Design Technology Teacher (Workshop Specialist)

Outwood Academy Haydock, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA11 0JG

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  3 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  16 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: Design and technology
• Working pattern: Full time: Full time with part time considered
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: M1 to UPS3

What skills and experience we're looking for

Outwood Academy Haydock is seeking to appoint a vibrant and dynamic Design Technology teacher, who is a workshop specialist, to join our fantastic team. We are totally committed to providing the very best education for every child, with a focus on creating a culture of success and a positive learning environment. We aim to instil a love of learning and a love of the Technologies in every child in our care. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who really wants to make a difference to the lives of young people. Our goal is ‘Students First’ and you will be joining dedicated team of expert teachers, passionate about delivering outstanding lessons within our state-of-the-art facilities in the school's Science and Technology block. Our enthusiastic educators are further supported by a highly skilled and experienced Technology Technician.

Qualifications

• A degree in an appropriate discipline related to relevant subject.

• Teaching qualification together with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Knowledge

• Awareness of the strategies available for improving the learning and achievement of all students.

• A good understanding of curriculum developments in the specific subject area.

Experience

• Recent and relevant teaching experience in employment or training

• Experience of assessment at Key Stage 3 and 4

Skills

• Able to use a range of teaching and learning strategies

• An understanding for how Assessment for Learning can improve student performance Confidence in the use of standard computer packages (word processing, email and spreadsheets) and how these can be used to enhance student learning

• Able to use student level data to raise standards

• Able to work independently and collaboratively as a member of a team

• Creative in problem solving together with willingness to take on and try new approaches and ideas

• Ability to relate to students in a pleasant and sympathetic manner and to recognise potential child safeguarding issues

• Ability to communicate high expectations to all students

• Able to communicate both orally and in writing to students and their parents

• Sharing good practice across the department

Other

• Satisfactory Enhanced DBS Disclosure

• Assessed and advised by Health and Well Being

What the school offers its staff

Outwood Grange Academies Trust supports colleagues by funding an extensive range of accredited training courses and apprenticeship opportunities up to Masters level. We also offer:

Your starting salary with annual increments plus inflation linked increases. The starting salary within the grade advertised will be dependent upon your experience. You will also receive:

• A comprehensive induction and training process
• Automatic enrolment into an increasingly rare and valuable defined Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution rates
• Flexible family friendly policies from day one
• Enhanced occupational benefits available (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave) with no qualifying period
• Holidays: A minimum of 25 days plus bank holidays (this increases with length of service)
• A range of working patterns are available dependant upon the role

Automatic enrolment into our Employee Assistance Programme which gives you and your family members free access to:

• Specialist information on a wide range of work-life issues
• Emotional support and counselling for a wide range of personal and work issues
• Legal guidance
• Financial guidance and debt counselling
• Child and dependent care support and advice
• Support for managers

We are also a wellbeing employer with a dedicated wellbeing policy and menopause policy along with menopause champions based in our academies. Other benefits include:

• Free flu vaccinations
• Free onsite parking
• Employee discounts such as competitively priced Synergy Car Leasing
• Access to various discount sites

Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) is an education charity and not-for-profit sponsor of primary, junior and secondary academies. We are a dynamic organisation, recognised nationally as one of the highest performing family of schools in the North of England, and we currently sponsor over 30 schools.

Our educational blueprint has been developed through leading and supporting schools over many years.

Further details about the role

• The Technology Department at Outwood Academy Haydock is a vibrant hub of creativity and innovation. You'll join a dedicated team of expert teachers, passionate about delivering outstanding lessons within our state-of-the-art facilities in the school's Science and Technology block. Our enthusiastic educators are further supported by a highly skilled and experienced Technology Technician.
• The department boasts an exceptionally well-resourced and culturally rich curriculum, featuring cutting-edge classroom technologies that empower teachers to deliver dynamic and inspiring learning experiences. We nurture a close-knit and supportive team environment – a true family dedicated to maximising the potential of every student and equipping them with the skills and knowledge to succeed in the future.
• The department has made significant strides in recent years, achieving our highest ever results in Hospitality & Catering and Engineering, all of which were in line with or above national averages. We have also expanded our curriculum offer to reintroduce Textiles and are currently in the process of reintroducing Product Design onto the curriculum.
• We are a highly successful department with a tremendous track record in extra-curricular activities. In recent years, we have consistently finished in the top ten of the prestigious V&A Innovate challenge, culminating in an outright victory in 2023 and a category win in 2022.

Outwood Family affords opportunities for staff to work and progress across several schools if desired. All staff are guaranteed a minimum of two hours CPD per week and a further comprehensive programme of professional development is provided through our own network of teaching schools.

Commitment to safeguarding

Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.

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About Outwood Academy Haydock

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 856 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Outwood Academy Haydock website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: r.weaver@haydock.outwood.com
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We are an 11-16 academy based in the former mining village of Haydock, within the large Merseyside town of St Helens and we are proud to say that our school was cited as a 'Good' school in our recent Ofsted inspection.

The Academy became part of the Outwood Family of Schools in 2022 and as a member of the Outwood Family we believe in putting Students First, raising standards and transforming lives.

We are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. We place students at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning.

We believe that learning should be both enjoyable and enriching. With a holistic view of education, we aim to create a safe and secure learning community that encourages healthy and sustainable lifestyles and empowers students to pursue career pathways they will find stimulating and deeply rewarding.

If you share our vision, then why not join our family?

Arranging a visit to Outwood Academy Haydock

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email r.weaver@haydock.outwood.com.

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