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Director of Learning - Engineering & Design Technology

Director of Learning - Engineering & Design Technology

The Halley Academy

Greenwich

Salary:
Leadership Pay Scale, commensurate with experience
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
January 2022
Apply by:
30 September 2021

Job overview

About the role: The Halley Academy is delighted to offer this unique, exciting and career-defining opportunity to lead a strong Engineering and Design Technology department with brand new, state of the art facilities due to be completed in January 2022 in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and electronic engineering.


We are looking for an inspirational and visionary Director of Learning for Engineering and Design Technology. Your leadership skills and successful track record will complement this rapidly growing area of the Academy. Your strategic vision will be accompanied by a strong track record in delivering projects, developing external links and delivering an outstanding curriculum designed to motivate and inspire students and prepare them for industry related pathways. You should have experience of collaborating across departments to support our integrated STEM curriculum.


Our ideal candidate will have excellent knowledge of engineering and have led technology in Key Stages 3, 4 and 5, be an outstanding classroom practitioner, reflecting our approach to evidence-based teaching that helps all students, irrespective of starting points, to translate knowledge into their long-term memory.


The Halley Academy has been an International Baccalaureate World School since 2019 and students enjoy both the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme and the International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme. We have ambitious plans to introduce new qualifications and have already been successful in our application to deliver the new T Level programmes from 2023. With this in mind, this new centre has been specially designed to support the delivery of the Engineering T Level programme and apprenticeships.


We offer a vibrant, experienced and committed Technology department, passionate about STEM and dedicated to supporting students throughout their learning experience and securing the best possible outcomes for them. Students benefit from the very best technological learning opportunities and are all equipped with a Chromebook. Students can currently choose from Food Technology, Design Technology and Engineering.


This is an exciting opportunity within a thriving Academy undergoing considerable investment and the construction of a new purpose built centre of excellence supported by and working in partnership with The Tallow Chandlers Livery Company .


This is an exciting opportunity for an existing Head of Department or an excellent practitioner ready to move into leadership. We believe in developing staff into outstanding practitioners through our excellent CPD and have team members who are currently completing NPQML and NPQH courses, as well as alumni from the Teach First and Teaching Leaders programmes. Colleagues at the Academy benefit from being part of the Leigh Academies Trust, providing opportunities to share best practice and collaborate with other centres of engineering/technology excellence across the multi academy trust.


Being part of Leigh Academies Trust: As of 1st September 2021, our Trust will comprise 32 geographically organised academies (15 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating 20,000 students, and employing 2,500 talented staff. The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North West Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider. Click here to view our future plans in our Vision 2025 document. 


As part of Leigh Academies Trust you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.


Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units.  All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.  


Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise.  We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds.


Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

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About The Halley Academy

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The Halley Academy has a long and illustrious heritage being the first purpose-built comprehensive in the UK in the 1950s. We became part of Leigh Academies Trust in March 2018, a highly successful multi-academy trust offering a wealth of opportunities to all of its staff and students to collaborate, develop and grow.

The Halley is a dynamic academy and our curriculum delivers an education of excellence for all. The Halley Academy has been an International Baccalaureate World School since 2019 and students enjoy both the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme at Key Stage 3 and the International Baccalaureate Career- related Programme at Key Stage 5. Our STEM provision develops critical thinking skills, creativity and innovation across the curriculum and we are in a privileged position to be registered to deliver the T Level programme at Key Stage 5 from 2023 in a brand new Engineering and Design Centre. As part of our Digital Strategy, each student has their own Chromebook which is used as a tool for learning and to prepare them to participate in the ever-evolving technological world.

We are a diverse community where everyone is valued, respected and trusted and where we all work together to achieve and celebrate success. Our students are at the centre of the academy community and thrive within a culture of high aspiration, with no cap on ambition, so that they gain the knowledge, qualification and skills to afford successful, fulfilling and happy adult lives.

Staff are reflective and committed practitioners who believe in collaboration and self-improvement. We have weekly ring-fenced time on Wednesday afternoons for our comprehensive CPD programme, tailored to the aspirations and interests of the individual, and have extensive expertise both within the Academy and across the Trust to support in its delivery.

The wellbeing of our students and staff lies at the heart of our work: we know that when our school community is happy and fulfilled, they achieve their best. Our dedicated staff are the most important factor in transforming lives and delivering the best outcomes for every student. The academy has a space dedicated to staff wellbeing and relaxation and offers a range of exercise and participation opportunities for our staff team.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Principal

Ben Russell

Vision

The Halley Academy is a place of opportunity where respect, resilience, integrity and collaboration matter. We are a caring community where everyone feels safe, valued and empowered to explore, experience and achieve.

We are proud, articulate, confident, independent learners equipped to take our place in wider society. As lifelong learners we develop our international mindedness and intercultural understanding. This is so that we are in a position to pursue our aspirations and interests as responsible members of a global society who respect and appreciate diversity.

Values

At The Halley Academy, our values are the cornerstone of everything we do.

Respect
We expect everyone to take responsibility for their learning and be lifelong learners.

Achievement
We aspire to achieve our full potential in everything we do.

Collaboration
We enrich the experiences of all through our local, national and international partnerships. We do this by working together to achieve excellence.

Integrity
We embrace the opportunities we are presented with to show our strong moral principles, the IB learner profile and our respect and acceptance for others.

Resilience
We empower all to develop a ‘can do’ attitude and have confidence in their ability to progress in the face of challenges.

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