Job Description

Design and Technology Teacher

Job title: Design and Technology Teacher

Job type: Fixed term

Location: Oldham

Career Teachers are supporting the Headteacher of a secondary school in Oldham who wish to appoint a Food Technology or Design and Technology Teacher to join them from January 2025. This is a 12 month fixed term contract to cover a maternity leave, however, a high number of fixed term contracts at this school do become permanent.

This school are very open with regards to adjusting the time table to be more Food Technology based, or more Design and Technology based depending on the successful candidates core strengths.

This school retained their 'GOOD' Ofsted rating in January 2022 with key highlights stating: "Pupils behave sensibly around the school and in lessons. They are respectful to other pupils, staff and visitors." "Staff value the steps that leaders have taken to ease their workload and support their well-being." Senior leaders have taken radical steps to manage the workload and well-being of colleagues by reducing unnecessary burdens and bureaucracy. These actions were rated highly in the most recent staff survey, which takes place on annual basis.

The successful Design and Technology Teacher will be:

A Food Technology or Design & Technology Teacher with QTS/QTLS (ECT's will be considered)

Innovative, diligent, flexible and with a drive for improvement

A dedicated team player who develops excellent relationships with pupils and staff alike

Professional, always leading by example

committed and possess initiative with a 'can do' approach

Willing to participate in personal continued professional development.If you would like to be considered for this Design and Technology Teacher role in Oldham, please submit your application and we will be in touch to discuss in greater detail.

Career Teachers are committed to negotiating a salary package that is fair and paid to scale. Salary will depend on experience.

Important Notice: In order for you to be successful in applying for the above position you should be eligible to work in the UK, or hold a relevant work visa. Safeguarding, quality and integrity are at the heart of what we do. During the application process you are required to attend an interview with the client in person and give details for us to complete reference checks.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within education. We have a policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion, we encourage you to please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Thank you. Career Teachers is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its Clients