Lead Teacher of Design & Technology

Location

Newham, Greater London | United Kingdom

Job description

Tes is supporting this school who are looking to recruit an inspirational Lead Teacher of Design & Technology to join their Team .

This is an all through school, providing a world-class education for the children of east London. A school characterised by ambition and drive it is transformational in its impact on their life chances and as a community they stand firm in their belief that;

• they are the drivers of social mobility.
• they address social injustice head on.
• they are architects of aspiration.
• they are unrelenting in our focus on academic achievement.
• their expectations are uncompromising.
• they craft good character.
• they are custodians of the ‘master key’

The trust and school has a passionate belief that by offering young people an outstanding range of opportunities they will discover what they can excel at and thus transform their life chances.

They are an equal opportunities employer, and as with all roles we welcome and strongly encourage applications from candidates representing ethnically diverse communities.

Benefits

• M1-UPS3 Inner London £36,745.00 - £56,959.00 Per Annum 
• Access to Teacher's Pension Scheme 
• Regional networks of Trust colleagues and access to key leaders in Education
• Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including dedicated Employee Assistance Programme
• Awards and Recognition Scheme
• Flexible working patterns
• Benefits Platform
• discounts on car leasing
• holiday discounts
• cinema tickets
• restaurant booking discounts

About the role

To be accountable for leading, managing and developing the Design and Technology curriculum across the school, with a particular emphasis on Design & Technology (Product Design), across key stages 3 – 4 initially, but will lead on to the development of the key stage 5 curriculum.

They are looking for candidates who know what it takes to succeed in undergraduate study in their discipline, in order to work towards and plan a rich and highly academic curriculum encompassing KS4 and KS5, but ultimately stretching down into the BMA Primary phase. It is a role for those who love the teaching of design and the development of pupils’ knowledge in this domain, and are reflective and passionate enough to develop the young people into subject experts.

Who they we looking for

• Qualified Teacher Status
• A good honours degree in a relevant subject
• evidence of ongoing professional development
• Excellent classroom practitioner with demonstrable experience of raising standards
• Experience of working in high-performing contexts
• Experience helping students to overcome significant barriers to learning
• Commitment to evidence-informed pedagogy
• Relentlessly high expectations of staff and pupils
• Ability to draw meaningful and actionable interpretations from data
• Excellent subject knowledge

All applicants need to have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for the role.

By applying to this job advertisement, you are providing consent for the Tes Recruitment team to propose and discuss your application with the employer.

Tes Recruitment Services (UK) represent Schools and Academies across the globe, supporting them to secure a great teacher/leader for every role. 

To learn more about this role please email [email protected] for an information pack that includes school name, role specifics and context. 

Please include REF: LC2008007 in the email subject line. Please note that we are unable to accept CVs sent to us via email so please use the stated application route. 

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