Teacher of Design Technology
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Main Activities and Responsibilities
Main duties and responsibilities are indicated here. Other duties at an appropriate level and nature may also berequired and will be negotiated.
Teaching and Learning
Teach to all age groups 11-16.
Monitor and identify under achieving pupils from performance data.
Consistently deliver good or outstanding well-planned learning that achieves high outcomes.
Report to students and parents as required
Liaise with parents to ensure excellent attainment.
Support Enrichment Day activities to enhance pupils learning experiences.
As a form tutor, support the personal development of pupils.
Manage the behaviour of students in classrooms and around the school.
Understand and fulfil all the requirements of Schools policies.
Work as part of a team in the delivery of high-quality learning outside the classroom.
Support the department’s Pupil Premium strategy.
Support transition in learning at primary and post-16 level.
Additional Responsibilities
Always adhere to professional business standards of dress, courtesy, and efficiency in line with the ethos and specialism of the school.
Attend subject and staff meetings. Attend and participate in open evenings, parents evening and other school events.
Uphold the school’s Behaviour for Learning Policy and Pupil Dress Code.
Be responsible for ensuring subject knowledge is developed and participate in staff training and development.
Work collaboratively with other schools as an employee of the Southport Learning Trust.
Support for the School
Be aware of and comply with school policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and
security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
Be aware of and support difference to help ensure everyone has equal access to the services of the school and
feels valued, respecting their social, cultural, linguistic, religious and ethnic background.
Contribute to the school ethos, aims and development/improvement plan.
Work as part of a team, appreciating and supporting the role of other people in the team.
Attend and participate in meetings as required.
Undertake personal development through training and other learning activities, including performance management as required.
Note This is not a comprehensive list of all tasks which may be required of the postholder. It is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the work to be undertaken, commensurate with the grade.
General
This job description is a representative document. Other reasonably similar duties may be allocated from time to time commensurate with the general character of the post and it’s grading.
All staff are responsible for the implementation of the Health and Safety Policy as far as it affects them, colleagues and others who may be affected by their work. The postholder is also expected to monitor the effectiveness of the health and safety arrangements and systems to ensure that appropriate improvements are made where necessary. School has approved a policy on Equal Opportunities in Employment and copies are freely available to all employees.
All staff are to deal with all student data in the strictest confidence. Any member of staff in breach of this confidentiality will be subject to disciplinary procedures being invoked.
The post is registered as exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and in accordance with the Police Act; the successful candidate must be able to obtain satisfactory enhanced criminal record disclosure in order to be appointed to the post. In this respect, a criminal record check will be undertaken prior to confirmation of
appointment.
Closing date: 19th June 2026 at 9.00 am
Interview date: week commencing 22nd June 2026
Start date: Tuesday 1st Septmber 2026