Lead Practitioner of Design Technology

3 months ago

Tamworth, United Kingdom Landau Forte Academy Amington Full time

This is an exciting time to join Landau Forte Academy, Amington. We are an oversubscribed forward thinking 11-16 academy on a mission to provide high quality education for our local community and in May 2022 we were judged GOOD in all areas by Ofsted. We have high expectations for our students and our academy is built upon our shared values: ambitious, brave and kind

As with all posts at Amington, we are looking for dedicated, committed and inspirational individuals to provide high quality teaching to our wonderful students.

If successful, you will become part of our community. You will be supported in your career with opportunities to achieve nationally recognised qualifications and we invest in our staff by offering protected time, within the Academy day, for continual professional development. We have dedicated time to create a feedback and assessment policy that prioritises student progress but utilises live marking in the classroom, and whole-class feedback to enable staff to use their PPA time to focus on delivering exceptional learning. Collaboration flourishes within our faculties and shared planning empowers our staff to offer an exciting and unreservedly ambitious, challenging and engaging curriculum.

This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced individual with a proven track record of high impact teaching or an ambitious ECT.

We care about our staff and staff wellbeing is integral to our decision making. We are committed to prioritising the wellbeing of our staff through a wellbeing committee and by committing to the DfE Staff Wellbeing Charter.

Key information

**Hours**: Full Time

**Contract**: Permanent

**Start date**: Easter or September

**Salary**: Competitive

**Closing Date**: Friday 26 th April 10am

What we can offer you

A supportive, cohesive and exciting working environment

The chance to work with genuinely enthusiastic and happy students

Career prospects within an innovative and ambitious Multi Academy Trust

A meal allowance, commensurate with your working hours

Membership of the Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS)

Healthcare Cash Plan, from Westfield Health

Landau Forte Charitable Trust

Landau Forte Charitable Trust is a family of six Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form Academies across the Midlands. Established in 1989, our roots as a charity lie in the global finance and hospitality industries, with our founders Martin Landau and Rocco Forte. Their values combine in how our schools look after their children and young people; they aspire to a world-leading standard of innovation, entrepreneurship, service and care.

We believe a brilliant education should be central to the development of every child and young person. Their learning, wellbeing and happiness is at the centre of every decision we take and every pound we spend.
The local area

Tamworth is a historic town surrounded by beautiful countryside, located a short distance from Birmingham. The Academy is located close to the centre of Tamworth, with superb transport links.

Tamworth boasts a range of historical sites and leisure attractions, including: Tamworth Castle; the Tamworth SnowDome and Drayton Manor Amusement Park. Within a 20 minute drive from the town, you can find yourself in the beautiful, open Staffordshire countryside or Birmingham‘s bustling city centre.

Tamworth is 10 minutes away from the M42; junction 10

Direct trains from Birmingham (10 minutes) and London (1 hour 15 minutes)

Birmingham and East Midlands Airports are 30 minutes away

Person specification

PGCE or QTS in Design Technology (essential)

A well-qualified teacher with a strong teaching record including relevant qualifications (both formal and through appropriate experience) to meet the challenge of the appointment

A genuine passion for teaching Design Technology and developing the curriculum to enable all pupils to achieve their potential in each of the disciplines

Experience of teaching a range of abilities at KS3 and KS4 is essential, with a track record of good or better results at GCSE.

A commitment to our school improvement process and a growth mindset in the journey to improve outcomes

Experience in leading others

Has a friendly and respectful approach yet is professional and who demonstrates supporting others

Is committed to the continuous development of self and others by keeping up to date with new educational concepts and sharing knowledge - encouraging new ideas, seeking new opportunities and challenges, open to ideas and developing new skills

An interest in the latest developments in Design Technology teaching and research

Excellent relationships with students, parents and colleagues

A willingness to explore innovative and dynamic methods for teaching and learning

High levels of professionalism, enthusiasm, ambition, energy, resilience and determination

Competent in the use of ICT both as an administrative tool and in teaching, learning and assessment practices

Job description

To plan, resource and deliver

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