Teacher Design Technology (with Art)

Hinchingbrooke School, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 3BN

6 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  23 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  10 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Art and design, Design and technology
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE)

Teacher Design Technology (with Art) job summary

We seek to appoint an engaging and versatile individual who can teach Design Technology across KS3, 4 & 5, with some KS3 Art teaching in the short term. We are looking for a candidate who is passionate about working with young people; they must be able to inspire individual creativity and independence in students.

The Design Technology department consists of 3 full-time & 1 part-time teacher and a technician with a range of expertise and skills. The department has 5 workshops, a dedicated IT suite, along with a range of industry standard machinery including large laser cutter, CNC milling machine, as well as 4 3D printers. The Art department suite includes five specialist studios and KS3 teaching includes fine art, textiles, printmaking and ceramics.

Hinchingbrooke School is a ‘Good’ school (Ofsted November 2021). It is oversubscribed and boasts a growing and very successful sixth form. Hinchingbrooke School is also an outstandingly beautiful school. Set in acres of grounds, Hinchingbrooke House was formerly the family home of the Cromwell family and the Earls of Sandwich. We have a fantastic range of much more modern purpose-built facilities, such as a swimming pool, an all-weather sports pitch, a Performing Arts Centre, and a modern fitness suite, available for staff use through our partnership with HBK Leisure. Our focus lies very much in teaching and learning, and we believe that this must be the basis of our development work as we seek to fulfil the potential of each one of our students

We welcome applications from candidates who are student focused and passionate about sharing their own love of Design Technology and Art with our diverse and inclusive student body.

If you are an outstanding teacher, it really is worth applying for this post and joining somewhere special. We are seeking to appoint a candidate who is passionate about their subject area; a team player who will thrive on collaboration and teamwork; someone who really wants to make a difference!

For further details please visit our website Hinchingbrooke School - Home.

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.

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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

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About Hinchingbrooke School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 2109 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hinchingbrooke School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hinchingbrooke-school-huntingdon

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