Head of Department - Design & Technology

Number on roll 1450 (with 210 in the Sixth Form) Required for: September 2026 Head of Department for DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY Full time Salary: Main Professional Scale + TLR2C - £8,216 Job overview Are you a passionate teacher looking for your next step? We are looking for a qualified, experienced teacher to join Cardinal Newman School as Head of Design & Technology. About Us Cardinal Newman is a highly successful 11-18 Catholic comprehensive school set in 37-acre grounds in the pleasant outskirts of Coventry. Whilst we are a Catholic school, we fully welcome applicants from all backgrounds to join our team. In our most recent Ofsted visit, staff morale was identified as being high and we are fully committed to the positive wellbeing of our staff. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant contribution to the future success of our school. We are determined to continue to meet the needs of our students in an ever-changing world and we are confident that we will achieve our vision, which is simple: to become an outstanding school in all we do. This is also a very exciting time to join our school as we prepare for the development of a brand-new, state of the art school opening in September 2026. We are located within easy access of all areas of Coventry and commutable from surrounding areas such as Birmingham, Solihull, Leamington Spa and Sutton Coldfield. At Cardinal Newman School, we promote the ethos that everyone is ‘Made for Greatness’ and everyone has the right to the highest standard of education so students can go on to fulfil their aspirations . Main Areas of Responsibility The purpose of your role will be: To be accountable for leading, managing and developing the subject area. To raise standards of student attainment and achievement within the whole subject/curriculum area and to monitor and support student progress. To ensure the provision of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students studying in the department, in accordance with the aims of the school and the curricular policies. To teach the relevant subject across the age and ability range. To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential. To effectively manage financial and physical resources within the department. To share and support the school's responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth. Your main areas of responsibility will fall under the areas of: Operational and strategic planning (including formulating the subject and faculty improvement plans, and leading the development of appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking policies, assessment and teaching strategies) Ensuring the delivery of an appropriate, comprehensive, high quality and cost-effective curriculum and leading development of the subject and its delivery Stude