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Head of Department - Design Technology

Cardinal Newman Catholic School, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 2FR

This job expired on 16 May 2025 – see similar jobs

• 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 Technology 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 Miles, Head’s PA – olivia.miles@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.

This job post has expired.

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
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cardinal-newman-catholic-school-coventry

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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