Teacher of Design and Technology
The Bulmershe School, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 3EU34 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
4 March 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
27 January 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects
- Design and technology, Food technology
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- ECT/MPS/UPS according to experience
What skills and experience we're looking for
Be a talented and enthusiastic Design and Technology teacher with the ability to inspire our students in design & material manipulation
•Have experience of teaching a range of Design and Technology subjects across Key Stages 3andyour specialism at KS4.Prior A-level teaching is desirable
•Have the drive to raise student achievement and add value within our Design and Technology curriculum
•Have excellent, up-to-date subject knowledge with a passion for teaching your subject is essential
•Have the confidence to teach all disciplines of Design and Technology including Product Design, Graphics Communication, Textiles and Food and Nutrition at KS3
- Collaboratively working with the department in generating and refining resources and planning materials
- To help develop KS4and5 AQA 3D Design GCSE and A-Level courses
- Actively embody The Bulmershe School vision and school core values
- Continue to invest in your professional development, taking responsibility for your own improvement by engaging actively in our professional growth process
- Plan and teach a consistently good standard of lessons, making sure that all pupils make sustained progress over time
- Teach lessons that meet the different needs of all pupils in the lesson
- Improve outcomes for all pupils
- Promote the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils
- Be a form tutor and provide daily pastoral care
- Actively contribute to the co-curricular programme and broader life of the school
What the school offers its staff
- Work/life balance: maximum load of 43 lessons per 2-week teaching cycle
- Staff Wellbeing: mental health first aiders on site, regular staff events, active staff voice
- CPD: A culture based on the best evidence-informed teacher development, to help you be be the best you can be
- A-Level Teaching: a growing 6th form offers our staff opportunities to teach their subject from KS3 - KS5
- Subsidised canteen
- Free flu vaccination and eye care
- Free parking and access to excellent transport links
Further details about the role
The Bulmershe School are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Teacher of Design and Technology to inspire our students and help shape the future of our friendly and innovative department. With a holistic curriculum that combines multiple design disciplines, our school fosters creativity, problem-solving and connected thinking, equipping students with skills for success. Whether you're an experienced teacher or an Early Career Teacher, you'll thrive in our supportive, collaborative team.
You'll have the chance to teach across Key Stage 3, with opportunities to specialise in GCSE and A-Level Food Preparation and Nutrition, 3D Design, or Design & Technology. Our faculty values teamwork, wellbeing and professional growth, with regular extracurricular trips, events, and a social calendar to connect staff.
At Bulmershe, our GCSE 3D Design results rank in the top 25% nationally, reflecting the dedication of our teachers and students. We are committed to keeping Design and Technology central to our curriculum and welcome your expertise to expand our offer. Join us in shaping a bright future for our students and be part of a school that celebrates creativity and achievement.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to vbagley@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Bulmershe School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1476 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- vbagley@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0118 9353353
The Bulmershe School is a heavily oversubscribed school which sits at the heart of the Woodley community. We are a mixed, Corvus Learning Trust Academy school of nearly 1,500 students aged between 11 and 18, who come from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
Our vibrant and inclusive school strives for students to be happy, self-confident and aspirational learners and thinkers. We take enormous pride in our caring reputation and anyone who joins our team should be committed to achieving high levels of responsibility, mutual respect and resilience within the safe and nurturing environment of our school community.
Arranging a visit to The Bulmershe School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vbagley@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk.
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