Teacher of Design and Technology

4 weeks ago


Portsmouth Hampshire, United Kingdom Independent Schools'​ Bursars Association Full time

The Portsmouth Grammar School is a leading co-educational school located in the historic heart of Portsmouth. It values the development of the whole person, placing emphasis on both academic achievement and co-curricular involvement. The school aims to support every pupil in order that they might achieve their potential.

The school seeks a well-qualified and dynamic full-time teacher to join our Design & Technology department from September 2024. The ability to teach Design and Technology to GCSE is essential, as is the ability to teach / experience of teaching Food and Nutrition to KS3. Ability to teach / experience of teaching Design and Technology A Level and supporting able pupils in their higher education aspirations in Design and related subjects would be an advantage. A willingness to work towards teaching Food and Nutrition to GCSE, is also desirable. CPD will include health and safety qualifications and subject specific Food and Nutrition pedagogy support. 

We are seeking to appoint an excellent classroom teacher with a real love of Design & Technology and Food & Nutrition, who is able to transfer that interest easily and naturally to our pupils across all year groups. The successful candidate will exude enthusiasm and energy and have excellent subject knowledge to meet the needs of all learners.

Outstanding teaching and learning at PGS are achieved by inspirational and creative teachers with excellent subject knowledge and the ability to use ICT and interactive resources to enhance learning. Teachers’ planning is informed by assessment for learning, ensuring all pupils make very good progress in each lesson. Our pupils are encouraged to take responsibility for their learning and understand how they can improve using constructive feedback provided by their teachers.

The school offers excellent training and support to teachers at all stages of their career. PGS teachers convey passion for their subject and seek to maximise progress by knowing their pupils well and adapting their teaching accordingly. We are always looking to develop new ideas and approaches to teaching and are keen to incorporate the particular interests of new members of staff into the overall curriculum scheme.

The successful applicant will be expected to contribute fully to the pastoral and co-curricular life of the school. 

Candidates are asked to apply through the online form linked to our advert on 

The closing date will be midday on  Wednesday 6th March 2024 . Interviews will be scheduled to take place on  Tuesday 12th March 2024and candidates are asked to allow a whole day for the interview process. 

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and applicants may be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media account names/handles, as part of their application.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are ‘spent’ unless they are ‘protected’ under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

Job Summary

06/03/2024

Location:

The Portsmouth Grammar School

PGS salary scale and benefits

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