Head of Design Technology

Teachers Main Scale/Upper Pay Scale
(£33,074 - £50,470)

Plus TLR 2B Allowance
(£5,832 per annum)

This is an exciting opportunity for a talented and enthusiastic Design Technology Teacher to lead the Design and Technology Department. The school has a strong ethos in well-being and creating a sense of belonging for all our students, with a strong whole-school approach to pupils having a student voice and mental health awareness.

The successful person will:

Be creative, innovative, efficient and committed to improving outcomes
Have excellent subject knowledge and be passionate about Design Technology
Be able to lead a highly motivated team of superbly collaborative teachers
Have a progressive and stimulating approach to teaching and learning
Hold QTS statusThe school measure their success by much more than exam results as they recognise that such data tells only a part of the story of each of their young people. The school is already a great place to teach and learn and they have many strengths including:

Motivated and polite pupils, who have a strong voice in the school with diversity champions and student parliament
Staff are aided by extensive and wide-ranging in-house support and coaching, by dedicated and helpful colleagues
Knowledgeable and dynamic Trust with supportive governors, with a robust understanding of education
What the school can offer:

Recognition of continuous service
Automatic enrolment into the National Teacher Pension Scheme
Relocation package of up to £8,000 (where applicable) for new employees renting or buying a property
Excellent CPD opportunities
Career progression throughout the Trust, with the ability to progress in other schools
The support of an experienced family of schools
National Conditions of Service
Access to the Employee Assistance Programme
Excellent behaviour management policy to support all staff
Wider support network for all staff including managing workloads and work-life balance