TEACHER OF DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY (TMS/UPS) ECT’s Welcome September 2025

St Paul's Catholic School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 5EN

19 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  23 April 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  28 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Design Technology
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: TMS/UPS

TEACHER OF DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY (TMS/UPS) ECT’s Welcome September 2025 job summary

TEACHER OF DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY (TMS/UPS) ECT’s Welcome

September 2025

The Governors at St. Paul’s Catholic School have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Teacher of Design and Technology. The person appointed will be an excellent teacher able to teach a number of D&T subjects at KS3, and Product Design/Engineering to GCSE level. They will enthuse pupils with a love of the subject. The ability or aspiration to teach A Level would be desirable.

The Design and Technology department and St Paul’s is a key, thriving and growing area of our school. It boasts a wide range of resources, including state-of-the-art equipment and machinery. We are proud to have a dedicated 3D printing suite, frequently used in student projects from KS3 to KS5, enabling students to bring their innovative ideas to life.

Our experienced and enthusiastic team of teachers is committed to delivering excellence in Design and Technology education. We are thrilled to share that we have recently become an OCR Ambassador Centre, a testament to our ongoing collaboration with exam boards and our excellence in delivering D&T qualifications.

Our department is supported by two superb technicians and housed in two fully equipped D&T blocks with spacious classrooms and storage spaces, providing an ideal environment for both teaching and learning.

At St Paul’s Design and Technology is a core subject for all students from Year 7 to Year 11, reflecting its importance in our unique curriculum model. Students love Design and Technology and see the value of the subject and its impact on their lives. We believe in sharing best practices and have a strong history of working with other schools to promote excellence in Design and Technology education.

We frequently attend Design and Technology forums held by the Design and Technology Association and exam boards, ensuring we have a voice in the positive movement forward of DT and its delivery in schools.

St. Paul's is a growing and successful Catholic school which continues to celebrate and promote Science through our previous college status. Our commitment to excellent teaching and learning can be demonstrated through bespoke and high quality CPD opportunities.

All staff members are committed to the care and success of pupils and working in a setting where values of forgiveness, concern for others and respect are shared as the core values of St. Paul’s regardless of faith.

For further details and an application form please visit the school website www.st-pauls.org.uk, e-mail enquiries@st-pauls.org.uk or call 01908 669735

Closing date for applications Wednesday 23rd April 2025 at 9.00am

We will review applications on receipt. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before closing date and reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.

St. Paul’s Catholic School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All references will be requested and Online Searches prior to interview. The successful candidate will be subject to satisfactory Enhanced DBS Check.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About St Paul's Catholic School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1848 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Paul's Catholic School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-paul-s-catholic-school-milton-keynes

St. Paul's is a large and successful Catholic school which continues to celebrate and promote Science through our previous college status. Our commitment to excellent teaching and learning can be demonstrated through bespoke CPLD opportunities and through commitment to National CPLD programmes such as NPQ Specialisms

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