Head of Department – Design Technology Benfield School

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Full time
Location: Bath
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Job offered by: NEAT Academy Trust
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Benfield School is looking to recruit to the role of

Head of Design Technology . We’ve recently taken the opportunity to separate Art and Textiles from Design Technology to create a new department which will support vocational and academic qualifications. This creates an amazing chance to shape the role and make your mark. The department has the use of a food technology room, a workshop and additional classroom teaching spaces. Your work will include developing and implementing methods of assessment, whilst ensuring the delivery of a curriculum that’s engaging and meets the needs of all learners. We’re pleased to offer the post with a recruitment award of £3,813 per annum for 12 months. We are looking for someone who can inspire and influence: Can evidence designing and teaching effective lessons that are personalised to learner needs. Has experience of contributing to the design, delivery and evaluation of a department’s curriculum. Can work well as a team with other staff, communicating to a variety of audiences. Benfield School is a fully inclusive 11-16 school with a distinct ethos and a strong sense of support and loyalty. Excellent relationships between students and staff and a purposeful learning environment is evident in lessons and around the modernised site. With this foundation, students have a strong platform to be confident, happy and able to achieve their aspirations. Our school is one of eight primary and secondary schools within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East. We have a national research school, which aims to build and strengthen networks of schools throughout the region and help them access effective education research and implement it in everyday practice. In return we offer: Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across the trust. A team of hardworking, dedicated and friendly staff where everyone is valued. The benefit of working in a highly collaborative multi-academy trust. Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf. Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc. Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Ireland's leading wellbeing provider. Good public transport links via Tyne and Wear Metro and road links from the A19 and A1058. Interested?

If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying Job Description and Person Specification and complete an application form by clicking ‘apply now’ no later than midnight on Sunday 19th January 2025. Click here to apply Please see below the supporting documents for this vacancy: Head of Design Technology Job Description Head of Design Technology Person Specification NEAT Academy Trust is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.

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