Head of Design Technology
Harrogate High School, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 4APThis job expired on 25 April 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
25 April 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
8 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Design and technology
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.43
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR 2.2 (£5,702).
What skills and experience we're looking for
Harrogate High School are seeking to recruit an outstanding Head of Technology to join our strong, vibrant staff team. We provide an excellent and challenging education, which seeks to enable all students to make outstanding progress in their learning and gain a great sense of personal development and achievement. We strongly believe in personalisation and encouraging enquiring minds. The school highly values the importance of developing a community environment in which mutual respect and individual talents are nurtured.
This is an important leadership post within the school’s leadership team. As the successful candidate, you will embrace the Harrogate High School pledge and take responsibility as Head of Technology to oversee high quality teaching and learning across the Technology department.
You will be experienced in the different Technology specialisms supported by a good team and a well-resourced department with relatively new facilities. You will be instrumental in laying the foundation of outstanding standards of education and creating a stimulating and purposeful environment where our students can make excellent progress.
You will have high expectations, a commitment to raising standards, possess up-to-date knowledge and understanding of teaching and behaviour management strategies, with a passion to enhance the learning experience of all our students. You will also take an active role in achieving our trust wide Sustainability aims.
We can offer a commitment to your professional development as you will be encouraged to join an appropriate NPQ programme, the opportunity to work in partnership with colleagues from primary and secondary schools across the MAT and the chance to be a part of something truly special.
What the school offers its staff
You will be fully supported by an experienced team of peers who share a vision of effective teaching and learning founded on collaborative planning, assessment and instruction, and who help each other to continually improve practice. We have an open-door culture and reflective ethos where we use lesson study to learn from each other regularly.
Commitment to safeguarding
Northern Star Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post requires an enhanced DBS Criminal check. Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
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About Harrogate High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 724 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Harrogate High School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@nsat.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01756707609
Harrogate High School is a thriving 11-16 state-maintained independent academy to the North East of Harrogate with approximately 600 students.
We are a friendly, inclusive school small enough to give every student our personal care and attention, but large enough to provide a good breadth and quality of education. We place learning first for all our students, providing good quality teaching and a flexible curriculum within a culture of mutual respect and responsibility. We strongly believe that this is the key to raising the achievement of all our young people.
We are proud of our
Sustained academic improvements and creative curriculum.
Superb new facilities enabling all students to enjoy excellent learning environments.
Flexible curriculum and innovative teaching.
Personalised approach to personal development and well-being.
Shaping our future programme including outstanding careers advice and guidance.
Excellent transition programmes at every key stage and beyond.
Collective responsibility towards our own and wider community.
Our School CARES Values - Courage; Aspiration; Respect; Equality and Self Control
Arranging a visit to Harrogate High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@nsat.org.uk.
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