Teacher of Engineering - Product Design and Engineering Manufacture / Design

£4800

WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull), Fordbridge, Solihull

Full time
Permanent
Onsite working

Posted 2 days ago, 29 Apr | Get your application in today.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

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Location ref: Fordbridge, Solihull

WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)

Full Job Description

POST TITLE: Teacher of Engineering- manufacture and or design (with the ability to teach Electronics) POST RESPONSIBLE TO: Lead for Engineering and Design SALARY: Main pay scale/upper pay scale (TLR2 £4,800 is available for the right candidate, please specify in your application letter the skills and experience you could bring) CLOSING DATE: 9:00am Friday 8th May 2026 INTERVIEW DATE: 14th May START DATE: 1st September 2026 JOB PURPOSE To perform all the professional duties of a teacher, under the direction of your Line Manager, and be an outstanding classroom practitioner who consistently delivers the highest standards of teaching, embraces our vision and integrated curriculum and ensures that students achieve the highest outcomes in the range of disciplines in Engineering and Design at Year 9,through to Year 13. Fostering a safe learning environment and placing a high priority on Safeguarding responsibilities. The role will support the academy's vision of an integrated engineering curriculum, ensuring students develop strong mathematical understanding, fluency, and applied problem-solving skills. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Principle Responsibilities

To ensure that the vision and values of WMG Academy Trust are evident in every aspect of the role;
To lead by example and model the highest professional standards to staff, students, parents and partners in all
Working with other colleagues, play an active role in delivering WMG Academy Trust priorities, culture and
To contribute to the development plan for the department and the WMG Academy Trust;
To play an active role in the marketing and recruitment of students, parental reviews and other events at the
To meet regularly with your Line Manager and be accountable for your own Performance Management;
To attend meetings as required;
To ensure effective use of resources to the benefit of all staff and students;
To comply with health and safety rules and legislation, ensuring the safety of students and staff at all times;
To be involved in the enrichment programme for the WMG Academy Trust;
To maintain discipline in accordance with the policies and procedures for the relevant WMG Academy and to
To comply with all policies and procedures of the WMG Academy Trust.
To work with the subject lead to develop and implement an innovative curriculum and elevant programmes of study;
To engage with employers to develop learner employability skills, ensuring work related learning experiences are at the core of the WMG Academy Trust curriculum;
To ensure a high quality learning experience for students that engages and excites them;
To promote the highest standards of teaching and learning, share best practice with other curriculum areas and develop the Academy model for outstanding learning;
To be committed to continue improvement in teaching practice to ensure students achieve outstanding outcomes;
To set high expectations of students' behaviour through good classroom discipline, adherence to Academy policy, focused teaching and productive relationships;
To demonstrate outstanding teaching across the full ability, range from Years 9 to 13, delivering Engineering
To provide a variety of learning materials and resources for use in educational activities and to identify and select different resources and methods to meet students' varying needs;
To establish a purposeful and safe learning environment conducive to learning;
To ensure learning is relevant for all students according to their educational needs;
To maintain and develop an excellent knowledge and understanding of the subject area and related pedagogy, including the contribution that Science can make to cross-curricular learning;
To make effective use of an appropriate range of observation, assessment, monitoring and recording strategies;
To develop sequence of learning and lesson plans in conjunction with your Line Manager and with other departments as relevant;
To ensure that learning objectives are shared with students and are achieved during sessions;
To design opportunities for students to develop their literacy, numeracy, ICT and thinking and learning skills appropriate within their phase and context;
To set appropriate work for classes when absent;
To ensure that sequence of learning, including lesson plans, are in place that will enable access to the highest grades by all students in all courses taught in within the Science Suite of subjects;
To keep up to date with developments in the curriculum area, teaching methods and resources and make relevant changes to schemes of work and lesson plans as appropriate;
To hold positive values and attitudes and adopt high standards of behaviour in your professional role.
To assess the achievement of learning objectives within sessions and reflect this in own teaching practice and the learning of students;
To evaluate performance of students within your lessons, providing feedback for parents, students, staff, ESLT and SLT;
To assess student work regularly with timely feedback, setting targets for improvement;
To ensure that learners meet and exceed the targets they are set and are aware of what they need to do to improve;
To ensure that the Assessment, Reporting and Recording policy is adhered to for learners within your lessons;
To assess in line with Awarding Body requirements and ensure that it is timely.
Support the vision and values of WMG Academy Trust to maximise the achievement of all.
To lead by example and model the highest professional standards to staff, students, parents and partners in all aspects of the role.
Attend meetings, open days, staff training and other events as directed.
Participate in the enrichment programme.
Active Pastoral tutor working with learners across all years.
Adhere to pastoral system policies and procedures as identified by the Associate Principal.
Deliver effective pastoral sessions and reviews.
Conduct individual reviews with your identified cohort developing an Individual Education Plan for each of them.

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