Job Title: Head of D&T
Location: Isleworth
Salary: MPS/UPS +TLR1 (OLA)
Job type: Full Time – Permanent
About us:
Bolder Academy is a mixed, non-denominational school which opened in September 2018. Set up by primary and secondary Headteachers in the London Borough of Hounslow to meet the demand for extra school places, we are a strong part of the community. We are housed in a purpose-built building with fantastic facilities and extensive outside grounds.
Extraordinary partnerships have been formed with key local businesses, such as Sky, resulting in a ‘bold’ education: a traditional, highly academic curriculum combined with brilliant extra-curricular opportunities.
We know every Bolder student and their family exceptionally well; strong relationships and great communication is the Bolder way.
Bolder Academy offers our students and our staff to shine brighter, to be bolder.
About the role:
We are looking for an experienced and committed teacher who will be a highly motivated and enthusiastic professional and an excellent classroom practitioner to lead and manage our well established, highly collaborative and successful D&T Department. This is an exciting role for the successful candidate as we have just opened our sixth form and are preparing our first sixth form student cohort for their A level exams. We are therefore seeking to employ a teacher who has the ability to teach across all key stages, as A Level provision will be required. The successful candidate will be fully supported in the development of their leadership skills by the department and by the Senior Leadership Team.
About you:
Creativity, innovation and imagination are at the heart of everything we do. We know that this can only be achieved if we look after our staff, you.
We will support you to be courageous and try new things, question traditional ways of ‘doing school’, and encourage you to grab opportunities and take risks. We’ll support you every step of the way.
We want all our staff and students to find their voice and express themselves.
Purpose of the role:
- To secure excellent progress of all students.
- To deliver high quality teaching and learning, the effective use of resources and improved standards of learning and achievement of all students.
- Ensure variations between the progress made by different groups of students or any areas of underachievement including the variation of groups of students, is addressed and the achievement gap is closed.
- Ensure all students, including those with SEN and in receipt of Free School Meals make at least good progress across all of the Key Stages in Design and Technology as defined by external and internal data.
- Ensure variations between the progress made by different groups of students or any areas of underachievement including the variation of groups of students in Design and Technology is addressed and the achievement gap is closed.
- Ensure achievements of students across Design and Technology is at least good when compared to national averages.
- Ensure the Design and Technology curriculum and provision is high quality.
- Lead on the teaching and learning of Design and Technology across the Academy.
- Teach and plan high quality lessons in which students make at least good progress.
- Teach all students and key stages (when they come on line) across the curriculum as required by the timetable.
Benefits:
- Career Progression
- Professional development, coaching and mentoring
- Friendly Working environment
- Wellbeing
- An easy commute
We also provide staff with an employee assistance programme with the recognised charity Education Support, plus free annual flu jabs, a Wellbeing Day for staff, a ‘Cycle to Work’ scheme, Occupational Health, use of our modern and well-equipped fitness suite, very discounted lunches and an early finish on Fridays!
Please click on the APPLY button where you will be emailed a copy of the application form to complete and return via email.
We will shortlist and interview as we receive applications – so please send them in before the deadline of 9am on Friday 9th February 2024
Bolder is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of: DT Teacher, Design Technology Teacher, D&T Teacher, Teacher of DT, Teacher of Design and Technology, Design and Technology Subject Lead may also be considered for this role.
