Lead Practitioner in Technology
Whickham School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE16 5AR32 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026 (or sooner for the right candidate)
Closing date
16 January 2026 at 9am
Date listed
15 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Lead Practitioner Scale L1-L5
What skills and experience we're looking for
You'll join our successful IT, Business and Technology Faculty – a team of 13 staff whoconsistently deliver some of the school's top results. But more importantly, you'll:
● Model excellence – demonstrate what outstanding Food Technology teaching lookslike across KS3-KS5
● Develop others – coach and mentor colleagues using evidence-based approaches
● Drive innovation – lead our Whickham Learning Model implementation, ensuring
every pupil experiences the four stages of effective learning
● Shape practice – plan and deliver whole-school training that transforms teachingacross all subjects
● Make it real – work with pupils who are genuinely engaged, in a school wherebehaviour is strong and aspiration is high
What the school offers its staff
We're not just another high-performing school (though our Progress 8 of +0.26 in 2024 and81%+ achieving 4+ in English and Maths in 2025 speaks for itself). We're a community thatgenuinely invests in our staff:
Your work-life balance matters to us:
● Dedicated collaborative planning time – one hour every fortnight with your subject
team
● Reduced teaching allocation so you can focus on development and coaching
● Flexible approach to work-life balance considerations
● Access to fitness facilities outside school hours
We invest in your growth:
● Work with our established team of lead practitioners shaping whole-school practice
● Leadership development opportunities that are meaningful, not just box-ticking
● Evidence-based CPD that actually makes a difference
The practical benefits:
● Salary sacrifice schemes including bicycle and electric vehicle leasing
● Higher priority for your children's admission to our heavily oversubscribed school
● Modern, outstanding technology facilities to work with
Further information about the job
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.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Whickham School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1721 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Whickham School website
- Email address
- recruitment@whickhamschool.org
- Phone number
- 0191 4960026
Whickham School is a large and successful school in Gateshead with over 1700 students including approximately 350 in our high performing sixth form.
Demand for student places is strong and the school is regularly oversubscribed. Students are organised into year groups whilst eight faculties deliver the school curriculum. The Sixth Form, which has its own dedicated facility, is an increasingly popular choice of students from all over the local area.
In January 2020 many faculties moved into a brand new, state of the art, STEAMS themed building. The stunning four storey building houses Science, Technology (plus Business and IT), Engineering, Art, Maths and Sport.
The Leadership Team meet weekly and share responsibility for policy generation, decision making, planning and the general wellbeing of the school. The relevant governing body committee is involved in strategic planning and policies from the onset. Faculty and Year groups meet every two weeks to discuss strategic issues
Arranging a visit to Whickham School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@whickhamschool.org.
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