Head of Design Technology

Houlton School; Kilsby; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive educational institution in Kilsby seeks an exceptional Head of Design Technology. The successful candidate will lead a dedicated team, ensuring a high-quality learning experience for students. Responsibilities include teaching, managing the department, and maintaining high standards in education. Ideal candidates will possess a relevant teaching qualification and demonstrate strong leadership skills. A commitment to safeguarding and a passion for pupil development are essential. This position offers an opportunity to contribute significantly to the school's success.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience in leading a department and managing staff.
• Ability to inspire and motivate students.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Responsibilities

• Teach pupils according to their educational needs.
• Lead the Design Technology department and manage staff.
• Assess and report on pupils' progress and attendance.
• Prepare and update subject materials and schemes.

Skills

Leadership

Teaching

Communication

Assessment

Education

Relevant teaching qualification

Job description

Houlton School has an exciting opportunity to join our successful school. You will join a passionate team of teachers and associate staff who are committed to providing a World Class experience for all our pupils. You will be an excellent practitioner and leader who has the ability to inspire, motivate, challenge and support their pupils to ensure that they make excellent progress. It is very important to us at Houlton School that all of our staff feel valued, listened to and mentored well so that they have opportunities to develop. As Head of Design Technology you will take on an important leadership role, ensuring that across the Design Technology department pupils experience a World Class provision.

Responsibilities

• To teach pupils according to their educational needs, including the setting and marking of work to be carried out by the pupil in school and elsewhere.
• To lead the department and line manage staff as appropriate.
• To assess, record and report on the attendance, progress, development and attainment of pupils and to keep such records as are required by school and curriculum team policy.
• To provide, or contribute to, oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual pupils and groups of pupils.
• To ensure that Literacy and Numeracy is reflected in the teaching/learning experience of pupils.
• To undertake a designated programme of teaching.
• To ensure a high-quality learning experience for pupils which meets internal and external quality standards.
• To prepare and update subject materials and schemes of learning.
• To use a variety of delivery methods which will stimulate learning appropriate to pupil needs and demands of the syllabus.
• To maintain discipline in accordance with the school's procedures, and to encourage good practice with regard to punctuality, behaviour, standards of work and homework.
• To contribute to raising standards of pupil attainment.
• To share and support the school's responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth.
• To deal with issues in a positive manner, communicating actions to staff and parents as appropriate.
• To actively use SIMS, CPOMS and Edulink to ensure that incidents and actions are meticulously logged.
• To attend meetings and reviews as necessary, contacting parents as required.
• To use restorative practices to support relationships.
• To be alert to safeguarding issues, log and pass on concerns as appropriate, deal confidentially and sensitively with parents and students undergoing difficulties.
• To maintain records in relation to consequences and rewards and use data accordingly.
• To understand and apply school policies in relation to health, safety welfare and Child Protection.
• Ensure that all duties and services provided are in accordance with School's Equal Opportunities Policy.
• To enforce expectations with regard to uniform, attendance, punctuality and respectful behaviour

Management Information

• To maintain appropriate records and to provide relevant accurate and up-to-date information for MIS, registers, etc.
• To line mange colleagues as directed.
• To complete the relevant documentation to assist in the tracking of pupils.
• To track pupil progress.

Marketing and Liaison

• To take part in marketing and liaison activities such as Open Evenings, Parents Evenings, Review days and liaison events with partner schools.
• To contribute to the development of effective subject links with external agencies.
• To promote a positive image of Houlton School through dealings with outside bodies.

Management of Resources

• To manage the process of the ordering and allocation of equipment and materials within the Creative Department.
• To co-operate with other staff to ensure a sharing and effective usage of resources to the benefit of the school, team and the pupils.

Pupil Achievement

• To make use of assessment data at team level to set appropriate subject targets and to track and monitor the progress of pupils.
• To implement the School Rewards, Feedback and Reporting policies, to monitor their implementation and to give feedback to pupils.
• To promote co-curriculum activities beyond the taught day which give pupils the opportunity to take responsibility and to extend their learning.

Staff, Performance Management and Professional Development

We are committed to ongoing CPD and offer a variety of formal and informal support to all staff no matter what their role.

Premises and Administration

• To ensure that the team's learning environment is safe, well maintained and attractive and in keeping with the School Health and Safety policy, reporting any concerns directly to the Site Manager.

Other Specific Duties

• To play a full part in the life of the school community, to support its distinctive mission and ethos and to encourage staff and pupils to follow this example.
• To promote actively the school's corporate policies.
• To continue personal development as agreed.
• To comply with the school's Health and Safety Policy and undertake risk assessments as appropriate.
• To undertake any other duty as specified by STPCD not mentioned in the above.

Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified. Post holders will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description. Post holders are expected to be courteous to colleagues and provide a welcoming environment to visitors and telephone callers. The school will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition. This job description is current at the date shown, but following consultation with you, may be changed by leadership to reflect or anticipate changes in the job which are commensurate with the salary and job title.

Safeguarding: To be aware that all staff are responsible for the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children.