Head of Design and Technology Department

NOR: 1150

Salary: Main/Upper Pay Scale + TLR2b of £5,348

Hours: full-time

Start date: September 2024

HEAD OF DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT

Central Foundation is located on the Old Street Silicon Roundabout and at the heart of the Tech City, which offers a range of amazing opportunities for our students. We are seeking to appoint an outstanding leader of our Design and Technology department. The department is well resourced and delivers a variety of GCSE and A level courses.

About Central Foundation:

Located on the Old Street Silicon Roundabout and at the heart of the Tech City, the School is a high performing comprehensive. In 2023, our Progress 8 was 0.55. The student outcomes within the faculty have been consistently outstanding. Design and Technology is a popular GCSE option and is also delivered at KS5, as an A level course. This includes A Level - Product Design and GCSE - Graphics and 3D Design.

We offer a broad curriculum with a focus on academic subjects as well as vocational education. Our extra-curricular provision supports the student experience in classroom. Sport, Music, Drama, Art, Coding, Debating or Cooking are very popular with our students who over the years developed their talents and skills in many subject areas.

The School has a strong sense of community and a diverse student body.

Benefits we offer:

• Inner London Weighting Allowance
• Opportunities of promotion, including an award of a TLR for taking on additional responsibilities within a department or across the school
• Coaching programme to support professional development (replacing the three performance management lesson observations a year)
• Designated team to support new colleagues and ECTs
• Workload-friendly assessment policy
• Centralised teaching resources significantly reducing the teacher’s workload and supporting collaboration within the departments
• Generous allocation of preparation and marking time
• Centralised detention system
• Administrative support with certain departmental tasks
• Travel loans
• Cycle scheme
• Free on-site pilates classes
• Gym membership scheme
• Free gym facilities on site available before and after school
• Childcare vouchers scheme
• Pension scheme
• On site car-park (limited spaces) and cycle storage
• Great location with Old Street (1 min away on foot), Liverpool Street (10 min) and Moorgate (10 min) stations nearby

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced criminal record check and other pre-employment vetting checks. . The school’s safeguarding policy can be found on https://www.centralfoundationboys.co.uk/about/policies-and-safeguarding/

The successful candidate will be required to comply with safeguarding responsibilities as set out in the job description.

This post will involve working with children in a regulated activity. All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account.

Please download an application pack from TES website or contact the school on 02072533741 / e-mail khanm@cfbs.islington.sch.uk.

Applications should be sent to the school address FAO HR Manager or emailed to khanm@cfbs.islington.sch.uk.

Closing date: 14th April 2024