Head of Subject: Design Technology
Houlton School is a secondary free school that opened in September 2021; set within a combination of fully refurbished Grade II listed buildings as well as brand new, specialist teaching facilities.
You will join us as we welcome our fifth cohort of pupils, so will teach across Years 7-11 in the first instance. Ultimately, we will have all seven year groups, including Sixth Form.
Innovation, Aspiration and Excellence are our three core pillars, which are at the heart of all we do at our recently designated ‘World Class School’ – visit the website to get a strong feel for how we support you and our pupils to be the best you can be every day.We are the Houlton family.
So, who are we looking for?
Houlton School has an exciting opportunity for a Head of Subject - Design Technology to join our successful school. You will join a passionate team of teachers who are committed to delivering our curriculum in engaging and inspiring ways. You will be an excellent teacher who has the ability to inspire, motivate, challenge and support their pupils to ensure that they make progress.
It is very important to us at Houlton School that all of our teachers feel valued, listened to and mentored well so that they have opportunities to develop.
The successful candidate will:
- Be a motivated individual with excellent subject knowledge in Design Technology with knowledge of current trends in teaching within this area.
- Be committed to supporting pupils to succeed
- Be able to contribute to a successful team
- To ensure that the co-curricular provision for Design Technology is World Class
- 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 develop, monitor and update schemes of learning and the curriculum overview.
- 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.
- 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 undertake assessment of pupils as requested by external examination bodies, curriculum team and school procedures.
- To mark, grade and give written/verbal and diagnostic feedback as required in line with both the school’s feedback policy and the policy of any curriculum team the post holder is working within.
Overview of required skills and experience
We are looking to recruit a dynamic individual with a real passion and interest in engaging pupils in Design Technology at all levels. You will need to have good communication skills, organisation and time management skills with an outstanding knowledge of Design Technology both across KS3, KS4 and ideally KS5 level.
Who should apply?
We welcome applications from teachers who can offer Design Technology to KS3/4 and ideally also to KS5.
This post is not suitable for ECT1. ECT2 may be considered.