LEAD PRACTITIONER IN DESIGN TECHNOLOGY 



JOB TITLE:     Lead Practitioner in Design Technology 

BASED AT:     Samuel Whitbread Academy

SALARY/GRADE RANGE: Lead Practitioner Pay Scale point 1-5 (£50,025 - £55,209 pro rata per annum)

RESPONSIBLE TO:    Head of Design, Engineering & Food Technology Department / Vice Principal

The Bedfordshire Schools Trust (BEST) is a multi-academy trust providing exceptional education across our community of 11 schools and five nurseries. Since forming in 2016, we have grown significantly into one of the largest single employers in Central Bedfordshire. We now educate more than 5,000 children across the area, from nursery age to advanced level study.  It is our aim to grow the BEST in everyone, and everything we do is driven by our values, but our aims can only be achieved if we recruit, retain and develop the highest quality workforce – and we want those we employ to be valued in the workplace.  The first five years of BEST has been a real success story – and we are looking forward to an exciting future, too.

Samuel Whitbread Academy is looking to appoint an inspirational, talented and committed Lead Practitioner in Design Technology to join our team in April 2025. You will have the ambition to develop an ethos of high quality teaching, a rich and engaging curriculum and high levels of respect and care.

This role will model and lead the improvement of Teaching and Learning in the Design, Engineering and Food Technology (DEFT) Department and across the Academy. It will focus on raising the standards and quality of teaching through various CPD activities (including mentoring, coaching and delivery of subject specific CPD and whole school CPD) and help middle leaders achieve outstanding leadership practice in their areas with bespoke programmes of coaching and CPD. It aims to promote excellence within DEFT in order to encourage and support students in making progress that is in line with, or above expectations, whilst aiding the promotion of DEFT at Samuel Whitbread and across BEST.

For full details see the job description and person specification. 

This role will involve working closely with the students at Samuel Whitbread Academy and you will be engaging in regulated activity with children.

 CLOSING DATE:    Midnight, Sunday 26th January 2025

INTERVIEW DATE: w/c Monday 27th January 2025

Information about Samuel Whitbread Academy can be found on the school website https://www.samuelwhitbread.org.uk/  

Applications may be made online via the MyNewTerm website, If you would prefer a Word Application Form, one may be obtained by directly emailing Samuel Whitbread Academy via the contact details provided below. 

We are committed to the safeguarding and promotion of children's welfare and offers of employment are subject to DBS clearance and two satisfactory references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

Strictly no agencies.