Head of DT
Samuel Ward Academy
Suffolk
- Expired
- Salary:
- M1 to UPS3 (FTE £28,000 - £43,685) + TLR 2B £5,025
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2023
- Apply by:
- 30 June 2023
Job overview
Samuel Ward Academy, Haverhill, Suffolk
Head Of DT
Start Date: 1st September 2023
Salary: M1 to UPS3 (FTE £28,000 - £43,685) + TLR 2B £5,025
Contract Type: Full Time Permanent
Samuel Ward Academy is looking to appoint a dynamic Design Technology & Engineering teacher to lead the Design Technology Department.
This is an excellent opportunity for an inspiring leader with the ambition and vision to grow a strong department. Experience of teaching engineering would be desirable, but a passion for developing engineering and a willingness to learn are essential.
We are looking for a teacher of the highest calibre who has an excellent understanding of the subject and the ability to motivate, challenge and inspire our students. The successful candidate will be a highly skilled, innovative, creative and enthusiastic practitioner with a determination to achieve the highest outcomes. Already an excellent teacher, they will be ambitious to become an excellent leader as well.
Design technology is a popular subject taught is modern, well equipped rooms. The successful candidate will benefit from an excellent CPD offer and will join a school with a highly visible and supportive SLT, a sensible to approach to workload and a calm, respectful working environment.
Samuel Ward is a highly successful 11-18 co-educational academy. We are situated in pleasant surroundings on the western edge of Suffolk, within easy reach of Cambridge and Bury St Edmunds. We benefit from excellent facilities; our new £10m building opened in April 2019. We were inspected by Ofsted in November 2022 and were delighted to be graded a good school.
For the school year 2023/24, Unity Schools Partnership are piloting a two week October half term break. Other holidays remain in line with national patterns. The school day has been extended slightly to ensure we deliver the same amount of in-school time over the year.
Candidates are encouraged to visit our website to learn more about us and to see our Staff Well-being Charter.
We would be delighted to show prospective applicants around during the school day.
For further information, to arrange a visit or for an informal discussion prior to submitting an application, please contact Kirsty Franks, Headteacher’s PA, on 01440 760333 or KFranks@samuelward.co.uk.
Closing Date: 09:00am, 30 June 2023
Interviews: TBC
Please use the following link to apply
https://candidate.unitysp-careers.co.uk/207134TES
Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.
In line with safer recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs. Failure to complete an application form satisfactorily may result in not being shortlisted for the post.
Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.
We care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you’d prefer to work part-time or as a job-share, we’ll facilitate this wherever we can – whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work-life balance. We’re keen to ensure we’re designing an organisation that works for everyone, so we particularly encourage applications from different under-represented groups.
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About Samuel Ward Academy
Samuel Ward Academy is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational secondary school with sixth form in Suffolk, serving students from the age of 11-18. The secondary school, situated in Haverhill has approximately 1,182 students on record. The Unity Schools Partnership Multi-Academy Trust has a partnership with schools across Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex and Havering.
Formerly Samuel Ward Arts and Technology College, Samuel Ward Academy converted to academy status in 2010. It was identified as good by Ofsted in its most recent inspection in 2022.
Headteacher
Andy Hunter
Values and vision
Samuel Ward Academy’s vision is to inspire student’s love for learning and build their confidence and responsibility as independent learners, who achieve to the highest of their abilities. The Suffolk secondary school nurtures supportive relationships and wants students to feel valued during their time learning. New students are allocated a learning coach and teamed with a small group of peers, enabling for them to settle into the new environment and develop new friendships. Mutual respect and supportive relationships are fostered at the school, with success celebrated. The school has the core values of compassion, hope, justice, respect, wisdom, courage, resilience, integrity and responsibility. Samuel Ward Academy encourages students to participate in enrichment activities to broaden their opportunities and practice skills in leadership and teamwork. These range from the Duke of Edinburgh Award to drama club.
Ofsted
“Students’ achievement is outstanding. They make excellent progress during their time at the academy, particularly in English and mathematics. The quality of teaching is outstanding. It is consistently at least good and often outstanding, and this results in students making rapid progress in lessons, particularly in the main academy”.
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