Head of Technology
- Organisation: More House School
- Location: Surrey
- Salary info Competitive
- Tenure: Full-time / Term Time
- Closing Date: Sunday 16 April 2023
Full time, non-residential, permanent position for September 2023 The Headmaster invites applications for the post of Head of Technology. A dynamic and experienced teacher is sought to lead our exceptionally well-resourced department, inspiring pupils from year 4 to 13 towards the highest levels of engagement and achievement within our broad Design and Technology curriculum, comprising Design and Technology, Engineering, Computer Aided Design and Cooking qualifications.
Full time, non-residential, permanent position for September 2023
The Headmaster invites applications for the post of Head of Technology. A dynamic and experienced teacher is sought to lead our exceptionally well-resourced department, inspiring pupils from year 4 to 13 towards the highest levels of engagement and achievement within our broad Design and Technology curriculum, comprising Design and Technology, Engineering, Computer Aided Design and Cooking qualifications.
www.morehouseschool.co.uk
Our School vision is:
To lead in transforming the futures of intelligent children who experience Specific Learning Difficulties, Developmental Language Disorder and associated conditions, by empowering them.
Our School Values are:
Kindness – Spirit - Responsibility
The School:
Nationally celebrated, More House School provides an exceptional, mainstream education for intelligent boys with Specific Learning Difficulties and weakness in their developmental language skills. Providing a transformative education repeatedly recognised as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted over more than a decade, we offer a specialised learning environment for day and boarding boys from Year 4 to Year 13. Our pupils are taught to recognise their strengths and develop their self-belief so that they achieve independence and extraordinary results at GCSE, BTEC and A Level, above the national averages. A majority progress to university. Class-sizes are small, with a maximum of 15 pupils.
The School is set on a wooded hillside in nearly thirty acres on the Hampshire/Surrey border and within the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Attractive modern facilities lie above the playing fields. London Waterloo is one hour away by train from close-by Farnham railway station, and there is easy access to the M25, M3 and A3 major routes. Guildford is twenty minutes’ drive away.
About the department:
The School of Engineering is accommodated in a purpose-built, two-storey, modern building overlooking the school’s playing fields, and comprising:
· 2 multi-material workshops;
· an Engineering and metal-work workshop fitted with 3 lathes, welding equipment, milling machine, mechanical hacksaw and brazing hearth;
· a well-equipped Computer Aided Design (CAD) suite with access to a laser-cutter, 3D printers and vinyl cutter;
· a materials-preparation area;
· a bespoke cooking and food-preparation teaching classroom.
The department is a key aspect of the School’s provision and delivers a broad Design and Technology curriculum to all pupils in years Four to Nine. At GCSE level, the department provides GCSE Design and Technology, Level 2 BTEC Engineering, and Level 2 TQUK Design…Engineer…Construct! The Digital Built Environment (an exciting CAD-based course, focused on the built environment and with strong links with industry). In the Sixth Form, the department offers A-Level Design and Technology, Product Design, and Level 3 Design…Engineer…Construct! The Digital Built Environment. Cookery and food-preparation is taught to pupils in Key Stage 3, and as an accredited Level 1 BTEC programme for Sixth Form students.
Class sizes are small (up to fifteen) and there is ample opportunity for pupils and teachers to get involved in the school’s extensive extra-curricular programme. The highly creative and enthusiastic teaching team is keen to support the children in accessing the curriculum and encourages the boys to recognise their academic and extra-curricular potential. A key element of the School, evident through all departments, is the offer of a strong pastoral provision, recognising that our pupils may perceive their previous educational experience as a failure, and they therefore need to develop their trust in the School, teachers and themselves.
About this post:
We seek an experienced and inspiring Head of Technology to lead this dynamic department of six staff. The successful candidate will display a strong personal and professional interest in all aspects of design and technology, engineering, computer aided design and cookery. They will provide leadership to colleagues and support the School’s leadership in the continual development of pupils’ engagement and success in the disciplines of the department. Candidates will be able to deliver exciting and effective learning opportunities to pupils in all age-ranges in the School, including at GCSE, BTEC and A Level.
In addition to the commitments of the teaching timetable, the post-holder will be a form-tutor within a year-group team, supported and led by a Head of Year. They will also be expected to lead an extra-curricular, after-School activity on one afternoon a week from 4.30pm until 5.30pm during term-time. The post-holder will participate in the supervision-duty programme, responsible within a team of staff allocated to duties at lunch and break-times, and other times as is necessary. The writing of reports and completion of other documentation, and attendance at parent consultation evenings is required.
A comprehensive induction programme is offered, and ongoing professional development is supported through INSET days and training opportunities, in which all in the teaching staff are expected to pursue their professional development and practice, supported by excellent internal and external opportunities.
