Head of Art and Design Technology

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Art/DT degree or equivalent academic qualification

• Strong subject knowledge and a passion for Art and DT
• Ability to plan and deliver high-quality lessons that meet the needs of all learners
• Effective classroom management skills
• Competence in using data to track and improve student progress
• High expectations of pupil achievement and behaviour
• Experience of marking for examination boards
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Working with children across the age and ability range appropriate to the role
• Previous experience teaching maths in a school setting
• Recognises the contribution and achievement of colleague
• Treats others fairly, openly and consistently
• Keeps colleagues, stakeholders and/or customers informed of progress
• Expresses disagreement or challenges views calmly, constructively and tactfully
• Supports and cooperates with colleagues
• Maintains confidentiality and discretion
• Able to make connection between their work and the benefits to pupils
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to prioritise and manage workload while maintaining a flexible response to urgent requests
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work with staff and stakeholders at all levels
• Organised and good attention to detail
• High expectations of self
• The ability to act on advice and be open to coaching
• A commitment to extra-curricular activities
• A continued interest in developments in teaching and learning
• The ability to motivate others
• The ability to establish effective working relationships with individuals, groups and organisations
• The ability to remain calm and diffuse situations
• The demonstration of a concern for excellence in one’s professional work and achievement of pupils
• A commitment to supporting the school’s aims, vision and ethos

What the school offers its staff

Working at Ernest Bevin Academy

We are proud to be part of United Learning Trust, our schools work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. Our subject specialists, group-wide intranet, own curriculum, and online learning portal all help us share knowledge and resource, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance.

As a Group our staff are better rewarded: with good career opportunities, benefits, and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff wellbeing, it's our core ethos we call ‘the best in everyone’.

Central Office staff work closely with schools, offering a wealth of expertise to underpin our knowledge. The specialist departments, including HR, finance, technology, strategy and performance, estates, and marketing, work alongside dedicated school improvement teams.

Committed to having a diverse and representative team

We welcome applications from everyone committed to our ethos and would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented in the Group as a whole. We always appoint on merit.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.