Teacher of Design and Technology
Ashfield Comprehensive School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG17 8HP3 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
28 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
28 March 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Design and technology
Working pattern
- Full time: 1 FTE
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Main Pay Scale / Upper Pay Scale
What skills and experience we're looking for
The School:
Ashfield School is renowned for high standards of teaching, behaviour and academic achievement. One of the largest schools in England (2600 on roll), staff work together each day to support, inspire and challenge students to give their best in our safe, happy and ambitious working environment.
Our most recent Ofsted report endorsed the incredibly positive culture across the school. Continual focus on developing this culture enables us to recruit, develop and retain the very best people. Student behaviour is excellent, staff well-being surveys evidence that morale is very high with teachers treated as respected professionals.
Ashfield School is a great place to work and as part of the DFE school re-building project we will move into brand new buildings over the next few years. We are located close to the A38 and M1 and there is a large free staff car park. Facilities across the large school site are excellent with numerous social and workspaces, staff specific catering and sporting facilities all available.
The role:
We are looking for a dedicated teacher of Design & Technology to join our large, vibrant and successful Art, Design & Technology Faculty.
This is a rare opportunity for someone to learn and develop their expertise alongside our talented and confident Ashfield ADT team of over 30 specialist teachers and technicians.
We teach a full range of Level2/GCSE and L3/A Level courses at Ashfield including Design and Technology, Resistant Materials, Food Technology, Engineering and Textiles. We would welcome applications from teachers of any of the Design and Technology specialisms.
The successful candidate will be a team player, capable of building excellent relationships with students and staff and contributing to an outstanding team and curriculum.
The post would equally suit a confident and ambitious ECT or an experienced teacher with a desire to teach Design and Technology in a warm, welcoming and nurturing setting.
The person:
The successful candidate will be able to communicate their passion for their subject with their students. They will be enthusiastic and have a commitment to the collaborative approach of the team and to deliver excellent outcomes for students. Applicants must be able to attend the school in person if selected for interview.
Recruitment event
If you would like to find out more about the school and this role, please contact us to register your attendance at our recruitment event which is being held at the school from 4.00pm – 4.45pm on Wednesday 2nd April.
To register please contact hr@ttct.co.uk.
To apply
TES is our recruitment platform so please go to www.tes.com/jobs to apply for this role by completing the application form online.
Applications must arrive by: 9.00am on Monday 28th April 2025
Interviews will be held on: Thursday 1st May 2025
What the school offers its staff
Why join us?
There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career.
We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well-motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time.
We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.
We offer:
- Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
- We do not operate appraisal or appraisal related pay progression. All employees participate in our Professional Learning Scheme which supports colleagues to develop their expertise and benefit from valuable professional learning
- An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership and extensive high street retail discounts.
- Entry to a career average pension scheme.
- Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.
- A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals.
- Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
- We take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously. We have a range of support mechanisms and benefits available to employees and the Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.
It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.
In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.
We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.
Commitment to safeguarding
It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.
We are committed to safeguarding. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory clearances.
In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted for shortlisted candidates.
We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.
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 Ashfield Comprehensive School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 2645 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ashfield Comprehensive School website
- Email address
- admin@ashfield.ttct.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01623 455000
Ashfield School is renowned for high standards of teaching, behaviour and academic achievement. One of the largest schools in England (2700 on role), staff work together each day to support, inspire and challenge students to give of their best in our safe, happy and ambitious working environment. With results on a long upward trend, and now well above national averages (2022 P8 +0.16 and 2023 P8 +0.15 unvalidated).
Our most recent Ofsted report, published in November 2021, confirms the incredibly positive culture across the school. Continual focus on developing this culture enables us to recruit, develop and retain the very best people. Student behaviour is excellent, staff well-being surveys evidence that morale is very high with teachers treated as respected professionals.
Ashfield School is a great place to work and as part of the DFE school re-building project will move into brand new buildings over the next few years. We are located close to the A38 and M1 and there is a large free staff car park. Facilities across the large school site are excellent with numerous social and workspaces, staff specific catering and sporting facilities all available.
Arranging a visit to Ashfield Comprehensive School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@ashfield.ttct.co.uk.
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