Head of Design & Technology
Darwen Vale High School
Darwen
- Expired
- Salary:
- Negotiable on experience. TLR 2c, currently £6515 pa.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2019
- Apply by:
- 19 September 2018
Job overview
Head of Design & Technology
From January 2019 we require a Head of Design & Technology to lead Darwen Vale's Design & Technology Faculty on the next stage of its improvement journey.
Salary negotiable on experience. TLR: 2c £6515 per annum.
Darwen Vale is one of four schools in the growing northwest regional cluster of Aldridge Education’s national multi-academy trust. All of our schools share a common sense of purpose which is to make all of the provision in our town truly outstanding.
An application pack and more information on how to apply for this position are available from the TES website and www.darwenvale.com
If you would like to discuss the position further, please contact Mr M Little on 01254 223000.
Aldridge Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
References will be taken up for all shortlisted applicants, and successful candidates will be subject to satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Attached documents
About Darwen Vale High School
Darwen Vale High School
Darwen Vale’s original predecessor school, Darwen Higher Grade School, was opened 1894 and in 1929 became Darwen Grammar School. The school moved to its current location in 1938 and continued until 1972 when, under the reorganisation of the education system across the country, it became Darwen Vale High School. The school was named a specialist Engineering College under the 2002 Specialist Schools Programme in England.
The present school buildings were opened in 2012 following a £24million revamp under the Building Schools for the Future programme. The site had been closed for two years while large sections of the original structure were demolished and rebuilt. The existing front of the building was retained and cleaned up to keep the character of the old Grammar School. During the rebuilding process the school was relocated to the vacant former site of Darwen Moorland High School.
The school has strong links to its community, a focus on a providing a safe, secure and caring environment, and a clear vision of looking forward whilst building on the strong traditions of the previous schools.
In December 2013 the Department for Education (DfE) issued an Academy Order on the school naming Aldridge Education as its preferred sponsor and established an Interim Executive Board (IEB) to replace the Governing Body following the recommendation of Ofsted that an external review of governance be undertaken. Following a consultation in June 2014 the DfE confirmed the Academy conversion. The conversion was completed and Darwen Vale High School became an academy sponsored by Aldridge Education in December 2014.
Since conversion to academy status the school has shown a strong improvement in GCSE results. The overall percentage of students obtaining 5 + GCSEs at A*-C EM* was up by 14% points to 52% with a significant rise in the numbers of passes at the top A* and A grades.
STEM and engineering continue to be priorities for the school going forward.
Please note that you are wholly responsible for fact checking in respect of the information provided by schools. Please also check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply. Tes is not responsible for the content of advertisements or the policies adopted by advertising schools. Tes asks that all schools follow Tes' Fair Recruitment Policy.