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Head of Technology
Lift Unity City, Middlesbrough, TS3 8RE14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
29 September 2026 at 1:50pm
Date listed
15 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £53586 - £59137 per annum
Head of Technology job summary
Think you know Lift Unity City? It might surprise you!
Lift Unity City is fast becoming the local school of choice as we are driven by an unwavering commitment to transforming futures, breaking social stereotypes, and ensuring every student secures excellent life opportunities; highlighted by our recent national recognition with the Excellence in Pupil Development Award and our best ever GCSE results in 2026.
This is an exciting time for an ambitious leader to join our team and play a key role in our journey of transformation. Could that be you?
About the role
The world our students will enter is changing rapidly. Advances in technology, engineering, traditional manufacturing, skilled craftsmanship, digital media, artificial intelligence, and the creative industries are transforming the skills that employers need and the opportunities available to young people. At Lift Unity City, we believe every student deserves access to an ambitious, practical, relevant, and inspiring curriculum that prepares them for that future. This role sits at the heart of that mission. Whether your background is in traditional workshop disciplines; such as Woodwork, Resistant Materials, Metalwork, and Engineering or in Food Technology, Hospitality, Textiles, CAD/CAM, or Product Design, we welcome applications from leaders from across all technology disciplines.
We are committed to celebrating and delivering the full breadth of school technology subjects, ensuring every practical and creative field is valued. As Head of Technology, you will do more than lead a collection of subjects. You will help shape the experiences that develop creativity, practical craftsmanship, problem-solving, resilience, technical expertise, and entrepreneurial thinking in our students. You will create pathways that open doors to careers, vocational apprenticeships, engineering routes, and further study, particularly for young people who may never have considered these opportunities possible.
What we are looking for
- An outstanding classroom practitioner with QTS across any technology specialism
- An experienced middle leader or Head of Department with a proven track record of improving outcomes
- Passionate about practical craftsmanship, innovation, creativity, and technical education.
- Ambitious for young people and determined to provide opportunities that broaden horizons.
- Experience of having designed, implemented and evaluated effective, imaginative and stimulating schemes of work.
- Ability to analyse and evaluate student data to plan department-wide interventions to close attainment and progress gaps.
- Skilled in developing teams, managing practical teaching environments, and supporting colleagues to excel.
- UK school and curriculum experience within the the last 2 years.
- You must be available to attend an interview at our school, in person within 4 -6 days notice.
Do you have what it takes to transform and lead a department with ambition and dedication to outcomes? If so we would love to hear from you.
About our school:
Lift Unity City is a thriving, diverse school in Middlesbrough with a clear ambition: every young person should succeed. We are a school with real momentum, building on a three-year improving trend in results and attendance, alongside a reduction in suspensions.Our recent Ofsted inspection recognised strong leadership, positive staff-pupil relationships, a strong culture of inclusion and wellbeing, and a clear commitment to developing both pupils and staff. As a result, our progress is delivering results: 2026 saw our best-ever GCSE results. We also hold the national Excellence in Pupil Development Award, recognising our commitment to developing confident, resilient and well-rounded young people.
Our vision is simple: everyone has a determination to succeed, a love of learning, pride in their school and a strength of character. We offer high support and high expectations, with excellent professional development and the opportunity to make a real difference.
If you want to join a school with ambition, momentum and a genuine opportunity to shape its next chapter, Lift Unity City is the place to be.
We warmly welcome visits to the school, to arrange a visit please contact:
Who is Lift Schools?
Lift Schools is made up of 62 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 35,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives - and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.
How we support you
We want you to feel supported, valued and able to grow throughout your career with Lift Schools. From high-quality professional development and career progression to wellbeing support and opportunities to connect and collaborate across our network, we invest in you so you can do your best work.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Lift Schools is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Lift Unity City
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1033 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Lift Unity City website
Welcome to Lift Unity City where our vision is of a school in which staff and students have a determination to succeed, a love of learning, pride in the school and a strength of character. We are committed to ensuring that all students are equipped with the academic and emotional skills which will allow them to lead successful and fulfilling lives.
All students follow a vision programme which aims to develop nine key character traits (curiosity, courage, empathy, enthusiasm, gratitude, integrity, resilience, self-belief and self-control). These character traits have been shown to boost academic performance and increase the chances of future success. Tutors and pupils work closely to develop these characteristics, tracking pupil progress throughout the year and intervening where necessary.
We take from a very diverse catchment area which means that our students are at the heart of everything we do, and we challenge and support them to achieve their full potential. You will find our students to be engaging, proud to live in and give back to their community and are ready to learn – all we need is you!
Ofsted
During our last inspection Lift Unity City secured a ‘Good’ Ofsted rating (May 2022).
WHY JOIN OUR SCHOOL?
Who is Lift Schools?
Lift Schools is made up of 57 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives – and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.
Our mission:
We will provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.
With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives.
We will work with others beyond our network to benefit more children and communities.
Development:
We are committed to developing all staff at all levels through high quality development opportunities, resources, and experiences that will support you on your professional learning journey with Lift Schools.
Lifestyle:
We champion agile/flexible working across the Trust to help our people achieve an optimal work/life balance.
Money:
All staff have access to our pension schemes (Local Government Pension Scheme and Teachers’ Pension Scheme). Everyone has free access to financial advice & support and can access a wide range of retail discounts through our Lift Schools Benefits scheme. We also offer Technology Loans to help with any big digital purchases.
Wellbeing:
We recognise that mental wellbeing is just as important as physical and have set up employee assistance programmes which offer free and confidential counselling 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our employees can access our health cash place scheme from BHSF.
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