Design Technology Instructor

The Raise Academy is a brand-new school opening in September 2024. The school will specialise in supporting up to 64 pupils aged 11-16. 

The Raise Academy pupils will have the opportunity to be engaged in a wide range of vocational and practical subjects that will give them new opportunities to progress personally, socially and academically. The curriculum will be underpinned by high quality and supportive Maths, English and Science and all lessons will be taught in small classes of up to 8 pupils, with teachers, learning mentors and pastoral/teaching assistants.

All members of staff have a commitment and passion to deliver the best possible educational experiences, encouraging all students to dream big and empowering them to lead successful and fulfilling lives, in a safe and protected, well-supported atmosphere. Our aim is to reignite that love for learning that may have been lost at some point, through inspirational teaching and provision of opportunity.

The Raise Academy will also provide the opportunity for you as educators and those supporting education to make a real difference in an environment that supports your professional development.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Key Priorities;

•  Shape the Design Technology curriculum and enrichment opportunities throughout the school
• Support the vision and direction of the Academy.
• Deliver and maintain effective learning and teaching as part of the Design Technology curriculum,
• Deploy resources efficiently and effectively.
• Ensure effective pastoral care and behaviour support throughout the school with guidance from senior team members.

Teaching and Learning;                        

• As a specialist Instructor/ Senior Learning Mentor of The Academy you will help secure and sustain effective teaching and learning throughout the Academy, monitor and evaluate the progress made in your specialist area and present students’ achievement, effectively using benchmarks to track set targets for improvements. You will:
• Deliver high quality teaching of your specialist area within the school and other subjects throughout the school as and when required
• Deliver KS3 and KS4 programme (with support as required)
• Deliver a GSCE programme (with support as required)1
•  Support and maintain an environment and a code of behaviour and discipline which promotes and secures good teaching, effective learning and high standards of achievement
• Help organise the curriculum and its assessment; work with the SLT to monitor and evaluate it in order to identify areas for improvement
• Ensure that the curriculum and assessments meet the requirements of chosen awards and qualifications
• Ensure that improvements in literacy and numeracy are priority targets for all students across school.
• Deliver and support the PSHRE programs across the school
• Work alongside staff members to plan and deliver enrichment and reward activities

Partnership Working;

• Seek opportunities to invite parents and carers, into The Academy to enrich student experience and to promote The Academy’s value to the wider community
• Collaborate with staff, to actively promote the British values, academic, spiritual, moral, social, emotional and cultural well-being of students and their families

Health and Safety / Child Protection;

• To help ensure that health and safety standards meet statutory requirements, monitoring health and safety matters within the school, particularly ensuring that all members of the staff take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others
• Ensure suitable risk assessments are in place and regularly reviewed, for all activities relating to DT/ DT equipment.
• To help ensure that Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures and Department of Health assessments of Children in Need are rigorously complied with, and that the welfare and health and safety of students are of prime consideration
• To promote the safety and well-being of students and staff
• To ensure good order and discipline of students and staff

Extra CPD Opportunities;

• Engage with CPD opportunities in order to effectively fulfil your role and achieve the best possible outcomes for our students.
• Note: Post holders will be expected to be flexible in undertaking duties and responsibilities attached to their post and may be asked to perform duties which reasonably correspond to the general character of the post and are commensurate with its level of responsibility.