Teacher of Design and Technology

Our School is alive with learning, ensuring everyone continually improves to be the best they can be while developing individual interests and talents. We aim for all our young people to further gain in confidence and aspire to make the best progress in all they do within a safe, caring and supportive environment. Our school has high expectations and high levels of achievement and ensures enjoyment is at the heart of all our work.

We provide high quality experiences through an exciting curriculum and extensive wider opportunities, ensuring our school is a great place to be and a great place to learn. We are relentless in celebrating everyone's achievement in all aspects of their academic and personal development, ensuring each student is fully prepared to move forward when taking their place in today's diverse society.

Our schools are also supported by a central service for education and governance. Sarah Godden, supported by Nicky Murray who is our Trust's Clerk, leads this joint work. We employ a School Improvement Advisor and three of our team are Ofsted inspectors, which is most helpful.

We are seeking to employ an inspiring and enthusiastic Teacher of Design and Technology, with a specialism in Resistant Materials, to teach across the ability range and support students across all key stages. The role includes Second in Cluster Lead for Creative Arts, to support the Director of Learning for Creative Arts in providing professional leadership and strategic direction for the teaching and learning of Creative Arts throughout the school.

• Art
• Business Studies
• Drama
• Food and Nutrition
• Resistant Materials
• Textiles
• Music

Reports to:

Director of Learning (Creative Arts)
Salary: MPS / UPS plus TLR 2.2

• Keep abreast of developments in the teaching, learning and assessment to support and develop the cluster and to share and support other members of the cluster.
• Support the Director of Learning in developing a strategic vision for the cluster.
• Attend or convene meetings as required (subject meetings, exam review meetings or meetings with the Critical Friend to the cluster).
• Work with the Director of Learning to ensure that all statutory elements and agreed school approaches to learning and assessment are embedded into programmes of study.
• Co‑ordinate and contribute to the updating of schemes of work within the cluster as necessary and oversee their implementation.
• Work with the Director of Learning to formulate, implement and evaluate cluster policies in line with school policies and to update these as necessary.
• Assess the effectiveness of cluster teaching and learning strategies in achieving pupil progress via the use of agreed quality assurance systems and practices.
• Provide professional leadership and strategic direction for the teaching and learning within the cluster, and where relevant across the school.

• Work with the Director of Learning and other subject coordinators to ensure that cluster schemes of work at all key stages are relevant, effective, engaging and promote collaborative working.
• Model good practice in teaching, learning and assessment; working with the Director of Learning and other members of the team to share good practice and carry out agreed quality assurance activities.
• Work with the Director of Learning to ensure that strategies for the effective use of data and target‑setting within the cluster are consistently applied and reviewed as necessary.
• Ensure the tracking and monitoring of all students, including key groups to secure strong progress for statutory performance indicators.
• Ensure that reporting and feedback within the cluster support students to progress.
• Work with the Director of Learning to maintain an overview of all internal and external examinations, examination entries and to ensure that the cluster is able to support students in preparing for them.
• Monitor and intervene where necessary with student behaviour within the cluster.
• Plan opportunities for students to develop their understanding by exploiting opportunities for learning outside the classroom.
• Develop strong and positive relationships between parents…