Leader of Teacher and Learning in Design Technology
Start date: September 2024
Contract type: Full time
Contract term: Permanent
Salary: MPS/UPS + TLR 2 £7847
About the Trust
Gosforth Group are a dynamic and diverse Multi Academy Trust – this means we have a clear energy and purpose and all students are valued equally, regardless of their background or ability. We are a growing multi-academy trust currently comprising of 6 academies, two of which opened in September 2021. The Trust currently has approx. 6000 students and 650 staff. ‘Create your future’ encapsulates our purpose as a Multi Academy Trust: to educate, support and nurture all of our students so they can achieve their potential and fulfil their ambitious aspirations.
About the Academy
Come to work in a thriving and exciting community. Callerton Academy is a growing secondary school committed to providing the very best education for pupils from Year 7 to Year 11. Based in our excellent temporary site, formerly a school building which has been reconfigured in Newcastle’s Graingertown, we have access to a range of brilliant facilities, including a fully equipped DT classroom and a Food Technology classroom purposely built for this academic year. We will move to our brand-new site which will have capacity for 1200 students in 2025; this is located to the northwest of the city – close to Westerhope, Kingston Park and Newcastle International Airport.
About the role
We are one of two new schools within Gosforth Group Multi Academy Trust and will be welcoming our fourth cohort of students when the position starts so will have Years 7, 8, 9 and 10. This is a wonderful opportunity for a dynamic, creative leader to help shape the future of our school, including developing an ambitious DT curriculum and leading on the introduction of DT specialisms at GCSE.
First and foremost, we are looking for someone who loves their subject and is passionate, proactive and innovative. You will have excellent subject knowledge and should be able to offer a couple of different DT specialisms at key stage 3, however, you may specialise in one specific discipline at key stage 4. You may already be a subject leader or a second in subject, or you may be ready to take your first step into subject leadership. You will have a proven record of raising attainment and accelerating progress, whilst demonstrating effective and exciting teaching and learning. We are particularly interested in someone who has experience in delivering GCSE Food Technology or GCSE Design Technology qualifications.
The DT department is on an exciting journey as it grows considerably over the next couple of years as the school grows with it. This is your chance to build a team of specialists and to shape an exciting pathway of choices at GCSE level in Design and Technology. We are developing a strong team of practitioners at Callerton Academy who are able to be versatile and are keen to be involved in many and varied aspects of school life; particularly during the coming years while the school is growing. You will be an important part of our growing school and will be a consummate professional, practical and ‘hands-on’; able to enthuse and motivate colleagues and students alike.
This is a unique chance for someone looking to develop as a leader within a highly successful and supportive school and multi academy trust, backed up by excellent resources and facilities.
What we need:
- An outstanding practitioner
- A passion for Design Technology and for teaching and leading all facets of the DT curriculum
- A proven track record of excellent progress and achievement across key stage 3 and 4
- A commitment to fresh and exciting methods of delivering the curriculum
- The ability to develop, lead and inspire a team of staff
- A relentless drive to secure the best possible outcomes for students of all abilities and from all backgrounds
- Excellent communication and ICT skills
We can offer you:
- An opportunity to work with highly skilled professionals in school and across the MAT
- Enthusiastic and motivated students
- An exciting and extensive commitment to professional development
- A school with its community at its heart
- A programme of staff well-being activities
- Opportunities for future career progression in a growing school and large Trust
- Staff parking
This is an exceptional opportunity to make a difference within a positive and exciting environment. If you share our community’s ethos of progression, diversity and dynamism then we would be delighted to hear from you.
Gosforth Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to undergo enhanced DBS clearance.
We hope you’ll visit our website to find out more about us.
https://www.callertonacademy.org.uk/
https://www.gosforthroup.org.uk
If you would like to arrange a visit or speak to Joseph Gilford, the Vice Principal before application, contact Mrs Onions, PA to the Principal, at carolyn.onions@callertonacademy.org.uk for more information. Please note that there is not an expectation for you to visit the school before application.
To apply:
Please complete and return the application form to hr@ga.newcastle.sch.uk.
Closing date for applications:
9am Friday 1st March 2024
Applications are shortlisted for interview as they are received, and so early application is encouraged. We reserve the right to commence the interview process and close the vacancy prior to this date.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. This means certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide and you can view our Policy on the Employment of Ex-offenders here.
Gosforth Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. References will normally be requested prior to interview for those candidates shortlisted. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, along with other relevant pre-employment checks, including an online check.
The Trust is committed to equality, inclusion and diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
Following the shortlisting process, where applicable, candidates who attend interview, will be reimbursed reasonable expenses for travel and accommodation.