Head of Design and Technology (Outwood Welcome Bonus of £5,000)

In addition to your salary, you will be paid an Outwood Welcome Bonus of £5,000. This will be paid as a single lump sum alongside your first month's salary.

We are an Ofsted Good with Outstanding leadership 11-16 academy, with state-of-the-art facilities, based in the steel city of Sheffield.

We are delighted that in its latest report, Ofsted noted that ‘staff are very proud to be part of Outwood Academy City,’ and that our ‘staff appreciate the high-quality professional development opportunities they receive’ which we offer working closely with the wider Outwood Family.

Serving the bustling city of Sheffield, Outwood Academy City was constructed in 2011 with state-of-the-art facilities and joined Outwood Grange Academies Trust three years later. The school has undergone a huge transformation for its 1200 students, with an innovative curriculum and a personalised approach to learning enabling them to realise their vocational, practical, creative and academic abilities. This was recognised by Ofsted in February 2019, when the academy was judged ‘Good with Outstanding Leadership’. Inspectors noted that, “Leaders and teachers demonstrate high expectations for all pupils. They are determined that pupils achieve well in their subjects”. 

We believe this transformation is due to our knowledge-rich curriculum, designed to personalise learning for every student, and our exceptionally high standards, helping all students to reach their potential.

We have won numerous awards as a school and are an IQM Centre of Excellence, which highlights that inclusion at all levels is of paramount importance to us. We are also proud to have been awarded the Gold Status by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health Award.

As we continue to improve, help to take us to the next level.

 We work hard to ensure we reduce workload on staff, allowing more time in the classroom to put our vision of students first, raising standards and transforming lives into practice. To make this happen, we innovate constantly, including a curriculum that is designed to enable personalised learning in depth and with breadth. We ensure that additional teaching time and resources are provided to support students to leave with a solid foundation of good and better grades.

 If you share our vision, join our family.

Outwood Academy City has a fantastic opportunity for a DT Head of Department to join our team on a full-time basis. Are you passionate about teaching Design and Technology? Are you keen to share your passion with our young people, broadening their horizons, developing their interests, and honing their skills and expertise?

Are you ready to lead our Design and Technology department into the next stage of its development, supported by a friendly, driven and knowledgeable leadership team?

If so, come and join us and lead our team of experienced, determined and supportive DT colleagues who are dedicated to putting our students first by giving them the best chances to succeed and thus transforming their lives.

The department offers a broad DT experience for KS3 students in product design, food and graphics. At KS4, there are opportunities for students to study hospitality and catering and engineering.

By joining the DT department at Outwood Academy City you will get:

• A well-resourced DT department, with the freedom to lead the curriculum in the way you deem appropriate to our students and your team.
• A leadership and staff team that is committed to sticking to our values
• A team of technicians to support curriculum delivery.
• A centralised behaviour and sanction system that allows teachers to teach.
• An expert team of subject directors to help support curriculum development, staff training and student intervention.
• Expert CPD through our National Institute of Education and weekly, in-house, staff training sessions.
• A range of enrichment opportunities for students to help support wider interest.

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This vacancy is being managed by our Recruitment Partner at Hays. 

If you wish to discuss this post or arrange a visit to the school, please contact Julia Peat our Recruitment Partner at Hays by using the expression of interest link below or call 0114 2721470 or 07514 308432.

Hays Expression of Interest Form

Closing date: Midday on 22 February 2024.

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Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.