Teacher of Design Technology

Teacher of Design Technology – Oasis Academy Don Valley

Why Consider Oasis Academy Don Valley

Oasis Academy Don Valley is the perfect school for you to inspire young people and fuel your own love of technology through innovative teaching!

As our Teacher of Design Technology you’ll be encouraged to draw upon your rich and varied experience to motivate and inspire, using effective teaching and learning styles to impart your enthusiasm to a wide range of students in a state of the art facility located in the Darnel area of Sheffield - a unique place of significant and fascinating architectural and historical importance in Sheffield.

Your desire to take a central role in many extra-curricular activities for your learners will be encouraged and supported with the wholehearted belief and commitment that 4-9 grades are achievable by all students with the correct culture, curriculum, passion and interventions.

The academy is oversubscribed, committed to developing staff as well as students. We work closely with families, charities, business and other organisations in our local community to ensure that our students have all of the support that they need to flourish, becoming Ready for life beyond Don Valley

Whilst this role will undoubtedly require resilience, perseverance for the long-haul and a constant drive for innovative excellence we know that this is also an opportunity that will be incredibly rewarding and will offer exciting progression as we grow as a school.

To achieve our aspirations as a newly formed team we are looking for staff who are passionate about addressing social and educational injustice, who believe that every child deserves the best education possible and who want to join a team doing all that they can to achieve this.

With a new team comes a vibrancy, an energy and infectious enthusiasm to give the best educational opportunities to a uniquely aspirational and diverse community. A community that understandably expects that every single young person has the right to access options and opportunities brought about by brilliant learning and adapted curriculum.

Add to that:

• We are a successfully growing secondary academy delivering consistently good results

• We enjoy the benefits of a purpose-built facility (2015) with excellent transport links;

• Our SLT is highly visible and supportive in all aspects - staff, pupils and parents/guardians;

• We live and breathe our core values in everything we do, say

• We are driven by social justice and providing opportunities for all.

• You’ll join a supportive and passionate team where you can use your knowledge and encouraged to build on your existing skills with opportunities for further training and professional development;

We are looking for staff who are passionate about addressing social and educational injustice, who believe that every child deserves the best education possible and who want to join a team doing all that they can to achieve this.

Job overview

Beyond the standard requirements of the role of a Teacher of Design Technology, through this role you will seek:

· To bring life, passion and belief in potential to your young people thorough the curiosity, innovation and aspirational teaching style of your subject. To share your love for Technology without reservation.

· To spot, explore and release the potential within all children and young people regardless of complexity, need or starting point.

· To be committed to including all aspects of a child’s social, emotional and cultural development, never isolating, excluding or disconnecting a student.

· To be determined, hardworking and relentless in achieving the vision and instilling the values in our school and

· To be committed to instilling a sense of responsibility for helping our community and altruistically ‘giving back’ to our immediate, local, national and global communities.

Job Requirements

• Qualified Teacher Status

• A focus on and drive for involvement, ensuring that all students have opportunities to take part in high quality activities within and outside of the academy to grow and develop their design skills

• To be at the cutting edge of pedagogical research in order to influence and develop best practice here

• Evaluate and track student progress through frequent quizzing, GROW lessons, summative assessments and performances. To be innovative in approach and diligent with recording and comparing

• To hold the wholehearted belief that ability or intellect is not fixed, but incremental, and can always be improved with the ambition that all young People, regardless of starting point, need or complexity will become employed in a career with prospects

If you wish to grow professionally, join us in developing an outstanding Academy.

For more information about the post as well as an application pack including a full job description, please visit our website www.oasisacademydonvalley.org or contact the team at info@oasisdonvalley.org

We welcome informal visits to the Academy from prospective candidates.

Oasis Community Learning runs transformational Academies in many areas across the United Kingdom. Believing that every person, in addition to every child matters, we are working with the wider Oasis Group, transforming schools into Community hubs, through applying a holistic view of education.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced Disclosure and Barring checks.

Oasis Community Learning supports Equal Opportunities Employment.