Job Title: Design & Enterprise Subject Lead - Daventry
E-ACT Parker Academy | Work hard, Stay Humble, Dream Big
Discover what’s possible at The Parker Academy, a vibrant and ambitious 11-18 school at the heart of Daventry’s community. At The Parker Academy, our attitude of “Work Hard, Stay Humble, Dream Big” inspires everything we do. We nurture a culture where effort is valued, humility is encouraged, and every young person is empowered to strive for greatness and pursue their aspirations without limits. Driven by a renewed energy and commitment to rapid improvement, we are focused on accelerating progress and delivering the high‑quality education our students deserve.
As part of the E‑ACT family, we are committed to delivering an exceptional education that develops confident, compassionate, and aspirational future leaders.
The Design & Enterprise Subject Lead will be responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership in Art, Design, Business & ICT across a defined cluster of academies within the Trust (Daventry - DSLV & Parker). Working across multiple schools, the postholder leads on raising standards, strengthening leadership capacity, and ensuring a high‑quality, coherent curriculum, while also maintaining a limited teaching commitment in identified areas to retain credibility and current classroom practice.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and implement the Trust’s Subject strategy, ensuring alignment with Trust priorities and improvement plans across the secondary schools in Daventry.
* Work across academies in the Daventry region to drive consistency, ambition and impact in curriculum design, pedagogy and assessment.
* Act as the schools and clusters subject expert, keeping practice aligned with national policy and current research.
* Monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching, learning and outcomes across academies.
* Provide direct leadership support and professional challenge to Headteacher, Deputy Headteachers and Heads of Department.
* Ensure safeguarding expectations are embedded in all leadership and advisory work.
Qualifications and Skills
* Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and experience as a senior leader, Assistant Head/Deputy Head, or a highly effective Head of Department.
* Strong track record of successful teaching in one of the subject areas of Art, Design, Business and IT including teaching up to KS4.
* Strong expertise in pedagogy, curriculum and assessment, informed by research and best practice.
* Credibility and confidence to influence, challenge and support experienced leaders and teachers.
* Excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills, with a collaborative and values‑driven approach.
Pay range: L11‑L16: £66,693 – £75,417
Full Time, Permanent.
Benefits
Financial and Lifestyle – We offer a strong financial package including access to defined benefit pension schemes (LGPS or TPS), life cover at three times pensionable pay, and 31 days of annual leave for year‑round employees. Staff can also benefit from the Cycle to Work scheme.
Professional Growth and Development – We invest heavily in staff development through tailored INSET days and high‑quality CPD opportunities. Teaching staff benefit from automatic TLR progression, a structured 9‑point pay scale (M1 to UPS3), and full TLR payments for part‑time colleagues fulfilling full responsibilities.
Culture and Wellbeing – Our people‑first culture values every colleague. We support wellbeing through the Wisdom app and a free Employee Assistance Programme offering counselling and financial advice. Collaboration is at the heart of our Trust, encouraging shared learning and collective success.
E‑ACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references.
E‑ACT is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
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