Curriculum Leader for Design Technology
Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 8AY13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2026
Closing date
30 September 2025 at 9am
Date listed
17 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Design and technology
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 (£32,916) to UPS3 (£51,047) plus TLR 2.2 (£5,871)
Additional allowances
TLR 2.2 (£5,871)
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Governors of this very successful Catholic High School wish to appoint a dynamic and inspirational Curriculum Leader for Design Technology.
This role will offer the successful candidate exciting challenges that will be both rewarding and fulfilling, and will support you to achieve your own personal career goals and aspirations. Governors would be delighted to offer an additional TLR for an appropriately experienced and exceptional candidate.
Cardinal Allen is a great place to work and an excellent community to belong to. We receive tremendous support from our parent body and our committed group of Governors. Our pupils actively engage in all aspects of school life, and there is a culture of mutual support and openness.
Governors hope to appoint someone who will:
Ø Love and care for our children as much as they would their own;
Ø Be, or have the potential to be, in every sense a great teacher;
Ø Be enthusiastic, resourceful and keen to ensure that the highest possible standards of pupil achievement, personal development and well-being are achieved;
Ø Have high expectations of both themselves and those they work with;
Ø Be able to lead and inspire colleagues to continuously improve;
Ø Always be willing to go the extra mile for our children.
What the school offers its staff
Our most recent inspection reports say great things about the school and our pupils:
“The students at Cardinal Allen embrace and benefit from the opportunities for Catholic life and mission offered them by the school. Most feel deeply cared for and respected in their uniqueness and human dignity.” (Section 48)
“Pupils are happy to attend this kind and welcoming school” (Ofsted)
“Behaviour in lessons is outstanding and pupils are able to understand how well they are doing, following regular formative feedback from their teachers.” (Section 48)
“Pupils, including those with SEND and disadvantaged pupils, become confident readers. Pupils who find reading difficult are well supported to catch up. Pupils enjoy reading a class novel with their form teacher. They can also choose to take part in group reading with the librarian or to read a book of their choice independently. These activities help pupils to develop and broaden their vocabulary so that they become accurate and fluent readers. Pupils’ extensive vocabularies and secure comprehension skills enable them to achieve well in many subjects across the curriculum. Pupils take advantage of the ample opportunities to read for pleasure in order to find out about different cultures, lives and experiences.” (Ofsted)
“Students are provided with excellent opportunities for prayer and liturgy at Cardinal Allen and they respond enthusiastically and with interest” (Section 48)
Further information about the job
We are an ambitious school and want the very best for the youngsters in our care. First and foremost, Governors wish to appoint a dynamic and inspirational teacher of Design Technology; an individual with a sense of vision, and the enthusiasm, energy, and ability to develop a spirit of teamwork across the department and, possibly, the wider school community. We are looking for an exceptional candidate who will be excited to take a leading role and make a significant contribution to our journey in providing the very best for the children who have been entrusted to us. Governors want to appoint someone who is a ‘grafter’, a colleague who will give their absolute all for our children and staff, because they deserve nothing less.
Governors welcome applications from those who don’t currently have a leadership responsibility, but would also be prepared to offer an additional TLR for an appropriately experienced colleague with a successful track record in a leadership role. Governors will be happy to discuss this at interview, along with what any additional responsibility might include.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 783 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood website
- Email address
- t.sales@cardinalallen.co.uk
Cardinal Allen is a forward looking, oversubscribed, ‘outstanding Catholic school’, evaluated by Ofsted just last year as a ‘good school’. Inspectors said, ‘Pupils are happy to attend this kind and welcoming school. Pupils achieve well. This is because leaders set high expectations for all pupils’. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check.
Arranging a visit to Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email t.sales@cardinalallen.co.uk.
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