Head of Technology

Burnley High School wishes to appoint a hardworking, enthusiastic and committed Technology Teacher who will also take on the responsibility of Head of Technology for the school.

You will either already be a middle leader or a teacher with an ambition to move into leadership. The successful candidate will be a highly determined, outstanding classroom practitioner who has the potential to offer positive leadership and management of the team and ensuring accountability for student progress.

If you are experienced, enthusiastic, open to new ideas and have a flexible ‘can do’ approach, we would welcome an application from you.

The role will include:

• Review, design and implement an ambitious and well sequenced, knowledge rich curriculum that meets the needs of all students;
• Ensure that teachers have strong knowledge of Technology curriculum and the teaching of the subject;
• Ensure that teaching is developed to help students to remember the long-term content they have been taught and to integrate knowledge into larger ideas;
• Develop an effective assessment framework that supports students to embed and use knowledge fluently and to inform teaching;
• Ensure that pupils develop detailed knowledge and skills across the curriculum, and as a result all students achieve well.

What are the job requirements?

• Qualified Teacher Status;
• Qualified to at least degree level in Design Technology/Food Technology/or adequate post degree conversion course;
• Proven record or evidence from teaching practice of potential to help students reach high standards of learning and achievement;
• Consistently good/outstanding teacher as measured by student outcomes;
• Knowledge and understanding of strategies to improve Teaching and Learning;
• Excellent interpersonal & presentation skills across the spectrum of stakeholders;
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work under pressure and re-prioritise workload when needed;
• A high level of self-awareness – knows strengths and weaknesses and can relate to difficult personality types well.

Safeguarding Information

The Education Partnership Trust is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.