2i/c Teacher of Design Technology (resistant materials)

2 i/c in Design Technology (resistant materials)

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This school is committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where every student can thrive. The school offers a broad curriculum with a strong emphasis on academic excellence and personal development. It places a significant focus on technology and innovation, particularly in the Design Technology (DT) faculty, which is well-regarded for its state-of-the-art facilities and comprehensive programs.
The school encourages active parental involvement and maintains transparent communication about students' progress, curriculum, and achievements. The staff is dedicated to continuous improvement, employing self-assessment tools and data-driven strategies to enhance teaching quality and student outcomes.
Moreover, the institution values professional development, offering high-quality training and support for both new and experienced teachers. Its vision and ethos are deeply embedded in every aspect of the school's operation, promoting a positive, collaborative, and forward-thinking educational environment.
The commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people is paramount, with stringent policies and practices in place to ensure a safe and nurturing setting for all students.
Your new role
PURPOSE: To provide professional leadership and management within the DT Faculty in order to secure high standards of learning and achievement for all students.Key Accountabilities:

Learning and Teaching: Within the faculty, you will organise effective teaching of the subject(s), evaluate the quality of teaching and standards of students' achievement, and set targets for improvement. In order to achieve this, you will:

• Follow the school's Teaching and Learning Policy.
• Head the development of DT in the school, ensure curriculum coverage, continuity, and progression for all students.
• Implement effective policies and practices for marking, assessing, recording, and reporting on student achievement in line with the school's policy to assist students in setting targets for further improvement.
• Evaluate the teaching of DT across the curriculum and use this analysis to improve the quality of lessons delivered.
• Establish a partnership with parents to involve them in their child's learning, as well as providing information about curriculum, attainment, progress, and targets.
• Ensure the effective deployment of resources.
• Ensure that there are opportunities for educational enhancement (booster classes, trips, links with local community, etc).
• Undertake Performance Management procedures in line with school policy

Student Progress: Within the Faculty you will:

• Use data to inform planning and intervention for students' needs.
• Establish and implement clear consistent policies and practices for marking, assessing, recording, and reporting on student achievement.
• Give praise and encouragement to students to promote a positive approach to learning.
• Use data effectively to identify students who are underachieving and, where necessary, create and implement effective plans of action to support those students.
• Establish clear targets for attainment and evaluate the progress/achievement of all students, including those with special educational and linguistic needs.
• Ensure effective development of students' individual and collaborative study skills necessary for them to become increasingly self-motivated in their work and to complete tasks independently when out of school.

Curriculum Area: Leadership, Management, and Development: You will establish, with the involvement of relevant staff, plans for the development and resourcing of the faculty which:

• Identify realistic and challenging targets for improvement.
• Are understood by all those involved in putting the plans into practice.
• Are clear about action to be taken, timescales, and criteria for success.
• In addition, you will also:
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• Use self-assessment as a tool for improvement in order to evaluate progress and achievement by all students, including those with special educational and linguistic needs, within the DT Faculty.

Teaching Staff: Leadership, Development, and Enhancement of Teaching Practice: Within the Faculty you will:

• Support and work collaboratively with the faculty leader for DT.
• Be a role model for all staff.
• Line manage team members, review their performance, and set challenging targets.
• Commit to the coaching philosophy and train to be a coach, using the coaching model with other staff.
• Ensure that trainee and newly qualified teachers are appropriately trained and supported.
• Establish clear expectations and constructive working relationships amongst staff involved in the subject, evaluating practice and developing an acceptance of accountability.
• Audit the training needs of all staff working within the faculty.
• Ensure the provision of high-quality professional development for all subject staff.
• Enable teachers to achieve expertise in their subject teaching.

Professional Skills and Judgement: You should demonstrate and follow:

• The School's vision, aims, and values embedded in 'The 7 C's'.
• Strategy and development plans to achieve the School's vision and ethos.
• The restorative approach to solving issues whenever possible.
• Statutory requirements regarding cross-curricular responsibilities, Health and Safety, and the SEN Code of Practice, assessment, and reporting.
• Characteristics of high-quality teaching and strategies for raising standards.
• The effective use of performance data in relation to raising attainment and standards.
• The School's financial management policies and procedures.
• Using ICT to impact school improvement.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure check by the Disclosure & Barring Service.
What you need to do now
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