The above list of duties is not exhaustive, and the post-holder may be required to perform such other duties as may be, from time to time, deemed necessary by the Headmaster. This is a non-residential post.
Person specification:
Qualifications
Essential:
Undergraduate degree evidencing study in a relevant subject-area.
Desirable:
Qualified Teacher Status.
Skills and Experience:
Essential:
Experience of teaching design, technology or engineering courses at secondary or Sixth Form level, including to accredited qualifications.
Ability to make effective use of strategies to motivate and engage all pupils as effective learners and to promote good student relationships.
Strong subject knowledge that affords confidence in delivering the syllabi for GCSE Design and Technology, Level 2 BTEC Engineering, TQUK Level 2 and 3 DEC and A Level Product Design.
Excellent knowledge and understanding of current challenges and trends in Design and Technology, Engineering and CAD education.
Evidence of a commitment to own professional development in relation to the teaching of Design, Technology and Engineering.
Experience of managing a subject department or other team within an educational establishment.
Effective practitioner within principles of supportive behaviour management.
Competence with standard Information Technology applications, including those within the Office 365 suite.
Effective problem-solving skills.
Desirable:
Experience of leading the delivery of accredited qualifications, planning schemes of work to meet the requirements of the syllabus and ensure successful outcomes for learners.
Experience in supporting pupils with Specific Learning Difficulties, Developmental Language Disorder and associated special educational needs.
Experience of classroom teaching at GCSE, BTEC, TQUK and A-Level standard, including evidence of excellent student progress.
Experience of delivering extra-curricular activities, including educational visits.
Recent professional development relative to the subject area.
Successful experience of leading and managing change.
Experience of identifying and managing effectively risks relevant to workshop and wider practice, including the effective recording of such processes.
Experience of using a school Management Information System (MIS), such as SIMS, iSAMS or Engage. (The School uses Engage).
Experience of department timetabling.
Personal Attributes:
Essential:
Strong sense of humour, optimistic enthusiasm and inclination to embrace challenge.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills demonstrating an understanding of, and commitment to, professionalism, affording effective communication with pupils, parents and professionals.
Excellent standard of written English and attention to accuracy.
Energy, enthusiasm, flexibility and determination to succeed.
Excellent time-management and prioritisation skills, and ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
Readiness to identify and respond to new challenges.
Professionalism and reliability, able to demonstrate sound judgement and decision-making skills, appropriate to an adult working within the children’s workforce.
Strong and secure personal commitment to the School’s ethos and aims, promoting the best possible outcomes for pupils. Commitment to promoting confidence, aspiration and a sense of self-efficacy amongst our pupils.
Desirable:
Evidence of resilience and professionalism in the face of challenge. Readiness to identify and respond with appropriate initiative to new challenges.
Outstanding ICT skills.
Understanding of own strengths and areas for development.
Perseverance.
Hours:
8.20am until 4.30pm four days a week during term-time and 8.20am until 5.30pm one day a week during term-time (involvement in the after-School clubs programme). Additionally, within the first year only, new staff are required to attend the Monday afternoon induction training programme, from 4.30pm until 5.30pm).
(Note: academic terms are typically shorter than those in the state-maintained sector, and School holidays are therefore significantly longer).
Attendance at school events outside these hours from time to time, as well as a few INSET days towards the beginning or end of school holidays. It is expected that some time will be spent during school holiday periods in developing the department and preparing teaching opportunities and materials.
Remuneration and support:
· Annual salary, paid in monthly instalments: extremely competitive and in accordance with qualifications, experience and recognised skills;
· Pension;
· Sick-pay;
· Employee Assistance Programme;
· Free on-site parking within the School’s beautiful grounds;
· Excellent lunchtime meals at no cost in the School’s refectory;
· Free use of the School’s fitness gym facilities;
· Comprehensive induction programme offered including fully-funded and nationally-recognised L3 SEND qualification, and ongoing professional development, including further specialist qualifications, supported through INSET days and training opportunities.
Safeguarding:
This role is deemed to be one of working in regulated activity, meaning that the post-holder may expect to come into unsupervised contact with children and young people frequently in the discharge of their duties on-campus. As such, the expectations of conduct, required of all adults working at More House School, apply to this position, as does a full Safer-Recruitment vetting process of any appointee. A key responsibility of all adults working within the School is that of ensuring the effective safeguarding of all children and young people, through adherence to the School’s policies; full training is given.
To Apply:
Please visit our website and complete the online application form More House School – Teacher and Therapeutic Staff Application Form.
Interested candidates are welcome to make an appointment to visit the school for an informal visit in order to learn more about the role and setting.
Closing date for applications: 16th April 2023
Interviews expected to be held on: 26th April 2023
The School reserves the right to interview appropriate candidates in advance of the above-named dates, and to appoint. Interested candidates are therefore strongly urged to submit their application as soon as possible.
