S W A N B O U R N E H O U S E

COORDINATOR OF DESIGN, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

CANDIDATE PACK

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THE ROLE OF COORDINATOR OF DESIGN, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY AT SWANBOURNE HOUSE.

At Swanbourne House our mission is to unlock and develop the confidence and individual talents of each child by providing our pupils with an engaging, collaborative and progressive teaching and learning community based on mutual respect, an understanding of individual needs and the willingness to rise to challenge.

In the context of a character and values education we ensure that our day and boarding pupils are well prepared for their next school and adult lives in a fast-moving and challenging globalised world.

Additionally it is our aim to provide our staff with the support which you need so that you can respond enthusiastically to the challenges which being part of a busy school entails.

At Swanbourne House we take a particular pride in our reputation for a broad education and we recognise that this is built very much on the commitment and skills of our staff.

Mrs Jane Thorpe Head at Swanbourne House School.

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”OUR VISION> To nurture every pupil, enabling them to be resilient and build self-worth, through the widest

variety of opportunities.

> To provide our pupils with an engaging, collaborative and progressive teaching and learning community based on mutual respect, an understanding of individual needs and the willingness to rise to challenge.

> To ensure both day and boarding pupils are well prepared, within the context of a character and values education, for their next school and adult lives in a fast-moving and challenging globalised world.

DISCOVER THE #SWANBOURNESPIRIT

Swanbourne House School is a co-ed prep school for ages 3 to 13 based in the Buckinghamshire countryside, around 20 mins from the thriving new town of Milton Keynes.

Our curriculum provides a broad education with strong academic foundations, allowing pupils with a range of abilities, interests and learning styles to flourish.

It’s a progressive approach that ensures children are ready to take on the challenges of the next stage of their education with courage and confidence. In September 2019, we replaced Common Entrance with the Pre-Senior Baccalaureate, an assessment model that seeks fairly and accurately to quantify a pupil’s all-round achievements in the 11s and Top Year. A final summative Baccalaureate Certificate accompanies the transfer to senior schools and offers a 360° assessment of a pupil’s progress, knowledge, skills and attitudes.

The breadth and balance within the curriculum entices pupils to engage fully in the range of lessons they have each day. Activity and investigation enable our pupils to be confident in thinking for themselves and to be resilient when problem solving.

An education at Swanbourne House School has a hands-on feel where children increasingly take ownership of, and pride in, their education. We are passionate about developing in the children, genuine awe, wonder and curiosity at the complexities of life and the world about us – past, present and future.

THE ROLEThe Coordinator of Design, Engineering and Technology is responsible to the Head of Science and Technology for the efficient running, development and performance of the Design, Engineering and Technology within the school. This includes excellent teaching and learning and the promotion of the department to pupils and parents.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

CURRICULUM

• To teach Design, Engineering and Technology (with an increasing Electronics and Robotics element) within the Design, Engineering and Technology department.

• To develop schemes of work to provide opportunities to:

• Ensure progression • Promote active learning • Allow assessment for learning • Meet the needs of individual learners • Promote cross curricular STEAM projects • Promote and develop enrichment and external

links

LEARNING

• To maintain up-to-date records of pupil progress across all aspects of performance

• To ensure pupils make outstanding progress in Design, Engineering and Technology

• To deal effectively with behaviour, attendance and punctuality issues

• To identify pupils with specific learning difficulties in Design, Technology and Engineering and recommend that their needs are assessed by the Head of Learning Support so that, if appropriate, extra support can be provided

ASSESMENT

• To complete regular assessment and marking of pupils' work, according to the departmental and whole school assessment and marking policy

• To develop appropriate assessments to fit the Pre-Senior Baccalaureate assessment framework

• To keep records of pupil attainment and progress • To monitor pupil achievement against school and

national data at individual pupil and teaching group level, and to take action to improve achievement and combat identified under achievement

• To complete assessment and feedback

POLICY

• To attend relevant meetings • To attend Parents’ evenings as appropriate to discuss

the children’s progress • To write detailed subject reports • To participate in INSET provided by the School during

the period of employment • To look for external INSET opportunities that further

professional development and fulfil the training targets agreed during appraisal

• To keep records of INSET attended • To take a full and fair part in the Staff Duty Programme

which includes Saturday Enrichment • To set realistic, measurable and achievable personal

targets as part of appraisal in consultation with the Head of Science and Technology

• To attend school assemblies, staff meetings and pastoral meetings

• To be involved in Open Mornings, scholarship assessments and induction mornings

