Head of Design and Technology
Dover Christ Church Academy, Dover, Kent, CT16 2EGThis job expired on 7 May 2021
Job start date
1 September 2021
Closing date
7 May 2021 at 12am (midnight)
Date listed
27 April 2021
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Design and technology
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Upper Pay Scale
Additional allowances
TLR2
Head of Design and Technology job summary
We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and inspirational leader of Design and Technology who has experience of raising student aspirations.
The department will be offering a focused curriculum to support the development of STEM within the Academy. Leaders are driven to promote STEM to strengthen attainment in the core subjects of Science and Mathematics. For this reason, the candidate should be passionate about developing students' awareness of opportunities that exist within the STEM/Design and Technology industry and inspire students to seek and engage in opportunities at University, apprenticeships or training routes.
At Dover Christ Church Academy we are proud of our destinations, last year 54% of our Post 16 students progressed to University, with the majority attending Canterbury Christ Church. CCCU have recently opened a £65m faculty for Science, Engineering, Technology and Health Care. Consequently the STEM curriculum development at DCCA should align students to take advantage of this facility and their strong links with industry and employers to produce work ready engineering graduates who can make an active contribution to 21st century society.
The department currently offers a broad Design and Technology curriculum at Key Stage 3 with Engineering, Construction and Catering routes at Key Stage 4. The department sits within the Creative Arts Faculty and so has wider scope to develop and grow opportunities within Art and Design, Creative Media and Computing.
Interested candidates are invited to contact the Academy to arrange a visit with a member of the Senior Leadership Team responsible for this department.
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.
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About Dover Christ Church Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 808 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- Email address
- coxj@dccacademy.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01304820126
Dover Christ Church Academy is an 11-18 mixed, non-selective Academy, located in semi-rural surroundings on the outskirts of Dover, conveniently situated near to motorway links and within easy reach continent. Aspen2 at designated provider for students with a wide range profound, severe complex special educational needs. With support from our sponsor, Canterbury University, we have developed aspirational successful where equip skills knowledge they need their future. The committed safeguarding promoting welfare children. All posts will be subject satisfactory references applicants required undertake Enhanced Disclosure via DBS.
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