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Head of Design and Technology

Cromwell Community College, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, PE16 6UU

This job expired on 10 July 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  10 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  2 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of department or curriculum
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (Actual) MPS - £31,650 to £43,607 / UPS - £45,646 to £49,084 + TLR2c - £8,279

Head of Design and Technology job summary

THIS IS AN INTERNAL POSITION FOR THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST EMPLOYEES ONLY

Job Title: Head of Design and Technology

Contract: Permanent, Full-time

Salary: MPS - £31,650 to £43,607 / UPS - £45,646 to £49,084

Additional Allowance: TLR2c - £8,279

Closing Date: Thursday 10th July 2025, Midday

Start Date: September 2025

Cromwell Community College, a member of the Active Learning Trust, is a good school which aspires to be outstanding. Our Design and Technology Department is a driving force towards this aspiration.

We are looking to appoint a dynamic, inspirational teacher to lead the successful and supportive Design and Technology team at Cromwell Community College. Design and Technology at Cromwell is successful with vibrant numbers at both GCSE and A-Level. Pupils thoroughly enjoy their lessons and staff are hardworking, enthusiastic and committed.

We are a popular, growing and successful school. More recently we have become an all-through school and have pupils on site aged 4-18 years. It is imperative that we ensure our pupils access a curriculum, which is relevant and ambitious throughout their journey at Cromwell. This will require the Head of Technology to develop a vision for an all through curriculum and to work with Primary phase colleagues to meet this expectation.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is ambitious and wants to work collaboratively with the primary phase in addition to further develop the Design and Technology curriculum.

At Cromwell, our middle leaders are determined, resourceful and tireless in their pursuit of the best outcomes for all pupils. If you are enthusiastic, ambitious and passionate about Design and Technology and recognise its importance for the development of all pupils, and will strive to provide excellent results in our already successful department, we would like to hear from you.

We can offer you an excellent opportunity for career progression both within the college, and the Trust, as well as a supportive professional environment with a highly visible and ambitious leadership team.

If you wish to discover more about this exciting opportunity, then please contact Caroline Buckle - cbuckle@cromwell.cambs.sch.uk

The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.

The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 6 months’ probation period at the start of their employment (except for Early Career Teachers who are subject to a Statutory Induction Period). This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.

We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.

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 Cromwell Community College

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 18
• Education phase: Through
• School size: 1524 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Cromwell Community College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cromwell-community-college-chatteris

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