Head of Design and Technology
Ravens Wood School
Bromley
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- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2019
- Apply by:
- 14 October 2018
Job overview
Head of Department – Design and Technology
Core TLR Subject
To start January 2019
We are delighted to advertise for this rare and exciting role, as Head of Design and Technology at Ravens Wood School.
This is a crucial role within the School, highlighting the popularity and success of the subject at all key stages. In 2018, our DT students secured 30% A*-A grades at GCSE and 90% A*-C. Meanwhile our KS5 DT students achieved an ALPs 2 score. With over ninety A Level students and 130 Year 11 students, Design and Technology is a high-profile Department, which is about to receive significant investment under the leadership of the successful applicant.
Set in a semi-rural location on the outskirts of Bromley, Ravens Wood School is just 20 minutes from Central London by train and 5 minutes from open countryside. The area also boasts fantastic transport links to the surrounding areas.
The School received an extremely impressive Ofsted Report in April 2018, and is rated ‘Good’ in all areas. We are extremely ambitious and are continuing on our journey towards being a truly ‘Outstanding’ school. The continued success of Design and Technology is a crucial part of that journey, hence the importance of this role.
Ravens Wood also has a very impressive STEM-focus, to which DT contributes significantly.
We are looking for someone who is:
- Forward thinking
- Able to inspire students
- Able to impact students to be the best they can be
- Positive, creative and determined
- Innovative
- Experienced in teaching Resistant Materials, Graphics and AS, A2 Product Design.
In return we can offer you:
- An excellent induction
- Coaching and professional development
- Opportunities for internal career progression
- Access to the school Gym
If you would like to be part of our school community we welcome your application.
Please download an Application form from our website under Teaching Staff vacancies at www.ravenswood.bromley.sch.uk
We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. Closing date: Monday 15th October 2018 at 12 noon
For enquiries please contact Jo Acott on: jea@rws.uk.net or Ravens Wood School, Oakley Road, Bromley, BR2 8HP Tel: 01689 856050
Ravens Wood School is part of the Impact Multi Academy Trust.
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About Ravens Wood School
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At Ravens Wood School we recognise that our people are our greatest assets; through working together we can provide the highest learning and development opportunities for you and our students.
Ravens Wood School is part of the Impact Multi Academy Trust, it is an oversubscribed 11-19 Academy, with single sex boys in Years 7-11 and a large mixed Sixth Form, there are approximately 1600 students on role.
Set in a semi-rural location on the outskirts of Bromley we are just 20 minutes from Central London by train and 5 minutes from open countryside. The local areas such as Locksbottom and Hayes offer a wide range of cafes, shops and restaurants, whilst the vibrant town of Bromley is a 10 minute car/bus journey away.
Headteacher
Melanie Lester
Values and vision
Our School aspires to provide each and every student with an exemplary education. We achieve this goal by carefully crafting a student-centred approach where individual needs are matched with a broad, ambitious and exciting curriculum of awe and wonder. The School envisions that when our students graduate, with their personal educational achievements maximised, they are perfectly positioned to seize the opportunities that lie before them.
At Ravens Wood, we aim to:
- Develop a Culture which fosters a love of learning and intellectual curiosity within a strong and supportive community.
- Deliver a rich and varied curriculum which leads to high academic performance and provides our students with the Currency to open doors to the future.
- Equip students with the tools to develop their individual Character, in an environment which promotes dignity, integrity, self-discipline and self-esteem.
Our aims are embedded into our school ethos:
Learn, Lead, Excel
Ofsted report
"Leaders provide high-quality support and subject-specific training for staff. Teachers have strong subject knowledge. They present information clearly and explain concepts effectively".
"The school’s ethos, to ‘learn, lead and excel’, is embodied by the well-designed curriculum. It matches, and often exceeds, the scope and ambition of what is expected nationally".
"Staff have high expectations of pupils’ behaviour. Leaders have recently made changes to the behaviour policy. They have ensured that staff have had training and support so that behaviour is managed more consistently. As a result, lessons are rarely disrupted".
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