Deputy Head of Design Technology & Food

The School “Hoe Valley School is an inspiring environment at the heart of its community where every student’s experience is personalised. Our students will learn to think independently, pursue their ambitions and achieve their highest potential.” Hoe Valley School is: An oversubscribed secondary school that opened in September 2015 to serve the local community of South Woking Delivering innovative and exciting lessons to years 7-13 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, where Maths and English are taught every day 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 In a state of the art, new School completed in September 2018 on Egley Road, Woking Committed to supporting 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 an inspirational Deputy Head of Design Technology and Food to join our dedicated faculty from September 2026. The successful candidate will be experienced in teaching Food, the ability to teach other Design and Technology disciplines would be a distinct advantage. This post would suit either an experienced practitioner or an early career teacher who is keen to develop their teaching within a supportive and collaborative environment. The successful candidate 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. They will always look for the very best practice in teaching and will share the School's vision and the belief that all young people can achieve at high leve