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS clearance and the receipt of satisfactory references before a formal job offer is confirmed.
More House School is firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
Full time, non-residential, permanent position for September 2023 The Headmaster invites applications for the post of Head of Technology. A dynamic and experienced teacher is sought to lead our exceptionally well-resourced department, inspiring pupils from year 4 to 13 towards the highest levels of engagement and achievement within our broad Design and Technology curriculum, comprising Design and Technology, Engineering, Computer Aided Design and Cooking qualifications.
Description
Full time, non-residential, permanent position for September 2023
The Headmaster invites applications for the post of Head of Technology. A dynamic and experienced teacher is sought to lead our exceptionally well-resourced department, inspiring pupils from year 4 to 13 towards the highest levels of engagement and achievement within our broad Design and Technology curriculum, comprising Design and Technology, Engineering, Computer Aided Design and Cooking qualifications.
www.morehouseschool.co.uk
Our School vision is:
To lead in transforming the futures of intelligent children who experience Specific Learning Difficulties, Developmental Language Disorder and associated conditions, by empowering them.
Our School Values are:
Kindness – Spirit - Responsibility
The School:
Nationally celebrated, More House School provides an exceptional, mainstream education for intelligent boys with Specific Learning Difficulties and weakness in their developmental language skills. Providing a transformative education repeatedly recognised as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted over more than a decade, we offer a specialised learning environment for day and boarding boys from Year 4 to Year 13. Our pupils are taught to recognise their strengths and develop their self-belief so that they achieve independence and extraordinary results at GCSE, BTEC and A Level, above the national averages. A majority progress to university. Class-sizes are small, with a maximum of 15 pupils.
The School is set on a wooded hillside in nearly thirty acres on the Hampshire/Surrey border and within the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Attractive modern facilities lie above the playing fields. London Waterloo is one hour away by train from close-by Farnham railway station, and there is easy access to the M25, M3 and A3 major routes. Guildford is twenty minutes’ drive away.
About the department:
The School of Engineering is accommodated in a purpose-built, two-storey, modern building overlooking the school’s playing fields, and comprising:
· 2 multi-material workshops;
· an Engineering and metal-work workshop fitted with 3 lathes, welding equipment, milling machine, mechanical hacksaw and brazing hearth;
· a well-equipped Computer Aided Design (CAD) suite with access to a laser-cutter, 3D printers and vinyl cutter;
· a materials-preparation area;
· a bespoke cooking and food-preparation teaching classroom.
The department is a key aspect of the School’s provision and delivers a broad Design and Technology curriculum to all pupils in years Four to Nine. At GCSE level, the department provides GCSE Design and Technology, Level 2 BTEC Engineering, and Level 2 TQUK Design…Engineer…Construct! The Digital Built Environment (an exciting CAD-based course, focused on the built environment and with strong links with industry). In the Sixth Form, the department offers A-Level Design and Technology, Product Design, and Level 3 Design…Engineer…Construct! The Digital Built Environment. Cookery and food-preparation is taught to pupils in Key Stage 3, and as an accredited Level 1 BTEC programme for Sixth Form students.
Class sizes are small (up to fifteen) and there is ample opportunity for pupils and teachers to get involved in the school’s extensive extra-curricular programme. The highly creative and enthusiastic teaching team is keen to support the children in accessing the curriculum and encourages the boys to recognise their academic and extra-curricular potential. A key element of the School, evident through all departments, is the offer of a strong pastoral provision, recognising that our pupils may perceive their previous educational experience as a failure, and they therefore need to develop their trust in the School, teachers and themselves.
About this post:
We seek an experienced and inspiring Head of Technology to lead this dynamic department of six staff. The successful candidate will display a strong personal and professional interest in all aspects of design and technology, engineering, computer aided design and cookery. They will provide leadership to colleagues and support the School’s leadership in the continual development of pupils’ engagement and success in the disciplines of the department. Candidates will be able to deliver exciting and effective learning opportunities to pupils in all age-ranges in the School, including at GCSE, BTEC and A Level.
In addition to the commitments of the teaching timetable, the post-holder will be a form-tutor within a year-group team, supported and led by a Head of Year. They will also be expected to lead an extra-curricular, after-School activity on one afternoon a week from 4.30pm until 5.30pm during term-time. The post-holder will participate in the supervision-duty programme, responsible within a team of staff allocated to duties at lunch and break-times, and other times as is necessary. The writing of reports and completion of other documentation, and attendance at parent consultation evenings is required.
A comprehensive induction programme is offered, and ongoing professional development is supported through INSET days and training opportunities, in which all in the teaching staff are expected to pursue their professional development and practice, supported by excellent internal and external opportunities.
The above list of duties is not exhaustive, and the post-holder may be required to perform such other duties as may be, from time to time, deemed necessary by the Headmaster. This is a non-residential post.
