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Head of DT

Head of DT

The Stockwood Park Academy

Luton

  • £28,000 - £48,710 per year
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Salary:
MPS/UPS £28,000 - £48,710 TLR 2b dependent on experience
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
Sept 2023
Apply by:
12 June 2023

Job overview

The Shared Learning Trust – Staff Benefits

We offer a fantastic range of benefits across our trust,

supporting our staff in a variety of ways. From an extensive Wellbeing package

to an onsite car wash, you can be reassured that we have your best interests at

heart.

Perkbox and Perkbox Medical

NPQ’s Teacher Development Trust and training courses with The

National College

Staff social events, including 5 a-side football and BBQs

Reduced gym membership rates and free on-site gym

Staff recognition with reward shopping vouchers

On-site Indian head or shoulder massage

Online delivery drop off service, including Amazon

Free eye test vouchers

Onsite car was at reduced rates

Support for all staff with an experienced licensed counsellor

Free tea and coffee plus a reusable bamboo coffee cup for new

starters

Free onsite car parking at all academies

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced pension employers’ contribution and death in service

payment

Dry cleaning and ironing service

Refer a friend £500 bonus scheme



Head of DT

The Stockwood Park Academy have an excellent opportunity for a dedicated, passionate and inspirational Head of DT to join our thriving DT department.  The successful candidate will be an outstanding classroom practitioner with the drive and commitment to promote all aspects of teaching and learning within the subject area.  You will be a good team player with the ability to form successful working partnerships with staff and motivate them to meet the department’s shared vision.

It’s incredibly important to us here at The Stockwood Park Academy that all our teachers feel valued, listened to, mentored, challenged and given adequate opportunities to develop. As a Teaching Trust, we offer exceptional teacher training and high-quality professional development programmes catered to your needs. Consequently, we have many success stories of teachers that have joined us and been given excellent CPD and training that has allowed them to climb the career ladder.


The successful candidate will have

·       To inspire, lead, manage and develop the teaching staff within the department

·       To ensure the excellent delivery of the geography curriculum

·       To be accountable for raising standards of pupil achievement within the department and to monitor and support pupil progress

·       To ensure that teaching and learning is supported by using an evidence-informed approach

·       To prepare pupils for academic success and inspire a love of learning that goes beyond examinations

·       To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of developments within your specialism

·       To support the Academy Priorities as outlined in the Academy Improvement Plan

 

Job Specifics

START DATE: September 2023

SALARY: MPS/UPS £28,000 - £43,685 plus TLR 2b (dependent on experience)

CONTRACT: Full time, permanent


Safeguarding

We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.  Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer. The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.

The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.

Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:

“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”

The definition of 'children' includes everyone under the age of 18.

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About The Stockwood Park Academy

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Welcome to The Stockwood Park Academy, part of The Shared Learning Trust.

Join us:

This is an exciting time to join The Stockwood Park Academy Teaching Team led by Principal, Mumin Humayun.  Your colleagues are friendly, highly experienced subject experts and enjoy the teacher comradery. You will make friends and mentors for life.  Join us and share the love of your subject, because you enjoy working with young people, you want to make a real difference and inspire the next generation.  We strive for creativity in the classroom and above all making the whole journey fun!

· Location; right next to Junction 10 of the M1, close to Stockwood Park Golf Course, Luton Rugby Club and the Luton Hoo.

· Bus service

· Ample staff parking

· £30 million state of the art schooling facility

Staff benefits:

· Pension

· Work laptop

· Car wash service

· Once a quarter, Indian head or shoulder massage

· Amazon/Delivery drop-off service

· Dry Cleaning service

· Staff wellbeing and Counsellor

· Perkbox:

o Medical 24/7 Doctor appointments

o Private and repeat prescriptions

o Save money on everyday purchases

o Online exercise classes

o Employee Support Hub by Health Assured, giving you 24/7 access to qualified therapists

o Competitions to enter

Vision and Values:

'Strive, achieve, believe!' - We want our children to strive for their goals, achieve those goals and believe that with the right drive and motivation anything is possible. We provide opportunities for all our students and adults to be aspirational and develop a passion and excitement for learning. Working with our communities, we ensure all students are able to achieve beyond their targets to reach the success they deserve. Our students develop a strong self-belief so that they flourish and develop into well-rounded, self-respecting young people.

'We recruit people for attitude and train for skills' - We aim to recruit people who have the right attitude. If you have a love for teaching and are passionate about seeing children succeed, we can help you do the rest. We can offer custom-made support packages that focus on the quality of teaching and learning, curriculum development and all aspects of Leadership and Management. Whether you would like help with planning, preparing and delivering outstanding lessons, building your confidence within the classroom or developing your behaviour management strategies, we have all the CPD and training you need.

Our 5 academies are as follows:

The Vale Academy, Dunstable 2-11

The Rushmere Park Academy, Leighton Buzzard 2-9

The Linden Academy, Luton 4-11

The Chalk Hills Academy, Luton 11-18

The Stockwood Park Academy, Luton 11-18

We also offer a fantastic Sixth Form provision for students aged between 16-19, and this is based at both The Stockwood and The Chalk Hills Academy.  Including in our Sixth Form provision is our Football Academy Pathway and brand-new Cricket Academy Pathway.

The Teaching Trust Teacher training based at The Chalk Hills Academy and is offered to all our colleagues should they be successful.

CPD and Training: Our Teaching Trust - WE INVEST IN YOU!

All of our Academies at The Shared Learning Trust are a part of our Teaching Trust. We aim to offer exception teacher training and high quality professional development programmes to new and experienced staff to support them in excelling in their career.

Our programmes are facilitated by experienced school leaders, who have exemplary records in leadership and improving outcomes for their students. We are able to cater for specific requests and can offer custom-made support packages that focus on the quality of teaching and learning, curriculum development and aspects of Leadership and Management.

We currently offer 'The National Award for Middle Leaders', 'The Outstanding Teacher Programme', 'The Improving Teacher Programme' and 'The National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership'. As Stockwood Park Academy is part of a Multi-Academy Trust, there are fantastic opportunities to climb the career ladder. The Shared Learning Trust are a firm believer in helping all staff reach their full potential and developing their career within our Academies. If you are willing and wanting, we will do all we can to put you on the relevant courses and give you the right opportunities so you can keep achieving more in your career. If there isn't a current opportunity at The Stockwood Park Academy for promotion, there will be opportunities to move to one of our partner Academies.

The Sports Zone:

· 2 Football Pitches (floodlit, FA approved, full size and 3G Astro Turf)

· Large Outdoor Hard Court

· Four Tennis Courts

· Three Netball Courts

· Full Size Basketball Court

· Full Size Netball Court

· Four Badminton Court

· Large Indoor Football Pitch

The Performance Plaza:

· Theatre (tiered seating, professional lighting and sound system, curtains and backstage changing facilities)

· Dance and Fitness Studio (sprung floors, dances barres, floor to ceiling mirrors, full PA and music systems)

Classroom Facilities:

· Projectors

· Smart Boards

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