Assistant Director of Innovation (Food, Technology and Science)

at  Woodhey High SchoolBury

JOB OVERVIEW

Woodhey High School are seeking an inspirational colleague to join our Innovation team as Assistant Director of Faculty. The successful candidate will be required to teach Food Preparation and Nutrition to Key Stage 4, and some elements of Key Stage 3 Design Technology. This is the perfect post for either a current or aspiring middle leader who has experience within their subject and a passion for teaching and learning and wants to develop their leadership skills further both within and outside of their specialist areas.
Our Innovation faculty consists of our Science, Child Development, Technology and Food Technology subjects. As Assistant Director of Faculty, you will take a lead on ‘Quality of Education’, supporting the Director of Faculty with delivering CPD to colleagues, and providing support to staff in all areas related to teaching and learning, curriculum and assessment. This role is ideal for some who is passionate about the classroom and is eager to share their passion and expertise across our superb team to help to support excellent provision in the classroom for our students. A comprehensive programme of support will be available to the successful candidate, along with full support from experienced faculty and school leaders.

ALL CANDIDATES ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A SUPPORTING STATEMENT ON THE FORMAL APPLICATION FORMS WHICH STATES CLEARLY YOUR REASONS FOR APPLYING, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE FOR THIS POSITION.

Shaw Education Trust are a thriving mix of diverse and growing schools including Primary, Secondary and Special Schools all working together to improve the lives of young people in our communities. We are sponsored by Shaw Trust a charity organisation that focuses on transforming lives. We’re a growing group of dynamically awesome academies providing education to children of all ages and abilities. Staff across our team of schools are dedicated to ensuring that every child has the opportunity to be successful, whatever their starting point in life.
Please visit The Woodhey career site for more information:
Woodhey High School Career Site (schoolrecruiter.com)

SHAW EDUCATION TRUST OFFER THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS WITH YOUR TEACHING OR SUPPORT STAFF EMPLOYMENT:

• An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support Staff) / Teachers Pension (Teaching Staff)
• Support Staff only based on working full time, all year - Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of employment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years’ service including Bank Holidays)
• Electric Car Scheme: Environmentally friendly vehicles with our electric car scheme.
• Access to Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan: Enjoy health services designed to support your well-being.
• Free DiscountForTeachers Scheme for all staff (Support and Teaching), Exclusive discounts to save money with a wide selection of discounts and exclusive offers from hundreds of the biggest brands.
• Free Eye Tests
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to our Institute of Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute and flourish in your role and in the Trust.
  We know our people are the key to our success and so we’re committed to ensuring the employment experience at Shaw Education Trust is a rewarding one.

Colleagues within the Trust benefit from: Access to a full range of courses both in-house and professionally accredited. These courses include all of the National Professional Qualifications – NPQH, NPQSL, NPQEYL, NPQLL, NPQLT, NPQLTD, NPQLBC are all delivered by the Shaw Education Trust as a delivery partner for Ambition Institute. In addition, we provide access to the NPQEL for Executive Leaders.

• Experienced leadership and subject-specific support.
• Guidance from former HMIs and serving Ofsted Inspectors within the Trust.
• Access to the Trust’s Institute of Education and SCITT.
• Opportunities to work with different schools within the Trust as a Professional Advocate.
• Participating in peer reviews.
• Access to a suite of online courses.
• Placement projects within our family of schools.

Woodhey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment, click here to review Safeguarding and Pupil Protection Policy
https://www.shaw-education.org.uk/our-trust/key-information
This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including an online checks and criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions.
All shortlisted candidates will undergo an online search as part of Trust safer recruitment checks.
We are an Equal Opportunities employer and will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

Please refer the Job description for details