Second in Design Technology
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 0DG3 days remaining to apply
Start date details
To Start September 2025
Closing date
16 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
6 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subjects
- Design and technology, Food technology
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPR/UPR
Additional allowances
+ TLR2A
What skills and experience we're looking for
Ossett Academy are seeking to appoint a dynamic and enthusiastic professional to act as Second in Department in the Design and Technology Team. You must be an excellent practitioner who can enthuse, engage, motivate and inspire both pupils and staff with a desire and commitment for improvement. You will ideally have experience teaching in food technology with other subjects as desirable.
We are looking for an experienced teacher to support the Art Design and Technology Curriculum Team leader with leadership and development of designated subjects in the Design & Technology team.
Ossett Academy is an Ofsted ‘good’ rated secondary academy with great facilities and a fantastic Art, Design and Technology department with outstanding professionals who are vibrant and forward thinking.
You will have a deep interest in the attainment of pupils at every ability level and show vigour and initiative in your subject(s).
We value challenge and active participation. The successful applicant will relentlessly pursue instilling an interest in their subject amongst all pupils, they will be innovative, with demonstrable resilience, vision and energy.
Applications are welcomed from teachers across the experience range. We offer an extensive programme of academy and Trust Professional Development to ensure all colleagues continue to develop as practitioners and have opportunities to work collaboratively across subjects and across academies within our Trust.
If you have the vision and skills to deliver inspirational teaching whilst having the focus and drive to ensure successful outcomes are reached we’d love to hear from you.
What the school offers its staff
As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits and we also encourage prospective candidates to look at our website for further information regarding our ‘People Pledge’ and our recently launched Employee Benefit package Working For Our Trust - Accord (accordmat.org).
Here are a few examples of employee benefits that focus on our employees Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing:
- Membership to either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Technology scheme via SmartTech*
- Access to an extensive discounts platform via Accord Rewards
- Access to an industry leading Employee Assistance Programme
- 24/7 access to an online GP or Advanced Nurse Practitioner through Healthcare Cash Plans
- Cycle to Work Scheme*
- Free annual flu jab
- Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings
*restrictions apply
Commitment to safeguarding
The Accord Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1735 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College website
- Email address
- hr@accordmat.org
- Phone number
- 01924 921213
Ossett Academy is part of the Accord Multi Academy Trust which is a Wakefield based Trust; all four academies in the Trust are closely located to one another which lends itself to many opportunities to work closely and collaboratively. All academies are within a three-mile radius of one another and can be found a short drive off junction 40 of the M1.
Arranging a visit to Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@accordmat.org.
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