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We are seeking an enthusiastic leader to join our ADT Faculty from September 2026.
The Art, Digital and Technology Faculty is a fantastic team of professionals. The whole school is committed to ADT – our values include being “Creative and Curious” - and we have purposely invested in this area as an essential part of our curriculum offer to students.
The ADT Faculty teach Art, Graphic Design, Food, Product Design, IT/Digital Media, Engineering, and Hospitality and Catering.
The team includes the Head of Faculty, a Second in Faculty and teachers with specialisms in Art/Graphics, Product Design/Engineering, Food/Catering, and staff who can teach IT, alongside a fantastic ADT Technician.
With such a spread of skills over the specialisms, we would welcome strong applicants from all areas of ADT as our next Head of Faculty. You will need to have a good knowledge of the breadth of courses, and be able to teach all areas of the curriculum as per the need of the Faculty.
Purpose of the post:
1. To establish positive and confident leadership of the Faculty, ensuring that all students meet the highest expectations of progress and achieve their potential
2. To lead teaching, learning and assessment across the Faculty, ensuring the curriculum is impactful for all, staff professional development is maximised, and there is a culture of continuous improvement
3. To line manage the Second in Faculty, where appropriate, and other Faculty staff to achieve excellent outcomes and sustainable practice
4. To deliver a broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum to students of varying ages and abilities
5. To establish a positive learning experience which supports students to achieve their full academic potential
6. To monitor and support the progress and development of students
7. To raise standards of attainment and contribute to closing of gaps between groups of students
8. To share and support the delivery of students’ personal development and academic growth as teacher and tutor
Our successful Head of ADT will be:
9. a coach, able to develop pedagogical and subject knowledge of your team
10. a current or aspiring leader of ADT keen to develop your leadership skills in middle leadership, with a view to senior leadership in the future
11. confident to learn and share best practice as part of a vibrant team of middle leaders, including delivering CPLD across the school where required
12. a strong, creative classroom practitioner, with the ability to work with the team to hone an inspirational curriculum
13. passionate about the subjects in your Faculty, with a strong understanding of the specific skills required to raise achievement at GCSE level
14. able to inspire, motivate and enthuse students in lessons and staff in your team
15. committed to the highest achievement for all students
16. committed to the highest achievement for all students and have a strong understanding of the specific skills required to raise achievement at GCSE level. You can interpret and produce accurate data and establish effective interventions.
17. committed to extra-curricular opportunities and can deliver these with impact.
18. prepared to roll up your sleeves and get involved across the school to help our students live our ORCHARD values and deliver the excellent provision our community deserves.
19. Absolutely committed to building and sustaining relationships over time, and representing Orchard School.
We offer:
20. enthusiastic students, willing to learn and achieve, who value the staff who work with them
21. a bright, happy place in which to learn and work
22. a professionally stimulating environment which values the contributions of all staff
23. a strong commitment to your professional development, including the NPQML/SL, as appropriate
24. the opportunity to support the team to establish a reputation across Bristol as an outstanding department
25. a warm and friendly staff body with award-winning staff wellbeing
Please refer to the accompanying application pack for further information.
Safeguarding Statement
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Amplify Education are subject to pre-employment checks incl, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.
The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants, and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media account names/handles, as part of the interview process.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.