliffe Sixth Form Centre currently houses approximately 700 students from our own school and from many other schools across the City.
Our Christian ethos is at the centre of our distinctiveness and success. We believe that daily worship helps us get our priorities right. The School has a clearly identified set of values that are reflected in our pastoral and curriculum practice. The School is committed to developing students as whole people and lifelong learners. To facilitate this St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School has developed the Alive model, which seeks to develop competencies, values, and skills in our students to support their development as ‘fully alive’ learners.
Our School is committed to safeguarding and further establishing a culture of safeguarding that protects and promotes the welfare of pupils that are in our care. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and all relevant checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place, which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across the school.
Application Process
The closing date is Monday 13 May 2024 (10am). You are encouraged to send in your application as soon as possible to be considered. Applications by email to the email address in our covering letter are recommended. We acknowledge the receipt of all applications received electronically. Please ensure that you complete all parts of the application form, including your personal details, so that we can contact you. It is recommended that you complete your application on a PC or laptop, and not on a mobile device.