Subject Leader of Design & Technology

Are you passionate about how high-quality curriculum thinking, planning and delivery can transform young people’s lives?

Do you wish to join an aspirational and collaborative school which is transforming the life chances of all pupils?

Westminster City School is seeking to appoint an ambitious, innovative Subject Leader to lead our well‑established and popular Design Technology department.

This rare opportunity offers the chance to build on an established and rigorous existing curriculum across KS3 and KS4. You would be working alongside an ambitious and motivated team within our Creative Arts Faculty who are driven by the goal of inspiring our young people to develop a life‑long passion for learning.

Applications are strongly welcomed from candidates with a global majority heritage and the school is an active participant in the Church of England’s ‘Leaders Like Us’ programme.

• Strong personal values of integrity, wisdom and compassion;
• Excellent subject knowledge and a commitment to continually developing it;
• A strong and sustained track record of delivering strong outcomes at GCSE;
• Experience of developing and delivering an excellent DT curriculum and ability to build on consistently strong student outcomes;
• A keen interest in developing leadership and management skills; and
• Cognisance of current best practice and want to foster in others a research‑based approach to designing and implementing a highly impactful DT curriculum.

We believe in developing our staff and have a dynamic and supportive management team and an effective CPD programme which includes membership of professional networks, bespoke in‑house CPD strands and opportunity for secondment to the Leadership Team. At WCS we will offer you:

• A supportive and collegiate staff culture.
• Strict behaviour policy and centralised detentions.
• An evidence‑informed approach to teaching and learning.
• A bespoke CPD programme running following an early finish one day a week.
• Staff benefits including an interest‑free season ticket loan and cycle‑to‑work scheme.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will need to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS.