Head of Design and Technology
What skills and experience we're looking for
The School:
Friesland School is a values-centred organisation, which strives to live up to our ethos of Ambition, Teamwork, Honesty and Respect in everything that we do.Our school is a vibrant and energetic educational environment, where we prioritise the academic, personal and cultural education of all our students.At Friesland we have high expectations of ourselves and those around us, working collectively to develop and improve whilst enhancing the life opportunities of our students.We have a long track record of high attainment at both Y11 and Y13, alongside a wide and varied extra-curricular provision.
As someone interested in a role at our school we would urge you to come to visit us and see Friesland School for yourself, as there is no better way to learn about our wonderful school and what we offer.
The role:
Friesland School is looking to appoint a passionate and driven Head of Design and Technology to play a lead role in the continual development and improvement of our Design and Technology department. The successful candidate will be an ambitious person and possess the ability to motivate colleagues.We are seeking someone who has a student centric approach, has high aspirations for all students and builds strong relationships with students, parents and outside agencies. The successful candidate will have experience of delivering an engaging and relevant curriculum and will have a passion for student enrichment.
The person:
As a dedicated and inspirational Head of Design and Technology, you will be instrumental in developing the vision for the faculty, as well as leading the Design and Technology department. You will have the opportunity to shape curriculum design, develop the practice and pedagogy of others and be part of a formidable team.If you have excellent subject knowledge and are passionate about Design and Technology, if you are reflective in your approach to teaching and leading, if you want to make a lasting impact on students and believe that all students have the capability to succeed, we would love to hear from you.
Teaching roles: Applicants must be able to attend the school in person if selected for interview.
What the school offers its staff
Why join us?
There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career.
We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time.
We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.
We offer:
- Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
- An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership and extensive high street retail discounts.
- Entry to a career average pension scheme.
- Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.
- A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals.
- Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
- We take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously. We have a range of support mechanisms and benefits available to employees and the Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.
It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.
In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.
We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.