Teacher of Design & Food Technology (Maternity Cover)

Halewood Academy, Knowsley, Merseyside, L26 1UU

22 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  17 April 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  26 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916 - £51,048

Teacher of Design & Food Technology (Maternity Cover) job summary

We are seeking to employ an energetic and enthusiastic Teacher of Design & Technology to join the department to cover a maternity leave. You will join an established and supportive team of colleagues, who aim to raise the aspiration of all students and support them to achieve their full potential.  



We pride ourselves on our commitment to ensuring student progress through high-quality teaching and learning provision for all. The successful applicants will share these values and play an active part in the curriculum at all levels. You will be able to enthuse and motivate our students with your passion for the subject and creative teaching, presence and personality. This role is suitable for ECTs.

You will be joining the Academy at a very exciting point along its journey to excellence. Our School has been judged to be a good school in March 2022 by Ofsted.

In this report, Ofsted highlighted the following about our school:

·        Pupils said that Halewood Academy is a caring community.

·        Leaders have high expectations of pupils’ behaviour and learning.

·        Pupils achieve well, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

·        Leaders take positive action to support the workload and wellbeing of staff.

·        Staff are proud to work at Halewood Academy.

The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of our person specification and be subject to an enhanced DBS check. 

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Halewood Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Applying for the job

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

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Halewood Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1140 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Halewood Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/halewood-academy

Halewood Academy is a warm, welcoming, and successful 11 - 16 school at the heart of the community of Halewood. It is part of the Wade Deacon Trust. Halewood Academy was judged to be a ‘Good’ school in March 2022 by Ofsted. Visitors often tell us that their first impression of the school is of a friendly, lively and stimulating learning community. They commend the good behaviour of the pupils and their thirst for knowledge.

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