Deputy Head of Design and Technology in Woking

Hoe Valley School is an oversubscribed secondary school that opened in September 2015 to serve the local community of South Woking. We are committed to ensuring our students leave us with excellent academic outcomes, the skills to be 'work-ready' and the traits of excellent global citizens. Following the National Curriculum, Maths and English are taught every day. We are a Google School with ICT fully embedded in all curriculum areas, committed to learning which is relevant with links to the 'real world' of business, higher education and the local community. Our state-of-the-art school was completed in September 2018 on Egley Road, Woking. We support our staff to have a good work/life balance by offering longer school holidays, bespoke CPD programmes, minimising paperwork and meetings, and ultimately by trusting our staff to deliver excellent outcomes.

The Role

We are seeking to appoint a Deputy Head of Design and Technology to join our dedicated faculty from September 2026. The successful candidate will be experienced in teaching all Design and Technology disciplines and will have the exciting and unique opportunity to work with a bespoke and challenging curriculum across Key Stages 3 and 4, alongside some Key Stage 5 teaching. We are looking for an inspirational teacher with a proven track record of leading students to achieve outstanding results, who embraces creativity, innovation, and is always looking for the very best practice in teaching. They will share the School's vision and the belief that all young people can achieve at high levels. Our Design and Technology Department benefits from an excellent suite of modern facilities, including well-equipped metalwork and kitchen facilities, as well as a modernised textiles classroom. These spaces are designed to support the growth of the department and complement our existing Design and Technology resources.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES (IN ADDITION TO THE TEACHERS' STANDARDS)

• Teaching and Learning
  • To teach Design and Technology within the age range of 11-18.
  • To work with the Head of Design Technology and Engineering in the design of the curriculum to ensure it is exciting, relevant, challenging and personalised.
  • To ensure that all students are making good or outstanding progress and that teaching and learning is of a high standard.
  • To contribute to CPD across the School and share best practice via coaching, sharing planning and resources, and following an 'open door' teaching policy.
  • To ensure Design and Technology has a high profile across the School through offering vibrant and exciting learning opportunities.
  • To ensure that resources are organised and available to promote a purposeful environment for teaching and learning to take place, through a mix of traditional teaching techniques, integrating ICT where appropriate and via project based learning.
  • To ensure that classrooms within the faculty present a stimulating environment through the display of students' work and other exemplar materials.
  • To deploy other adults effectively within the classroom, involving them, where appropriate, in the planning and management of student learning.
• Progress and Attainment
  • To ensure assessment, feedback and monitoring is SMART, accurate and clearly moves students' learning on across all teachers within the faculty.
  • To standardise marking with colleagues both within the School and with partner schools.
  • If appropriate, to hold the team to account via line management meetings, faculty meetings and by following the School's Performance Management policy.
  • To rigorously analyse student data to inform planning and intervention programmes.
  • To lead and attend internal and external meetings as required.
  • To feedback to students and parents/carers in line with the School policy.
• Behaviour and Safety
  • To collaborate closely with parents to ensure that they are aware of their child's progress, engaged in their development and in supporting them in their vision for the future.
  • To ensure the absolute safety of all students on and off site.
  • To model and enforce excellent standards of behaviour within and beyond the faculty.
  • To monitor students' achievement, attendance, uniform, punctuality and behaviour and to respond promptly to issues in line with the school's policies.
• School Improvement
  • To support the School's marketing and recruitment plan through attending events, contributing to marketing materials and via frequent high quality interactions with feeder primary schools.
  • To embody the School's values both on and off site.
  • To contribute to the School's Development Plan (SDP) and to write specific action plans for relevant aspects of the SDP, with support of the Head of Faculty.
  • In collaboration with the Head of Faculty, to monitor allocated budgets and ensure value for money at all times.
  • To coach and mentor colleagues as appropriate.

The above list is not exhaustive and may be subject to amendment in due course in discussion with the relevant employee.

Safeguarding Statement

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful appointments are subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.