20 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    5 June 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    16 May 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

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: Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

Main pay range/upper pay range depending on skills and expertise demonstrated at interview

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will be:

  • preferably able to teach Food plus Product Design and/or Graphics to at least KS4.
  • a confident and highly effective classroom teacher
  • willing to participate in aspects of wider school life



What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

  • teaching across all Key Stages
  • a strong, supportive, forward looking and effective department
  • very positive climate for learning where students want to work hard and do well
  • an ethos of staff well-being, including early finishes ahead of on line parents’ evenings, minimal evening events, and off- site PPA
  • a team of cover supervisors to ensure teachers rarely cover colleagues’ absence
  • personalised pathways of CPD, including coaching and leadership training for aspirant middle and senior leaders



Further details about the role

THE HOLT SCHOOL

Holt Lane

Wokingham

RG41 1EE

Tel: 0118 978 0165

holtschool@holt.wokingham.sch.uk

www.holtschool.co.uk

Teacher of Design and Technology

Permanent

Full time

Starting Date September 2025

Main pay range/upper pay range available depending on skills and expertise demonstrated at interview

Come and join our fabulous school, where students are engaged and eager to learn and our staff are passionate about inspiring them.

The successful candidate will be:

  • preferably able to teach Food plus Product Design and/or Graphics to at least KS4.
  • a confident and highly effective classroom teacher
  • willing to participate in aspects of wider school life

We can offer:

  • teaching across all Key Stages
  • a strong, supportive, forward looking and effective department
  • very positive climate for learning where students want to work hard and do well
  • an ethos of staff well- being, including early finishes ahead of on line parents’ evenings, minimal evening events, and off- site PPA
  • a team of cover supervisors to ensure teachers rarely cover colleagues’ absence
  • personalised pathways of CPD, including coaching and leadership training for aspirant middle and senior leaders

The Holt is a popular and oversubscribed 11-16 girls and 16-18 co-ed comprehensive school, graded as Outstanding in the Ofsted inspection of March 2023. Further details and an application form are available from the school website

Prospective applicants are welcome to telephone Katie Warner, HR manager for more information about this post and would be warmly welcomed to come for a visit to see us in action.

The Holt School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Closing date: 9am, Thursday 5th June 2025

We reserve the right to assess and interview on receipt of application.


Commitment to safeguarding

The Holt School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
How to apply
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About The Holt School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1417 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01189 780165

The Holt is a popular and oversubscribed 11-16 girls and 16-18 co-ed comprehensive school.

Arranging a visit to The Holt School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email k.warner@holt.wokingham.sch.uk.

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