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DT Teacher

Winterbourne Academy, Bristol, BS36 1JL

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• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  22 April 2025 at 8am

• Date listed

  9 April 2025

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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: Part time: This position is 0.6 FTE
• Contract type: Fixed term - 01/09/2025 - 31/08/2026 or sooner - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: M1 to UPS 6

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a DT teacher with the ability to teach Food Technology to join our team from 1st September 2025 until 31st August 2026 or sooner should the post holder return earlier. This post is ideal for new and existing DT teachers who have a passion for their subject and a desire to enthuse young people and provide them with the tools for future success.

The DT faculty has its own specialist building which is fully equipped for all specialisms. The team consists of 7 specialists and 2 technicians who work closely together in designing and delivering the curriculum from KS3 to KS5 with a strong record of results. DT subjects include PD, engineering, textiles & food.

The successful candidate will be required to deliver high quality lessons, motivate, challenge and inspire our students. They will be committed to closing gaps and raising attainment across all abilities. They should have a strong sense of teamwork and a willingness to contribute to the faculty.

What the school offers its staff

Our overarching aim and vision is for our schools to deliver an exceptional education for children and young people, ensuring that students have access to the highest standards of teaching, resources and learning opportunities.

We are ambitious for our academies. We live in a demanding educational landscape that brings with it challenges, but also opportunities. We are excited by the opportunities for talented and inspirational educators to make an impact and create a powerful legacy.

We seek applicants for our roles who can align with our vision and have the talent, drive and determination to deliver that vision successfully. We support all our schools with our leadership and management, school improvement, legal, financial, administrative, admissions, marketing, premises, safeguarding and HR expertise.

We think our roles are tremendously exciting ones to perform supported by the expert Olympus team. We are inspired by our academies’ journey and consider it a great privilege to design and develop a 21st century school education. We will be very interested to hear your ideas and aspirations too. We are looking for staff who will deliver an exceptional education for the young people in our care.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

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About Winterbourne Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1783 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Winterbourne Academy website
• Email address: sara.harty@olympustrust.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/winterbourne-academy

Winterbourne Academy is a vibrant and highly successful academy set in a rural location in South Gloucestershire. It is the largest secondary school in the county.

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