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Head of Design & Technology

St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 9PF

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• Job start date

  1 September 2020

• Closing date

  20 April 2020 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  19 March 2020

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Design and technology
• Working pattern:
  • Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £24,373 to £40,490
• Additional allowances:

  A caring and professional teaching environment ; A supportive Headteacher and SLT Team ; TLR2B salary enhancement ; A structured CPD programme

Head of Design & Technology job summary

The Governors of St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School wish to appoint an enthusiastic, highly motivated and inspirational Head of Design and Technology. The successful candidate must be able to teach all areas of Design and Technology including Food.

We are looking to recruit a curriculum leader who will shape the future direction of the Department, with the ability to lead a strong team of highly skilled practitioners, building on the current high standards and with clear ideas for future improvement. We are looking for a genuine ‘team player’ who will contribute to all activities within the school in order to provide our pupils with the very best opportunities to develop and achieve. The departmental ethos ‘creativity is at the heart of everything we do’ plays a significant role in developing creativity and enthusing our young learners to develop core skills such as problem solving, collaboration and communication.

The successful applicant will:

 Be a highly skilled practitioner who can teach a range of material areas (including Food) to GCSE/GCSE equivalent.
 Be a committed professional who has a real passion for Design and Technology.
 Be able to implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for all students.
 Bring innovative ideas and vibrancy to the classroom.

St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School is an innovative and flourishing school, which is well regarded for the excellence of its academic achievement and the high level of motivation of its pupils and staff. We can offer our potential new colleague the opportunity to advance your career within a supportive environment.

Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Offer of employment is subject to safeguarding checks, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance, pre-employment health check and references.

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About St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1208 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@arrowsmith.wigan.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-edmund-arrowsmith-catholic-high-school-ashton-in-makerfield (opens in new tab)

Established in 1961, St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School has a proud history. We are a mixed, voluntary-aided Catholic secondary school for pupils aged 11-16, located in Ashton-in-Makerfield, near Wigan in Greater Manchester. The pupil roll is 1,200 and we are over-subscribed year on year due to the excellent reputation the school holds within the community.

St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School is committed to providing an education rooted in Gospel values, inspiring pupils to make the world a better place. “Prepare the way of the Lord” is the school motto.

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