Head of Department, Design and Technology
John Flamsteed Community School
Derbyshire
- £28,000 - £43,685 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Plus TLR 1a (£8,705)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2023
- Apply by:
- 27 February 2023
Job overview
Head of Department, Design and Technology
Full Time, Permanent
Salary: M1 - U3 £28,000 - £43,685 plus TLR 1a, (£8,705 per annum)
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, driven and creative practitioner to join us on our journey to academic excellence.
John Flamsteed Community School is an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ school located in Denby, Derbyshire within easy reach of Nottingham, Derby, Sheffield and the Peak District. We are a founding member of the East Midlands Education Trust and work in close partnership with other academies within the Trust to ensure opportunities for continuing professional development. We enjoy an excellent local reputation and our intake has expanded from four to six forms of entry in recent years.
You will play a pivotal role in leading the team and driving further improvements in curriculum planning and implementation. As a middle leader you will lead on the smooth day-to-day running of Design & Technology and, along with all senior and middle leaders across the school, you will play a key role in ensuring that all staff achieve a sensible work/life balance, flourish in their roles and can achieve their professional goals
Further details and how to apply can be found in the application pack. If you have any further questions, please contact Jackie Hampton (PA to the Headteacher) by email: hamptonj@jfcs.org.uk
An application pack with further information about the role can be downloaded by clicking on the apply button. Applications must be made on an EMET application form. CVs will not be accepted. No agencies.
The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post, will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken during the recruitment process and this may include online searches.
We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.
Closing date for applications: 9.00am Monday 27 February 2023
Interviews to be held on Friday 10 March 2023
Attached documents
About John Flamsteed Community School
John Flamsteed Community School is a mixed, mainstream, non-denominational secondary school in Denby, Derbyshire. It caters to students aged 11 to 16 and has approximately 852 pupils enrolled.
John Flamsteed Community School was founded in 1894 as Smithy Houses School. It reopened under its current name in 1981.
Executive Headteacher - Helen Frost-Briggs
Vision and values
Our vision for students at John Flamsteed is one of ambition and aspiration: for all our learners to become “nothing short of remarkable”. Our vision centres around The JF Way: We are Ambitious, We are Committed, We are Proud. Teaching staff work hard to get the best outcomes by their students through engaging lessons focused on our teaching mantra: Challenge, Pace and Response. Our curriculum, extra-curricular programme and pastoral care system are all aimed to ensure that all students leave us in Year 11 as well-rounded individuals who are prepared for the working world.
Ofsted report
John Flamsteed has "...high expectations of staff and pupils... a culture of belief in which all feel valued... Staff morale is high. Pupils recognise that their teachers want them to do well and succeed in life. Pupils are proud to be members of the school. They are polite, confident and articulate... Staff model positive behaviours, which pupils replicate. There are extremely positive relationships between staff and pupils"
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