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Head of Department - Design Teachnology
Cardinal Newman Catholic School, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 2FR13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
16 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
2 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Design Technology
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,650.00 - £43,607.00 Annually (FTE) TLR 2C (currently £7,900 per annum)
Head of Department - Design Teachnology job summary
Are you a passionate teacher looking for your next step? We are looking for a qualified, experienced teacher to join Cardinal Newman School as Head of Design & Technology.
Cardinal Newman is a highly successful 11-18 Catholic comprehensive school set in 37-acre grounds in the pleasant outskirts of Coventry. Whilst we are a Catholic school, we fully welcome applicants from all backgrounds to join our team. In our most recent Ofsted visit, staff morale was identified as being high and we are fully committed to the positive wellbeing of our staff.
This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant contribution to the future success of our school. As part of our strong commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 (KCSIE), online searches will be undertaken for prospective shortlisted candidates.
The purpose of your role will be:
To be accountable for leading, managing and developing the subject area.
To raise standards of student attainment and achievement within the whole subject/curriculum area and to monitor and support student progress.
To ensure the provision of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students studying in the department, in accordance with the aims of the school and the curricular policies.
To teach the relevant subject across the age and ability range.
To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential.
To effectively manage financial and physical resources within the department.
To share and support the school's responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth.
To effectively manage financial and physical resources within the department.
To share and support the school's responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth.
Your main areas of responsibility will fall under the areas of:
Operational and strategic planning (including formulating the subject and faculty improvement plans, and leading the development of appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking policies, assessment and teaching strategies)
Ensuring the delivery of an appropriate, comprehensive, high quality and cost-effective curriculum and leading development of the subject and its delivery
Student outcomes (including ensuring the effective operation of target setting, monitoring and evaluation systems and the input and maintenance of accurate student data)
Pastoral system (including being a form tutor to a selected group of students)
Teaching, including acting as an outstanding role model
Qualifications & Experience
We would like to hear from you if you:
Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree
Demonstrate successful teaching of GCSE at good or better level
Show evidence of raising achievement in present post and showing good value added for groups
Have knowledge of current curriculum developments in subject and their implications
Have good knowledge and understanding of current educational thinking
Show good understanding of how children learn and how to raise standards of achievement
Have good communication skills in speech and writing and excellent organisational skills
Be able to build and sustain professional standards and relationships with students
Be able to contribute towards creating a safe and protective environment
If you would like to visit the school or discuss opportunities further do not hesitate in contacting Olivia Mills, Head’s PA – olivia.mills@hccmac.co.uk
Closing date for applications: Friday 16th May at 9.00am
Interview date: TBC
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Offer of a position is subject to receiving satisfactory references and enhanced DBS clearance.
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 Cardinal Newman Catholic School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1481 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cardinal Newman Catholic School website
Cardinal Newman is a highly successful 11-18 Catholic comprehensive school set in 37 acre grounds in the pleasant outskirts of Coventry. We are located within easy access of all areas of Coventry and commutable from surrounding areas such as Birmingham, Solihull, Leamington Spa and Sutton Coldfield.
The school has an excellent reputation, built on strong and longstanding relationships with the local community and beyond. In our recent Section 48 inspection (March 2022) the school was recognised as outstanding:
“Pupils know whom to go to if there is a problem, and they value the strong community spirit. They speak of solid relationships with their tutors and the extended community to which they belong, contributing to excellent behaviour.”
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