• To take part in organising and supervising educational visits

• To make an active contribution to whole school events • To undertake any other duties as reasonably requested

by Head of Science and Technology • To contribute to areas of departmental development as

a member of the Science and Technology Team • To be committed to safeguarding children and to

follow the School child protection policy • To play a full part in the life of the school community • To follow the School’s Health and Safety Policy, as it

applies to the Design Engineering and Technology department so as to maintain records of accidents and near misses, and to attend the termly Health and Safety Meeting

GUIDANCE & WELFARE

To act as a Personal Tutor, fulfilling the following functions: • To take overall responsibility for monitoring tutees’

academic and wider progress and development, communicating any concerns with the Senior Tutor or SLT

• To provide pastoral support and advice for pupils in the tutor group. Helping pupils to develop socially and academically. To encourage their involvement in all areas of school life including extra-curricular activities

• To monitor standards of appearance ensuring that correct items of uniform are worn and tutees are dressed correctly and smartly

• To monitor standards of behaviour, helping pupils to ensure that standards of behaviour are upheld at all times by encouraging pupils to follow the School’s ‘Code of Conduct’

• To write pastoral reports on pupils in the tutor group. To collate and check pupils’ academic reports

• To communicate with parents over their child’s academic progress and personal development regularly through the School’s reporting and parents evening system; building up a good relationship with the families of tutees

• To attend training provided by the school to improve professional pastoral skills

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & PROFILE

Required Qualifications / Skills: • A relevant degree and professional teaching

qualification is essential • A passion for Design, Technology and Engineering and

a desire to share this with as wide a range of pupils as possible

• Experience in designing and delivering progressive Design, Technology and Engineering curricula

• Knowledge of GCSE level curricula and their delivery and assessment

• Fluency in written and spoken English to enable effective communication within working relationships

• Experience of using a range of CAD software is desirable

• Honesty, integrity, compassion, and a good sense of humour

• Strong organisational, self-management and problem-solving skills

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS

• Experience teaching GCSE in Design Technology and Engineering

COORDINATOR ROLE

• To actively engage in Departmental Self Review, the aim of which is to review the quality of teaching and learning, on a regular and systematic basis

• To act upon the findings from Departmental Self Review to maintain the highest quality of teaching and learning across the department

• To engage with colleagues to talk about their teaching and the impact that it has on pupil learning

• To be accountable to the Head of Science and Technology for all budgeting within the Department, and the implementation of Health and Safety Policies within the area

• To attend and contribute to Departmental Meetings with a view to the academic development of the whole school

• To take responsibility for the delivery and development of Key Stages 1, 2 and 3 Design, Technology and Engineering curriculum and syllabus

• To have high expectations whilst taking into account the ability range of the pupils

• To run a Design, Technology and Engineering Scholarship group and to oversee the preparation of pupils for Design, Technology and Engineering scholarship assessments at public school

• To run an Engineering, Robotics and Woodwork Club • To seek opportunities to promote the name of the

school and the Design, Technology and Engineering Department through events which show off the excellence of the department

• To liaise with the Heads of Design, Technology and Engineering at Senior Schools if necessary

• To be responsible for displays and the engaging appearance of the Department

• To be responsible for the introduction of engineering and robotics into mainstream curriculum and thereby the selection of teaching materials, and the methods of teaching used in the Department

• To maintain the resources and equipment of the Department and to ensure that action is taken to repair or replace when this is needed

• To keep abreast of current developments in the teaching of Design, Technology and Engineering in Key Stages 1, 2 and 3 and the requirements of senior schools in regard to Design Technology and Engineering scholarship assessments

• To promote the use of IT throughout the curriculum and recommend appropriate software

• To keep, prepare and update the following departmental records:

• The department policy document • The annual departmental review • The department financial requirements and

records of how budget is spent • The scheme of work

YOUR APPLICATIONDATE OF APPOINTMENT

APRIL 2021

SALARY

Competitive

CONTRACT TYPE

0.8 or Full time

REPORTS TO

The Coordinator of Design Technology and Engineering reports to the Head of Science and Technology who in turn reports to the Deputy Head Director of Teaching and Learning, who reports the Head

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

5pm Monday 30th November

Apply via Teaching Staff Application Form

SAFEGUARDING

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.

The post holder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom he/she is responsible, or with whom he/she comes into contact will be to adhere to and ensure compliance with the school’s Child Protection Policy Statement at all times.

If in the course of carrying out the duties of the post, the post-holder becomes aware of any actual or potential risks to the safety or welfare of children in the school, he/she must report any concerns to the Head.

FOR ENQUIRIES ON YOUR APPLICATION PLEASE CONTACT WENDY INCE: 01296 720264 PERSONNEL@SWANBOURNE.ORG