Design Technology Teacher

Ashby School, Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 1DT

8 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  11 May 2026

• Closing date

  19 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  11 May 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: Design and technology
• Working pattern: Full time, part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS

Design Technology Teacher job summary

Design Technology Teacher

Required for August start

ECT, MPS-UPS

Full-time (Part time considered)

Permanent

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and engaging teacher to our Design team. Our Design faculty believes in giving all students an outstanding Design and Technology experience. We aim to create a practical environment that provides the opportunity and support students need to achieve success.

The Design and Technology Faculty is staffed with 9 skilled and enthusiastic team members who are passionate about teaching their subject and supported by two technicians who work alongside students in classrooms as well as providing preparation and administrative support. The faculty has outstanding facilities maintaining traditional equipment alongside modern technological developments. Every student has access to ICT with access to a variety of CAD software and CNC machines including 4 laser cutters and 10 3D printers. These facilities are well utilised at KS3 where students complete a rotation of subjects including those outlined below complemented by Computer Aided Design.

Design and Technology at Ashby is a very popular option subject at Key Stage 4 and offers Resistant Materials, Food Science, Engineering and Textiles (through the Art specification). At Key Stage 5 this leads to Product Design 3D, Textiles, Engineering and Food which are again very popular options.

The faculty also offer a range of extra-curricular activities both in and out of school such as engineering trips to the Young Designer Competition and engagement in the F1. The faculty also offer extra support and intervention for those students not making the expected progress.

If you are a motivated, hard-working, inspirational teacher and a highly skilled team player, you will be a welcome addition to our team. We also have a TLR available for an appropriately qualified and experienced candidate.

We are proud of the work we do at Ashby School: if you are passionate about your subject, share our enthusiasm for teaching and learning and are seeking to develop your practice in a supportive and dynamic school, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Closing Date

The closing date for completed applications is Tuesday 19th May 2026 at 9:00am, with interviews taking place soon after. We might close the vacancy earlier if we find the right candidate.

Application process

Application forms and further details can be downloaded from Eteach.

Completed application forms should be submitted via ETeach. An email will be sent to shortlisted candidates with details of the interview process and the outline of the day.

If you have any queries on any aspect of the application or need additional information, please contact the school or send an email via ETeach, where we will be happy to help you.

Thank you, and we are really looking forward to hearing from you.

Ashby School

Nottingham Road

Ashby de la Zouch

Leicestershire

LE65 1DT

Headteacher: Jude Mellor

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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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 school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Ashby School

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1679 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ashby School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ashby-school-ashby-de-la-zouch

Ashby School is a thriving, successful and over-subscribed 11-19 Academy with over 1,600 students on roll including 500 in Ashby Sixth form. Conveniently located close to the M42 and M1, within easy reach of several areas of outstanding natural beauty and with the national forest on the doorstep, the school is set in its own attractive grounds in the expanding market town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.

At Ashby School prides itself on putting students at its heart. We want all our students to have a happy and successful learning experience and are committed to ensuring that all students fulfil their academic potential.

Everyone in the Ashby School community is committed to achieving this, because, at Ashby, ‘Anything is Possible’.

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