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Head of Department - Design and Technology (Specialism in Product Design)

Northwood School, Marylebone, City of Westminster

Head of Department - Design and Technology (Specialism in Product Design)

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Northwood School, Marylebone, City of Westminster

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 18 Oct | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: b9578d0f973949d79540398fa6ceb37a

Full Job Description

  • Ambitious, polite and well mannered students - our staffing body can teach students the subject they love
  • Staff wellbeing is a top priority with a streamlined assessment and feedback policy, department co-planning scheduled within the school day, Well being Monday's'; social events, flexi working for exam marking and loads more
  • Support for new members of staff via our renowned Induction programme
  • Potential for additional responsibilities (pastoral and or academic)
  • Professional development with progression opportunities such as secondments and bursaries as well as access to NPQs and STEM Learning.
  • A well-embedded performance management structure
  • Bike to Work scheme
  • The full support of the Headteacher, senior leaders and colleagues

    Applications are invited from enthusiastic Design and Technology teachers with a specialism in Product Design who wish to develop their career within a creative and supportive department. You will join a school which offers opportunities to access outstanding practice and is fully committed to technology learning at all key stages.
    • The individual we are seeking to appoint will be dedicated, enthusiastic and motivated in developing the life chances of our young people and further strengthening the role of the creative subjects within the school. We offer Product Design, Textiles and Food at both KS3 and 4 with strong uptake at GCSE. We also offer Product Design at KS5. The department has a strong enrichment offer and there is a key leadership commitment to maintain the excellent provision as part of our STEM strategy. You will be joining a forward thinking and ambitious school, so we are seeking candidates who can realise the highest possible quality of services and who want to become exceptional leaders in their field.

    Northwood is a rapidly growing, popular, 11-18, fully-inclusive co-educational school where students make outstanding progress. As a result of rapidly rising student numbers, we are looking to increase our staff for next year. The school which is located in Northwood, North West London is easily accessible due to the area's excellent transport links. The nearest tube station is Northwood Hills which is on the Metropolitan line. We recently moved into a brand new, state-of-the-art building with fantastic facilities for both our staff and students. We are a forward-thinking, caring, and most important of all, happy school, where students of all abilities and social backgrounds achieve very well. What we offer
  • Support for new colleagues is excellent at Northwood
  • We have well-established induction and extensive CPD programmes as well as a well-embedded performance management structure
  • Bike to Work scheme
  • Staff Fitness club
  • A fantastic social life and loads more
  • Staff and students enjoy varied day trips as well as residential trips both abroad and in the UK
  • We know that having motivated, well-supported staff is key to our future success and therefore we believe in supporting staff and providing outstanding opportunities for everyone
    • The most recent Ofsted inspection (October 2018) rated Northwood as 'Outstanding', please use the link below to see the report. http://www.northwood-school.org.uk/School-P…/Ofsted-Reports/ Northwood is a friendly, happy, welcoming school where the young people we teach are enabled to make excellent academic progress and develop the knowledge, skills, qualities, and values required to lead successful and fulfilling adult lives. Extra-curricular provision is excellent, our students appreciate having access to our state-of-the-art drama, dance, art, music, sports, and creative facilities many are also members of our academic clubs such as the Brilliant Club. We also have highly effective Pastoral Care with guidance and support systems to meet all our students' needs and as a result, our students are happy, hardworking, courteous, and well-behaved. Students are keen to learn and our Value Added has been outstanding for the past five years. Northwood School makes a significant difference to the lives of young people and I very much look forward to welcoming you to the school at some point in the future; in the meantime, I hope you enjoy reading our career site. Our Ethos
  • Northwood School has an ethos of ambition and achievement for all its students
  • As a school, we put our students at the heart of everything we do
  • We are a caring community where every student is known and valued as an individual. As a consequence, this allows every child to flourish in a friendly and safe environment
  • We wish to empower our students to recognise and value their individuality so that they grow in self-worth and play a full role in shaping their own futures
    • Our Aims
  • To continue to be judged as an outstanding school delivering education that enables all students to excel
  • To provide an educational experience that inspires a lifelong love of learning and enables all students to become well-rounded individuals: confident; creative; self-respecting and respectful of others; with the ability to lead in and contribute to society
  • To ensure the well-being of both students and staff
  • To be a school that embraces and supports the community
    • Our Beliefs and Values
  • All students can achieve
  • Every student is known and valued as an individual
  • All students have immense, natural abilities
  • Intelligence is not fixed and through effort and determination all students can grow and succeed
  • We value diversity and seek to give everyone in the school an equal chance to learn, work and succeed through creating a safe, calm and respectful environment
  • If staff, students, governors, and parents work as a team and have high expectations of ourselves and each other we can achieve our aims

    A highly competitive salary - UPS/MPR plus Outer London Weighting , TLR1a + RR for the right candidate, Northwood School is an outstanding, oversubscribed and high performing 11-18 comprehensive in the London Borough of Hillingdon
  • The school is in an impressive new building with fantastic facilities
  • Our Progress 8 score consistently places us in the top 10% of schools across the country.
    • We are looking for a colleague who:
  • Is efficient, adaptable, personable and shares the vision of excellence within Northwood School
  • Is looking for an exciting opportunity to work with Northwood School in order to drive their personal career forward and share and develop new ideas