Teacher of Design & Technology
Brine Leas School, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 7DY15 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
5 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
20 April 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Design and technology
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Fixed term - 12 months
Pay scale
- Salary M1 to UP3 (£32,916 to £51,048)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Job Description:
Teacher of Design & Technology
All teaching staff are expected to fulfil the following duties:
• Plan and deliver well-structured lessons aligned with the school’s curriculum and schedule. Set goals that challenge and stretch students of all backgrounds, abilities, and dispositions within a safe and stimulating environment, while effectively deploying support staff.
- Support students in making the best possible progress by using a variety of teaching, learning, and support strategies. Take responsibility for their outcomes and plan lessons that build on their prior knowledge and understanding.
- Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all students, using differentiation to address their learning needs and overcome barriers. This includes students with SEND, those who are MAGT, Priority Learners or have English as an Additional Language.
- Assess and record students’ achievements, prepare reports, and participate in parental/carer consultations. Use assessments to help students reflect on their achievements, address misunderstandings, and inform future planning. Provide regular feedback, both orally and through accurate marking, and encourage students to respond to the feedback.
- Set homework and other out-of-class activities to consolidate and extend students’ knowledge and understanding. Check completion and provide feedback as required.
- Set work online, deliver online lessons, or use remote teaching for students who are not in the classroom. This should be done within the framework of directed time and during any school-enforce d closure periods, providing feedback to students as needed.
• Behaviour Management: Implement school policies to ensure a safe and positive learning environment. Establish clear and fair rules and routines in classrooms, emphasising rewards and praise alongside necessary sanctions.
- Curriculum Design: Contribute to the creation and delivery of an engaging curriculum within your subject area, in collaboration with the subject team, proportionate to your responsibilities.
- Professional Development: Participate in the Trust’s Performance Management scheme. Actively seek opportunities for personal development through in-service training to stay updated on national and school initiatives.
- Pastoral Support: Support the school’s pastoral system by promoting equal opportunities, British values, and tolerance. Serve as a tutor and/or mentor to enhance students’ well-being.
- Policy Implementation: Observe and implement current school policies and best practices. Follow guidance and requirements from your team and the staff handbook, particularly avoiding unsanctioned social media interactions with students.
- General Duties : Perform duties and attend meetings as reasonably required.
- Statutory Compliance: Act within the statutory frameworks that outline your professional duties and responsibilities.
- Additional Duties: Carry out specific tasks as directed by the Headteacher or CEO, in accordance with the current Teachers’ Pay and Conditions of Service Document.
Personal Specification:
Teacher of Design & Technology
Qualifications
• Relevant Honours Degree or Equivalent
- Teaching Qualification D&T Experience
- Extensive, successful and varied teaching experience in the secondary sector up to, and including, Advanced Level
Knowledge and Understanding
- How to improve teaching, learning and behaviour through working with middle leaders and individual staff
- The importance of pastoral support for students, including interventions relating to SEMH
- How to develop and embed processes to develop students’ oracy, literacy and numeracy skills.
- How to monitor student progress and use value added analysis
- Effective intervention strategies to support students to achieve well
- Curriculum developments; both current and anticipated
- How to strategically plan and implement, then monitor and evaluate progress
- How to use ICT and other technologies in leadership, teaching and learning.
Skills
• Ability to initiate, develop and implement policies and/or initiatives
- Ability to motivate staff and students
- Ability to communicate effectively and sympathetically with Governors, staff, parents/carers, students and the local community
- Ability to learn from experience, and to make well-judged and well-informed decisions
- Ability to analyse and problem solve, having a positive “can do” attitude Qualities
- Strong sense of moral purpose, with commitment to the school’s vision and ethos
- Vision, imagination and leadership coupled with a strong work ethic and drive for improvement
- Sensitivity to the needs of others with the ability to work effectively in a team
- Ability to work under pressure, welcoming both challenge and opportunity
- Ability to adapt to changing needs and circumstances
- Sense of humour and enthusiasm
Knowledge & Experience – Essential
• Experience of successful teaching.
