Head of Food and Design Technology

We are delighted to offer this fantastic opportunity

for an inspirational and ambitious Head of Food and Design Technology to join

Grace Academy Coventry from September 2026. We are looking for an innovative

individual with a track record of delivering excellent results to lead on all

aspects of this role. You will work collaboratively with the team to provide a

vision for developing Food and Design Technology across the curriculum. We are looking for a

creative and enthusiastic individual who will be knowledgeable in all areas of

the technology curriculum and will have the opportunity to work within a

department with fantastic facilities and teaching areas. You should be a skillful

teacher with deep knowledge of your subject area; you will also have the drive

and ability to instill this knowledge in the students you teach. The successful

candidate should be able to adapt and plan lessons effectively to accommodate

the variety of educational needs in the Academy and should also demonstrate

excellent behaviour management skills, creative and flexible teaching. You will be a

positive, forward-looking individual with the energy to enthuse our students

and inspire them to achieve their very best to ensure all our young learners achieve

the most successful outcomes so they can

accomplish their ambitions when leaving the Academy. The successful

candidate will lead a newly established and growing team at Grace Academy

Coventry, who strive to maintain high standards and expectations. A candidate applying for this post should: possess a strong pedagogical background and a passion for

sharing this with the students and the department deliver high-quality

lessons on a consistent basis adhere to whole school

teaching and learning foci manage behaviour

effectively by praising and sanctioning appropriately liaise closely with

the ALT link to look for opportunities to support/challenge students be willing to

joint-plan schemes of work. We are a welcoming and caring community where our core values of

Limitless Potential, Intentional Excellence, Mutual Respect, Genuine Integrity

and Amazing Grace based on Christian values, run through all we do. It is

central to our ethos, day-to-day curriculum, extra-curricular activities and

pastoral structures. Here at Grace Academy we not only focus on the academic

excellence of students but also work with students on supporting them to be the

best human beings they can be. We have high expectations for all those involved in the education of

children. It is important that all students leaving Grace Academy have the

qualifications they need in order to follow the path they have chosen; that

students do not limit themselves and that staff and parents support them in

raising their expectations and aspirations.

We pride ourselves on our caring ethos with a

strong and genuine focus on staff wellbeing, putting development and wellbeing

at the heart of our work. We work hard to