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Director of Technology

Director of Technology

Fortis Academy

Birmingham

Salary:
MPS/UPS + TLR 1a (£9,661 – pay award pending)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
January 2020
Apply by:
22 September 2019

Job overview

The Department:

Our Design & Technology Department is based in a suite of well-resourced specialist teaching rooms which include 3 modern Food Technology rooms, an Engineering Room, 4 workshops and 2 Textiles rooms.

KS3 students currently study Resistant Materials, Textiles Technology and Food Technology on a rotation.  Each of these subjects is optional at KS4 as a GCSE course. Design and Technology with a specialist route in different materials will be offered instead of Resistant Materials in September 2020.   

Each subject area is led by a TLR 2 Lead Teacher who reports to the Director of Technology.  There are two DT technicians, one working in Food and Textiles, the other in RM.


The Role:

You will manage the day to day smooth running of the department, ensure appropriate schemes of work are in place which meet the needs of our pupils, that data is analysed and used to drive prompt and effective intervention where necessary, and that the team is clearly directed, supported and developed.  You will draw all aspects of Design and Technology together to forge a strong team which consistently delivers lessons our children enjoy and look forward to.


The Candidate:

You will be a specialist in one of the subjects we deliver or are planning to deliver. You will have considerable experience of leading a curriculum area, managing a small team and promoting rapid progress for all students and you will be able to demonstrate this through student progress data.  You will have drive and initiative and will be a role model for your team in terms of teaching consistently good and outstanding lessons.  You will have the skills to develop a strong team ethos and collaborative working.  You will be a manager who leads by example and is not afraid to challenge under-performance.


How to Apply:

For informal discussions, please contact Steven Forster, HR Manager, on 0121 366 7825 or email at s.forster@greatbarr.bham.sch.uk.  

Application forms & further details available to download below or from our website at http://greatbarracademy.org.uk/

Please do not submit applications through the TES portal; please use the address below.

To apply for this job, please download and either save or print the application form.  You should read the Guidance Notes before completing your application.  Once you have completed your application, there are three ways you can send it to us: 

1. Email your application form and covering letter to secretariat@greatbarr.bham.sch.uk 

2. Hand your application form and covering letter into Reception. 

3. Post your application form and covering letter to Mrs I Abrahams, Headteacher, at the address below.

Great Barr Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants. 

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About Fortis Academy

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  • Fortis Academy
  • Aldridge Road, Great Barr, Birmingham
  • West Midlands
  • B44 8NU
  • United Kingdom
+44 121 366 6611

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About Us:

Fortis Academy is sponsored by Shaw Education Trust. We are based in north Birmingham and have a large, diverse and vibrant community of students. We have a well-established and very successful Sixth Form. 

We pride ourselves on our strong ethos which values inclusion, good citizenship, mutual respect and collaboration.  We aim to provide a wide range of stimulating opportunities to expand our students’ horizons within an environment in which they feel safe and well cared for and in which they can achieve their best, develop self-confidence and flourish as individuals.  We encourage the active participation of parents/carers in their children’s education; only when the school, the child and parents/carers are working together will children excel. 

Our large and established Sixth Form, which is rated as ‘Good’ by OFSTED, specialises in providing high quality Level 3 qualifications and Level 3 ‘applied general’ qualifications.  Year on year we are getting more students into the top Russell Group universities and are significantly exceeding the national average in doing so.  The breadth of subjects offered provides both our students and our staff with great development opportunities.

Our students are drawn from a diverse community and, as OFSTED have noted, there is “comfortable cohesion” and our students “work together and play together well.”  Visitors frequently comment on the pleasant, lively and friendly atmosphere in the school and the great sense of energy and purpose among staff and students. 

The school has strong, mutually beneficial links with local schools, universities, employers and community organisations.

Working at Fortis:

We are very committed to the continuous professional development of our staff, and have worked hard to embed sophisticated, innovative strategies to improve teaching and pupil outcomes across the school.  Many of our staff have chosen to develop their careers at the school or have returned to more senior roles after a period working in other schools. 

We have a highly developed and well established programme for providing NQT’s with the necessary support to achieve a successful and smooth first year in their new careers.  It has been described as ‘an exemplar of good practice’ and is frequently praised by our partner teacher training institutions.  Fortis Academy is an excellent place to build a career.

http://fortisacademy.org.uk

Fortis Academy’s website offers candidates a wealth of up to date information about the Academy; its ethos and aims, day to day life, and news items covering a wide range of events and activities. 

Vacancy details, application forms and guidance notes can all be downloaded from the website.  Applications can also be emailed directly to the School through the website.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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