Job Description

Academics are actively looking for Design Technology Teachers who are looking to gain day-to-day, short, and long term supply assignments within our partnership secondary schools and academies in Staffordshire & the Cheshire East, after the Christmas break (January 2025).

Whether this is a long term contract or more week by week supply, here at Academics we focus the job search around you and look to provide you with the type of work you are looking for. Our opportunities are great as they allow our teachers to be flexible with the days that they wish to work and these roles can be ideal for DT Early Career Teachers (ECTs) as these roles historically have led to more long-term and permanent roles in some of our schools.

We are welcoming applications from Design Technology Teachers with specialisms in, Food and Nutrition, Textiles, Resistant Materials, or Product Design.

Roles Requirements

• Have UK Qualified Teaching Status (QTS or QTLS).
• Be familiar with the National Curriculum and the Design Technology programmes of study.
• Have strong classroom/behaviour management with excellent subject knowledge and to have the ability to teach and inspire positive learning attitudes.
• Be able to adapt quickly within a new school environment and to be a good team player.
• Hold a current Enhanced DBS that is registered with the Update Service or to be prepared to apply for a new Enhanced DBS with ourselves (cost applied).

Please be aware that your daily rate will be dependent upon experience, prior qualifications, and the client rate that is currently available. For longer-term assignments you will be paid according to your teacher pay grade.

Academics are a leading national academic jobs agency, specialising in the recruitment of short term, long term and weekly supply teacher and education support staff roles for vacancies in Nurseries, Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Further Education establishments. We also have a dedicated team who work with both Mainstream and Specialist schools for Special Educational Needs. Our experienced teams of consultants, in offices throughout the UK have a combination of education and private sector knowledge that has established Academic's reputation as one of the country's leading and most professional agencies within education, academic and teacher recruitment.

If you are a Teacher of Design & Technology who holds the relevant experience and you wish to be considered for our supply opportunities from the New Year, please click 'APPLY NOW' below to submit your most up to date CV for immediate review.

We are dedicated to safer recruitment, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We do expect every candidate to share this commitment. Work assignments are subject to safeguarding and child protection screening in line with DfE polices, including right to work, recent employment references and enhanced DBS checks.