Head of Technology Faculty

About this Role

The Head of Faculty is responsible for all aspects of the work of the curriculum area or areas which form their designated areas of responsibility. The core focus of the Head of Faculty’s role is raising pupil achievement. Central to this is leading and guiding staff working within the designated curriculum area(s), and, in so doing, fostering an environment within which teaching and learning is the key priority with a desire for it to be of the highest possible quality and each member of the team is able to develop to the full the pupils in our care.

Job Details

Hours of Work:  Full Time (1.0FTE)

Position Type: Permanent  

Line Manager: Deputy Headteacher

Travel Required: Yes / No / Some

The salary is dependent on current qualifications and experience, please see the attached job description for more information.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, innovative, and committed Head of Technology Faculty.  The Technology Faculty encompasses Product Design, Design Technology, Engineering, Food Technology, Computing and Health & Social Care.   Ideally we are looking for someone with the ability to teach within the Design Technology / Engineering subjects but there may be some flexibility around this for the right applicant. Currently, the technology curriculum covers all key stages 3-5. 

The role is to provide day to day leadership for the faculty and be accountable for the quality of teaching, learning and educational outcomes within the Faculty ensuring they are in line with the school’s development plan.

The successful candidate will have:

• A real passion for technology

• A proven track record as a excellent classroom practitioner

• The ability to lead and motivate a team

• The ability to inspire, challenge and motivate students and encourage our students to ‘be the best that they can be’

Information about the Technology Faculty

The Technology faculty is made up of 9 teaching staff (8 FTE) and 1 support staff in a close-knit team.  Teachers teach mainly in their own areas of strength / expertise but they are also very flexible and are sometimes expected to teach some lessons outside of their usual disciplines.   

All rooms in the faculty are well resourced and are either brand new or newly refurbished. They include two brand new food rooms, two brand new computer suites, a bespoke textiles room,  a multi materials room with added IT facilities, one predominantly woodwork room and one predominantly metal work room. 

At Key Stage 3 we offer a 3-subject rotation carousel in Y7/8. This comprises electronics/graphics, resistant materials/engineering and food/textiles. In Y9 students do a mini rotation from September to Christmas, then pick a specialism of either food, product design or engineering which they continue to do until the end of the summer term.

At Key Stage 4 we offer a balanced and varied curriculum containing both academic and vocational options. We run GCSE Food and Nutrition, WJEC Hospitality and Catering, VCert Engineering and GCSE Engineering. We also offer GCSE Design Technology.

At Post-16 we offer Edexcel A Level Product Design and have a rapidly growing cohort of students opting to do this. We also offer Cambridge Technical courses in Health & Social Care. 

For our extra-curricular opportunities we also offer after school revision and coursework sessions plus a KS3 CAD/CAM club.

Design and Technology students have access to a vast array of industry standard equipment including CAD/CAM.  Students can design using various up to date CAD packages and make using traditional and modern manufacturing technologies, including CNC and automated industry compatible machinery. This gives our students a taste of a modern working environment and thus equipping them with up-to-date skills

 Faculty equipment and processes include design software such as Boutique 3, Solidworks, Boxford CAD/CAM design, PE design, Google Sketchup, Solidworks, 2D Design; CNC manufacturing such as computerised sewing machines, lathes, milling, A1 and A3 size Router, CNC Lathe, CNC Milling machine, Laser Cutters and Rapid Prototyping machine. Traditional equipment such as the sheet metal folder, band saws, lathes for both wood and metal, miller, router, vinyl cutters, sewing machines, food processing, fast chill production, air fryers, industrial fridges, new gas and electric ovens.

For an informal chat about the role please contact Mr A Wilkinson, Deputy Headteacher on awilkinson@arete.uk or 01609 773340

Application Process

Please complete the online application form to apply for this role:

https://www.northallertonschool.org.uk/about-us/vacancies/

All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. You should use the information supplied with in the Job Description & Person Specification to make the best of your application by identifying some specific pieces of work you may have undertaken in any of these areas. Your application may be viewed in regard to some or all of the skill specific areas over the course of the selection process. Applications via agencies will not be considered.

Interviews will take place as soon as possible after the closing date.

The Areté Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks.

Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.