Head of Design & Technology - Braintree, Essex We are seeking to appoint a highly effective Curriculum Team Leader for Design and Technology (Resistant Materials, Graphics, Food and Textiles) to join a very successful, heavily over-subscribed multi-academy trust with an outstanding ethos where staff are supported to become the best. We believe our pioneering and rigorous learning environment, and commitment to innovation, provides students with the opportunity to realise their full potential. We innovate, we challenge and we ensure success. Our ICT-rich environment promotes learning both in the classroom and beyond. You will have the exciting opportunity to work alongside a highly motivated, supportive and well-qualified team of teachers and support staff. Like us, you will be dynamic, innovative and hardworking, with a strong desire to positively impact students' learning. Above all, you will be dedicated to giving all students an outstanding education across the wide range of qualifications that the curriculum area offers. The successful candidate will be: Educated to degree level An excellent practitioner who can enthuse and inspire Passionate about raising aspirations and improving educational life chances Able to demonstrate a proven track record of leading improvement A role model and champion of learning Clear-thinking and outward-looking Dynamic, innovative and hardworking A leader with high-level interpersonal skills You will: Join a skilled, creative and supportive team Be part of a forward-thinking organisation with Training School status Have the opportunity to shape the future of the subject Work within a brand new, well-resourced specialist learning environment Be given opportunities to develop personally and professionally Make a real difference to the lives of young people The post is full time. Salary: Teachers MPS/UPS TLR 2b (England)