Curriculum Leader of Design Technology, Food and Art Department
Manor High School, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 4FU10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
22nd August 2025
Closing date
13 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
2 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £55,208.00 - £58,118.00 Annually (Actual) LP5 - LP7
Curriculum Leader of Design Technology, Food and Art Department job summary
Full time and part time applicants will be considered
If you are seeking a new opportunity, leading a passionate and dedicated team in a thriving, successful school, this could be the position for you. The role of Curriculum Leader of Technology, Food and Art offers a great opportunity for professional development within one of the best performing schools nationally.
About the role
We are looking for a professional and dynamic teacher to lead our highly successful DTFA Department. We encourage applicants from all subject areas within the discipline.
The ideal candidate will have experience across of a range of disciplines from Food to Art and Technology and a passion to teach in a top performing school. Art/Textiles is an area we would like to develop further. The individual should have high expectations of achievement, outstanding classroom practice and the ability to instil a passion for their subject in others. Applications are welcome from candidates with highly effective interpersonal skills, energy and enthusiasm and the ability to lead a team and to develop the Department further.
About us
Manor High School is an exceptional 11-16 school based in Oadby, Leicestershire, it is the highest achieving secondary school locally that has year after year performed well above average. This exceptional achievement comes from the hard-work and dedication of all staff. With around 950 students, we benefit from a culturally diverse population and a body of students who are well-motivated, with very high aspirations. Outcomes in the department reflect the same high standards of achievement and make a positive contribution to whole school outcomes.
We are a school that is committed to a 1-2-1 iPad scheme. This has launched this year for KS3 and next year, will extend into KS4. This enhances learning hugely in the DTFA department. It has been well received by students and staff alike. Full training will be given to the successful candidate using both internal and external experts, including our own Apple Learning Coach.
Our school revolves around our four core values: Excellence, Inspiration, Resilience and Respect. These are reflected by staff and students in all that we do and all that we are and you will find our students are eager to learn and who share our passion for education and for the creativity that the the arts bring with them.
As a school, we will support your own professional learning and development. Each member of teaching staff is allocated an instructional coach who will work with them to develop their practice.
There is also the opportunity to coach and full training will be given.
For more information or to arrange a visit, please contact our HR Manager Nicola Savill
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Manor High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 925 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Manor High School website
We are an inclusive, fully comprehensive school. We welcome students from all backgrounds, of all faiths or none and of all abilities from Oadby and the surrounding area. Our students are high-achieving. They feel safe
and enjoy learning in a happy and supportive environment.
Here at Manor High we are relentless in our mission to ensure that all pupils receive an excellent education that leads to real choice in life. In addition to ensuring excellent qualifications that surpass national averages, we are committed to our pupils, supporting them to flourish as individuals ready for life beyond Manor High. Our objective is to create excellent people who have excellent qualifications. We offer our pupils this commitment to excellence based on high-quality teaching and a wide range of experiences beyond the classroom.
Our collective mission through our school is to encourage pupils to become highly ambitious, successful citizens who are well positioned to create a better world. We set unapologetically high expectations,
challenging our pupils to believe in their ability and have the choice in life they truly deserve. We ensure our pupils are at the forefront of tomorrow.
Our Core Values of Excellence, Inspiration, Respect and Resilience were chosen by staff, parents, governors and, of course, the children who are at the heart of everything we do at Manor High.
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