Teacher of Design and Technology with Art
Trinity Academy Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7QL32 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
19 January 2026 at 8am
Date listed
18 December 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subjects
- Art and design, Design and technology
Working pattern
- Full time: 1 x FTE, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPR/UPR
What skills and experience we're looking for
* education to degree level or equivalent
* QTS/QTLS and GTC registered
* an excellent track record of recent, relevant professional development
* accountability for the performance of a cohort of young people
* experience of effective teaching and performance within the curriculum area.
What the school offers its staff
What we can offer:
* A highly experienced, visible, and supportive Senior and Middle Leadership Team
* Disruption free learning every single lesson supported by strong pastoral systems
* A world class bookletised curriculum ready to be honed and tweaked further
* An exceptional CPD programme which is research led, valuable and bespoke
* A healthy and transparent working environment underpinned by genuine teamship
* Sensible approaches to paperwork, QA and marking to ensure a healthy work life balance
* A growing school with incredible opportunities to develop, be promoted and take on further responsibility
* A range of staff benefits, including a Cycle to Work scheme, reduced cost health cover and confidential counselling service.
Further information about the job
Trinity Academy Leeds (TAL) is an exceptional school serving an incredible cohort of students on the edge of a vibrant and exciting city. From its inception TAL set out to rewrite the narrative for young people living in one of the most deprived wards in the country through a unique and compelling culture of excellence. Being a TAL teacher means belonging to a high performing, supportive and mission aligned team. At TAL our teachers are championed to become experts in their field and to be reflective and skilful practitioners. Working at TAL means accessing world class CPD, collaborating and crafting a curriculum with subject experts and being supported by strong pastoral systems to translate this into strong and effective teaching. TAL is a happy school where practitioners are passionate and excited about what they do and empowered to make a real difference to the lives of the young people they teach. We encourage you to visit us, explore us on our social media accounts or speak to our staff team to find out more about our very special school. Applying for a role at TAL might be the best move of your career, we encourage you to find out!
Our school is now in its fifth year and currently has 1196 students on roll and is heavily oversubscribed for the following year. We had our first Ofsted inspection in May 2024 and achieved 'outstanding in all areas'. Our school is also part of a wider family of schools belonging to the Trinity Multi Academy Trust. TMAT is proud to have transformed the life chances of thousands of pupils across its existing academies, and our core values of Empathy, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility run through all aspects of academy life. Our secondary schools consistently achieve academic results which place them in the top 10% of highest performing schools in the country and receive national and international recognition for the quality of their provision.
In line with our growth, we are now ready to recruit our next team members and as an existing staff team are excited to bring more passion, expertise, and talent on board.
We are looking for a strong, ambitious, and intelligent team player who is passionate about their subject and in supporting young people to enjoy and succeed through the study of Design and Technology. Our ideal candidate is obsessed with and gets excited by their discipline, reading widely and keeping abreast of research informed developments in their subject. In addition to a strong level of subject expertise, they set the highest of standards for student behaviour and focus and are organised and reliable. They have a solid understanding of curriculum design and effective pedagogical approaches and champion a knowledge rich curriculum.
This is an exciting time to join a motivated, friendly and mission aligned growing team in a vibrant and successful school community with many opportunities to develop in the future.
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):
Enhanced DBS with children's barred list check
Online and social media checks
Qualifications
Prohibition from teaching
Right to work
Satisfactory references
Childcare disqualification
Health assessment
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
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About Trinity Academy Leeds
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 951 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Trinity Academy Leeds website
- Email address
- recruitment@trinitymat.org
Trinity Academy Leeds (TAL) is an ambitious, high performing and supportive school situated on the edge of a vibrant and exciting city. Now in our fourth year, we are heavily oversubscribed and have an impressive reputation locally and further afield. TAL is a forward-thinking organisation that supports its staff to grow, develop and thrive through high quality CPD and coaching.
TAL is an organisation that looks after and champions its staff, taking the well-being of teachers seriously. Joining TAL at any stage in your career is an exciting move, where you will be part of a community of excellence and part of a strong and dynamic team. Teachers at the start of their career are supported through an impactful and exciting CPD programme and are allocated their own mentor, take part in ECT conferences and are given additional time on their timetables. TAL has a unique coaching programme where all staff receive their own coach and an additional PPA on their timetable each week to meet with them and discuss their pedagogy and goals.
New staff joining TAL will take part in a powerful induction programme and be fully supported by effective line managers and a highly committed and visible SLT. Our Staff team are professional, hardworking, warm and passionate about their subject areas and the knowledge rich curriculum that they continue to shape. We offer an incredible diet for the young people of east Leeds who thrive through academic lessons and through an extensive range of opportunities in the arts and sport.
TAL serves an inner city, diverse and highly motivated cohort of young people who take their education seriously and respect and appreciate their teachers. Recently classed as Outstanding in every area by Ofsted, TAL continues to be a trail blazer in every field. We are excited to continue to grow our school and are always on the look out for like minded individuals who are passionate about making a difference where it matter most.
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