Acting Head of Design Technology

  • Wodensborough Ormiston Academy
  • £43,266.00 - £46,525.00 Annually (Actual) TLR 2 b
  • Hydes Road, Staffordshire, WS10 0DR / West Midlands
  • Full Time

Job Details

  • Are you a strong classroom practitioner with the ability to inspire and engage young people?
  • Are you passionate about changing lives?
  • Are you looking to start and progress your career alongside colleagues who believe in social mobility?
  • Are you seeking a post in which you will have access to enhanced CPD and networking opportunities?

We are a popular and heavily oversubscribed 11–16 mainstream school with the additional expertise and facilities to include two focused SEND provisions, for young people on the autistic spectrum, and for those who are deaf and hearing impaired (ARC and Deaf Academy). We have also developed a base on site to support pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs. Furthermore, our small and bespoke sixth form provision (WOA6) caters for students in Years 12 and 13 who have EHCPs.

We are an outward facing school and work closely with our local community – families, schools, businesses and community groups, with whom we share a common priority – our pupils are front, back and centre of every single decision we make at WOA.

At WOA, we believe that every child has the potential to achieve and we expect nothing but the best for each and every one of our students. Through our curriculum, we aim to provide an excellent education for all our students; an inclusive education which raises aspirations and brings out the best in all of them and prepares them for success in education and later life. Our curriculum is progressive and designed to provide children with the core knowledge they need for success along their learning journey.

We have a team of dedicated, specialist curriculum, SEND and student welfare staff who work together to ensure that the needs of each individual child can be met. Every single member of our team teaches at Wodensborough and this includes the Principal. We passionately believe that good teaching plays one of the most important roles in shaping and creating successful futures for our young people.

We are looking for a strong leader in Design Technology to join our experienced and supportive team. We are looking for someone who believes (as we do!) that whatever your starting point in life, this should not dictate your future destination. We want someone who believes in social mobility. Someone so passionate about D&T that they can instill this within the children at WOA and develop their sense of the world outside of Wednesbury!

This role would suit a strong classroom practitioner who is looking to join a team of like-minded individuals. We can offer recruitment & retention sum for the right candidate. The successful candidate will have access to wider professional development through our Early Careers Package and also a suite of NPQs. As part of the Ormiston Academies Trust we can also offer wider benefits including networking opportunities, enhanced CPD and Employee Benefits Package.

We believe that we all have an important part to play in raising standards. We truly believe that what we do in our classrooms changes lives. Why not come in, meet the team and join us on our journey?

Wodensborough is committed to the safeguarding of children and all staff are expected to ensure that the academy is a safe and secure environment for our students.

Academy tour – Contact us to book your chosen time and day!

Wodensborough Ormiston Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Ormiston Academies Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Flexible working opportunities will be considered.

All successful appointments will be subject to suitability checks in accordance with KCSIE, including identity, Right to Work, qualifications, online searches, prohibition check, two references and enhanced DBS check including Children’s Barred List.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, which provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions, can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

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