Person specification:
Qualifications
Essential:
Undergraduate degree evidencing study in a relevant subject-area.
Desirable:
Qualified Teacher Status.
Skills and Experience:
Essential:
Experience of teaching design, technology or engineering courses at secondary or Sixth Form level, including to accredited qualifications.
Ability to make effective use of strategies to motivate and engage all pupils as effective learners and to promote good student relationships.
Strong subject knowledge that affords confidence in delivering the syllabi for GCSE Design and Technology, Level 2 BTEC Engineering, TQUK Level 2 and 3 DEC and A Level Product Design.
Excellent knowledge and understanding of current challenges and trends in Design and Technology, Engineering and CAD education.
Evidence of a commitment to own professional development in relation to the teaching of Design, Technology and Engineering.
Experience of managing a subject department or other team within an educational establishment.
Effective practitioner within principles of supportive behaviour management.
Competence with standard Information Technology applications, including those within the Office 365 suite.
Effective problem-solving skills.
Desirable:
Experience of leading the delivery of accredited qualifications, planning schemes of work to meet the requirements of the syllabus and ensure successful outcomes for learners.
Experience in supporting pupils with Specific Learning Difficulties, Developmental Language Disorder and associated special educational needs.
Experience of classroom teaching at GCSE, BTEC, TQUK and A-Level standard, including evidence of excellent student progress.
Experience of delivering extra-curricular activities, including educational visits.
Recent professional development relative to the subject area.
Successful experience of leading and managing change.
Experience of identifying and managing effectively risks relevant to workshop and wider practice, including the effective recording of such processes.
Experience of using a school Management Information System (MIS), such as SIMS, iSAMS or Engage. (The School uses Engage).
Experience of department timetabling.
Personal Attributes:
Essential:
Strong sense of humour, optimistic enthusiasm and inclination to embrace challenge.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills demonstrating an understanding of, and commitment to, professionalism, affording effective communication with pupils, parents and professionals.
Excellent standard of written English and attention to accuracy.
Energy, enthusiasm, flexibility and determination to succeed.
Excellent time-management and prioritisation skills, and ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
Readiness to identify and respond to new challenges.
Professionalism and reliability, able to demonstrate sound judgement and decision-making skills, appropriate to an adult working within the children’s workforce.
Strong and secure personal commitment to the School’s ethos and aims, promoting the best possible outcomes for pupils. Commitment to promoting confidence, aspiration and a sense of self-efficacy amongst our pupils.
Desirable:
Evidence of resilience and professionalism in the face of challenge. Readiness to identify and respond with appropriate initiative to new challenges.
Outstanding ICT skills.
Understanding of own strengths and areas for development.
Perseverance.
Hours:
8.20am until 4.30pm four days a week during term-time and 8.20am until 5.30pm one day a week during term-time (involvement in the after-School clubs programme). Additionally, within the first year only, new staff are required to attend the Monday afternoon induction training programme, from 4.30pm until 5.30pm).
(Note: academic terms are typically shorter than those in the state-maintained sector, and School holidays are therefore significantly longer).
Attendance at school events outside these hours from time to time, as well as a few INSET days towards the beginning or end of school holidays. It is expected that some time will be spent during school holiday periods in developing the department and preparing teaching opportunities and materials.
Remuneration and support:
· Annual salary, paid in monthly instalments: extremely competitive and in accordance with qualifications, experience and recognised skills;
· Pension;
· Sick-pay;
· Employee Assistance Programme;
· Free on-site parking within the School’s beautiful grounds;
· Excellent lunchtime meals at no cost in the School’s refectory;
· Free use of the School’s fitness gym facilities;
· Comprehensive induction programme offered including fully-funded and nationally-recognised L3 SEND qualification, and ongoing professional development, including further specialist qualifications, supported through INSET days and training opportunities.
Safeguarding:
This role is deemed to be one of working in regulated activity, meaning that the post-holder may expect to come into unsupervised contact with children and young people frequently in the discharge of their duties on-campus. As such, the expectations of conduct, required of all adults working at More House School, apply to this position, as does a full Safer-Recruitment vetting process of any appointee. A key responsibility of all adults working within the School is that of ensuring the effective safeguarding of all children and young people, through adherence to the School’s policies; full training is given.
To Apply:
Please visit our website and complete the online application form More House School – Teacher and Therapeutic Staff Application Form.
Interested candidates are welcome to make an appointment to visit the school for an informal visit in order to learn more about the role and setting.
Closing date for applications: 16th April 2023
Interviews expected to be held on: 26th April 2023
The School reserves the right to interview appropriate candidates in advance of the above-named dates, and to appoint. Interested candidates are therefore strongly urged to submit their application as soon as possible.
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS clearance and the receipt of satisfactory references before a formal job offer is confirmed.
More House School is firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
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