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This job expired on 25 May 2022

  • Job start date

    1 September 2022

  • Closing date

    25 May 2022 at 9am

  • Date listed

    20 May 2022

Job details

Job role

  • Head of year or phase
  • Head of department or curriculum

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Subject

Design and technology

Working pattern

Full time: 32.5

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

MPS /UPS

Additional allowances

TLR 2a

Head of Department - Technology job summary

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Head of Department - Technology to join the team here at Shenley Academy, the purpose of this role is to provide day to day leadership for the department and be accountable for the quality of teaching, learning and educational outcomes ensuring they are in line with the Academy’s strategic plan Provide day-to-day leadership for the development and management of teaching within your area Identify areas for development and improvement linked to the Academy improvement plan, SEF, national and local initiatives. Develop and monitor schemes of work for your area across the academy in liaison with your department and to ensure the successful implementation which meets curriculum requirements and differentiated to reflect student needs. Workforce planning for current and future demands to ensure sufficient, appropriately trained staff are available to effectively perform day-to-day requirements and manage periods of peak work volumes to meet KPIs Actively lead and participate in the recruitment and selection process of new team members Coach, mentor and develop staff including overseeing new employee onboarding, agreeing objectives, performance management, appraisal and career planning and identify CPD needs and opportunities We welcome applications from textiles, product and food subjects. For a full description of the role, see the job description and job specification. In return the trust offers: Competitive local Government Pension Scheme Ride to Work Scheme Market leading Personal Development and Training plans to further your career Access to Mental Health First Aid Programme 24 hours access to Employee Assistance Programme​​​​​​​ E-ACT is a highly successful Multi Academy Trust (MAT) encompassing 28 Academies spanning the length breath of the country. Our hopes and aspirations of every one of our pupils is the same. By encouraging them to Think Big and believe that anything is possible, by showing them the importance of Team Spirit and by teaching them to carefully think through their decisions to do The Right Thing, we know that everyone of our pupils can realise their potential with us. Our community includes over 18,000 pupils and 2,500 teaching and non-teaching professional across the country. E-ACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references. E-ACT is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Commitment to safeguarding

E-ACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references.

E-ACT is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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About E-ACT Shenley Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
816 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
School website
E-ACT Shenley Academy website
Email address
Recruit@E-ACT.org.uk
Phone number
07874641617
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teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/shenley-academy

Our Academy

Shenley Academy has been on an incredible journey, having been judged as inadequate in October 2018 to an overall judgement of Good in July 2021, with:

· outstanding leadership and management

· outstanding personal development

· outstanding behaviour and attitudes.

We are a forward-thinking and dynamic 11-16 academy set in a beautiful 37-acre site in Birmingham. Our moto is ‘building futures, changing lives’ and our most recent OFSTED report states:

“..this is exactly what happens here. Everyone involved in the school is committed to every pupil’s welfare, well-being and academic success. Pupils’ mental health is front and centre in leaders’ thinking and decision making”, OFSTED July 2021

https://shenleyacademy.e-act.org.uk/about/ofsted-reports/

The curriculum is at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to providing our pupils with an exceptional education and wider school experience, supporting every individual to achieve the very best possible outcomes.

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