Head of Creative Arts and Design and Technology

The Arbor School

Job Summary

The successful candidate will be proficient and experienced in teaching Design and Technology with experience of teaching across GCSE/iGCSE and A Level/BTEC. You will lead the team, with responsibilities across KS3, KS4, and KS5, overseeing Art, Design Technology, Food Technology and Textiles.

Key Responsibilities

• Doing all that you can to ensure that you safeguard and promote the welfare of students (in line with Arbor s Safeguarding framework/policy/Code of Conduct).
• Positively and actively promoting the Arbor vision, mission, and values.
• Ensuring your practice is in line with the Arbor Staff Handbook, the Arbor Support Teacher: A Framework for Outstanding Support.
• Implementing, where appropriate, school policies, procedures and expected practices, as identified by the Senior Leadership Team at the Arbor School.
• Undertake specific operational tasks as agreed upon with the Assistant Head of Curriculum, including some or all of the following areas:
• To support in developing and reviewing the Design Technology curriculum and schemes of work at KS3, KS4 and KS5.
• Support in the preparation, delivery and evaluation of schemes of work for the school in accordance with the National Curriculum requirements; with a particular focus on challenge, pace, high order questioning and thinking skills to facilitate students accessing the highest grades at KS3, KS4 and KS5.
• To ensure that the learning environment is well-ordered, safe and stimulating, leading by example to encourage a high standard of display work in classrooms and communal areas with a clear emphasis on celebrating success, sharing achievements and highlighting specialist subject knowledge.