Teacher of Design and Technology

The Holt School, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG41 1EE

19 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  26 June 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  5 June 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:

• a specialist in any Design and Technology material area or the ability to teach food and nutrition would be advantageous
• 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 January 2026

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:

• a specialist in any Design and Technology material area or the ability to teach food and nutrition would be advantageous
• 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 26th 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

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CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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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
• School website: The Holt School website
• Email address: k.warner@holt.wokingham.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01189 780165
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-holt-school

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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