Head of Faculty - Technology

The Heys School, Manchester, M25 1JZ

15 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  2 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • 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: 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Main to Upper Teachers Pay Scale plus TLR 2A
• Additional allowances:

  TLR 2a

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Setting and maintaining high standards of teaching and learning across the age and ability range.
• Ensuring 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 polices determined by the Governing Body and Headteacher.
• Reviewing, developing and refining schemes of work that support pupils progress through KS3 and KS4.
• Leading, reviewing and developing all Faculty policies and strategies in line with the strategic aims of the school.
• Leading curriculum development for the faculty area of Technology, including any separate subject areas or components that are a part of the faculty including numeracy.
• Updating professional knowledge and expertise as appropriate, to keep up to date with developments in teaching practice and methodology, in general, and in particular in mathematics.

What the school offers its staff

Learning and development opportunities

Generous pension scheme

Commitment to safeguarding

We aim to create and maintain a safe learning environment where our students feel safe, secure and valued and know they will be listened to and taken seriously. The four strands of safeguarding are embedded into school life.
Staff receive regular guidance to ensure that they are confident and capable in recognising the signs of harm and take prompt and effective action to address this.
We place strong emphasis on student well-being and provide support for our students around mental health in a range of ways in order to meet the needs of students holistically and on an individual basis

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

THS Application Form - Teaching Staff.docx - 72.4 KB (opens in new tab)

Head of Technology - JD 2025 (1).pdf - 709 KB (opens in new tab)

About The Heys School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 573 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Heys School website
• Email address: s.bramah@theheys.school
• Phone number: 01617724408
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-heys-school

The Heys School is a smaller than average 11-16 mixed comprehensive school. This allows us to provide aligned and
differentiated support as we strive to provide the highest standards for students and staff alike. Our core values of
Be Kind, Be Determined and Be Respectful underpin the goal for all students to maximise their potential, to be the best they can be, every day.

The Heys School stands at the centre of our community and we embrace the opportunity to offer our young people
guidance and aspiration to be the best that they can be in all aspects of life. We prepare our students to be active
and valuable adults. Quality teaching and learning supported by reliable and structured pastoral systems provide
opportunities and guidance on becoming resilient young people.

We strongly believe in building a culture of resilience and tolerance in which our students can thrive. Our aim is to
increase our student’s self-belief while opening their eyes and minds to pathways which lead to them becoming
whatever they believe they can be.

Relationships between school and parents/carers are key to the development of successful young people. We
actively encourage parents/carers to interact with school by calling anytime or arranging to come into school for a
visit and a tour.

Arranging a visit to The Heys School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email s.bramah@theheys.school.

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