Head of Technology and Design Job Craigavon area,Northern Ireland UK,Education / Teaching

POST: Head of Technology and Design

MANAGEMENT ALLOWANCE: 3 Teaching Allowances

STATUS:
Permanent

EFFECTIVE DATE: 01/09/26

CORE PURPOSE

To provide outstanding professional leadership and management of the Technology and Design Department, securing high-quality teaching, effective deployment of resources and continuous improvement in standards of learning, achievement and pupil outcomes. The department has a broad and dynamic curriculum remit, encompassing not only Technology and Design but also related vocational and applied qualifications, including Construction, Engineering, and Occupational Studies in Engineering and Construction.

The successful candidate will be expected to lead, develop and promote excellence across this diverse curriculum area, ensuring that all pupils experience engaging, relevant and high-quality learning opportunities that prepare them for further study, employment and lifelong success.

The Head of Department must possess the knowledge, understanding and leadership skills necessary to secure continual improvement across all aspects of departmental provision. This knowledge and understanding will be both subject-specific and generic to the leadership role and will evolve over time. It is therefore essential that the post holder demonstrates a commitment to ongoing professional learning and remains fully informed of developments within their specialist areas and the wider educational landscape.

STRATEGIC DIRECTION AND DEVELOPMENT

The Head of Department co-ordinates, with the support of colleagues and within the context of the Colleges aims and policies, the development and implementation of College policies in order to raise achievement and improve the quality of education provided.

The Head of Department will be expected:

to provide leadership within the College community as a whole and to ensure agreed College policies are implemented.

to contribute effectively to the development of a positive ethos in which all pupils have access to a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum and which contributes to pupils spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development and in preparing pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.

to attend Head of Department meetings and to be involved in the development of the College curriculum in consultation with other members of staff.

to advise the Senior Leadership Team on matters relating to the Technology and Design Department, including Technology and Design, Engineering, Construction and associated vocational and applied qualifications.

to lead and co-ordinate all curricular, vocational and enrichment activities within the department.

to liaise with other departments in the College.

to implement the departmental development plan in the context of the College development plan and to set and meet challenging and realistic targets for improvement at departmental level.

to develop and strengthen links between the department and local, regional and national employers, industry partners, training providers and higher education institutions, particularly within the engineering, construction, manufacturing and technology sectors, to ensure that staff have an awareness and are up-to-date about practice in local companies and to develop forums whereby pupils have the opportunity to know and work with people who are positive role models from the business world.

LEARNING AND TEACHING

The Head of Department seeks to develop, with the support of colleagues, effective ways of overcoming barriers to learning and sustaining effective teaching through the analysis and assessment of pupils needs, by monitoring the quality of teaching and standards of pupils achievements, and by setting targets for improvements.

The Head of Department will be expected:

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to create and maintain an environment and a code of behaviour which promotes and secures good teaching, effective learning, high standards of achievement, good behaviour and discipline.

to encourage a positive attitude to the Technology and Design Department on the part of pupils of all abilities.

to determine, organise and implement the curriculum and its assessment; monitor and evaluate them in order to identify and act on areas for improvement

to research, evaluate and implement high-quality academic, vocational and applied courses that meet pupil needs, respond to developments in industry and support progression to further and higher education, apprenticeships and employment.

to ensure that improvements in literacy, numeracy and information and communication technology are priority targets for all pupils, including those with special educational needs.

to be responsible for monitoring and evaluating the quality of teaching and standards of learning and achievement of all pupils, including those with special educational or linguistic needs, in order to set and meet challenging, realistic targets for improvement. This will involve visiting classes, classroom observations and sampling of work from…