Design Technology Technician

Fitzharrys School, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1NP

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  1 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  11 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,185.00 - £25,584.00 Annually (FTE) £13.05 per hour (pay award pending). Actual annual salary £9,349 due to the term-time nature of the post.

Design Technology Technician job summary

We are seeking to appoint a talented, dedicated, and versatile person to join our team. The successful candidate will join our Arts and Technology faculty to support them in preparation for lessons and the running of key practical subjects in the school.

Design Technology is a key faculty within the school and a popular choice at KS4. It is a well-resourced department, with excellent levels of collaboration between teachers. The Technology classrooms are well-equipped with two food rooms, a textiles room, and two technology classrooms. At Key Stage 3 students study a range of topics, primarily based on Food and Nutrition, Textiles, and Product Design. These are taught on a rotation and lead to a high take up of GCSEs in each subject. We are at an exciting time in our department due to updating schemes of work to make them more skills based and engaging to all students.

This is one of two technician roles working in the well-equipped Technology Department. There is a range of equipment to support learning, and engagement with wider opportunities, including connections across the OX14 Learning Partnership. Technology is within the Arts and Performance Faculty.

Fitzharrys is a school which is growing and developing rapidly. Our ethos of Aspiration, Opportunity, and Integrity are being utilised by staff and students to enhance the education we deliver. This is an exciting time to join our Trust, with the opportunity to further drive forward standards at Fitzharrys. The role offers the successful candidate a supportive and collegiate culture, ambitious professional development, and the opportunity to make a difference for the Abingdon community. This is a very special place, and we are looking for the right candidate who is excited at the prospect of joining us and taking such a key role.

Staff wellbeing is noticeably valued at Fitzharrys School, as part of the Abingdon Learning Trust we have our Workload and Well-being Charter. The Trust is pro-active in supporting staff to maintain the purposeful behaviour of students in class.

We are proud of our students, and in turn they are proud to be part of the Fitzharrys community. Parents are supportive of the work of the school, recognising our high aspirations for every student who attends; they are both challenged to achieve highly, and supported in doing so.

This is an exciting time to join us in our continued development. If you are committed to working with us and helping our pupils and students realise their potential, we encourage you to apply.

Abingdon Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced check. The Trust is fully committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from less well represented groups in the school and Trust. Posts in regulated activity are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and all shortlisted candidates will be required to disclose information about their previous criminal convictions. All staff are expected to promote fundamental British values

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

Abingdon Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced check.

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About Fitzharrys School

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 844 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Fitzharrys School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fitzharrys-school-abingdon

This is an exciting time to join us in our continued development. If you want to be part of an innovative, supportive and caring school and contribute to each student achieving their ambitions then we look forward to meeting you.

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