- Evidence of continuous self development, particularly in the areas of responsibility for this post.
- Evidence of CPD and lifelong learning.
- Knowledge of safeguarding strategies and requirements.
- Graduate in relevant subject
- DfE recognised Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
- Successful teaching experience at KS3, KS4.
- Understanding of pedagogical theory and practice.
- Knowledge of all elements of our curriculum as shown in the curriculum intent statements.
- Understanding of the importance of having high expectations for all students, for behaviour and academic achievement.
- Understanding of inclusive provision and practices which offer equality of access to the curriculum for all students, including special educational needs, English as an additional language and high achievers.
- Knowledge and experience of lesson planning, developing teaching resources and sharing them with colleagues.
- Understanding of accurate assessment of work.
- Understanding the importance of being a Form Tutor.
Knowledge & Experience – Desirable
- Proven success in raising achievement in a School.
- Experience of working in an 11- 18 school, including teaching at A level that facilitates effective links between home and school
Skills & Abilities
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• The ability to work as part of a team and to develop and maintain positive relationships with teaching and support staff.
• The ability to create a motivating and safe learning environment for all students.
• The ability to communicate positively with parents/carers and where appropriate outside agencies in a way.
• Ability to lead and manage own work effectively and take responsibility for own professional development. Ability to carry out the job description.
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines under pressure.
• Ability to motivate students and raise their aspirations.
Personal Qualities
• Enthusiasm for and commitment to the achievement of the school’s overall vision and values.
• Willingness to commit to the wider life of the school.
• Resilient, flexible, and adaptable.
• Awareness of and commitment to equal opportunities and valuing diversity
• Empathetic and patient towards learners.
• Creativity and enthusiasm to promote a positive school image to the local and
national community.
Our School Ethos
• Enthusiasm for and commitment to the achievement of the school’s/MAT’s overall vision for success at all levels.
• Motivation to work with children and young people.
• Ability to build and sustain professional standards, relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people.
• Emotional maturity and resilience in dealing with challenging behaviours.
• Ability to contribute towards creating a safe and protective environment.
• Willingness to continue professional development.
• Commitment to maintaining high standards and expectations.
• Commitment to contributing to school life as a whole.
• Commitment to equality of opportunity,
valuing diversity and the safeguarding
and welfare of all students
What the school offers its staff
Rewards and Benefits
Our people are at the heart of our success. We recognise that every school and every individual is of equal importance, we respect and have tolerance of all, and we ensure that everyone feels known, appreciated and valued.
We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, investing in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring and a wide range of top-quality training programmes at every level.
You will have opportunities to learn from colleagues who are highly experienced, knowledgeable, and committed education practitioners to support your development and career with the trust.
You will have the autonomy to strengthen your school’s vision, values, performance and culture and you will never be alone, you will have continuous support from the wider trust.
You will also have full access to our rewards package:
Learning and development
We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities including structured qualifications, and you will be able to access support, coaching and mentoring by senior members of staff from across the trust.
Competitive pension scheme
Teaching and School leadership staff are part of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS). You receive a guaranteed pension through the Teachers’ Pension Scheme. This is a defined benefit scheme, via a career average arrangement; benefits are accrued each year based on 1/57th of your pensionable salary including overtime.
Employee Assistance Programme
We have partnered with Legal and General to offer free and confidential to advice to our staff. This is available 24 hours, 7 days per week for you and your immediate family. Some of the services include support with family, financial information, legal advice, stress and anxiety, and bereavement. You will also have access to in the moment counselling sessions.
Flexible working
We offer various flexible working arrangements, and all staff are encouraged to submit applications for flexible working to suit their individual circumstances.
Discounts on shopping, leisure, and travel
Through our Legal and General EAP our staff have access to a wide range of offers and discounts on high street and supermarket shopping, leisure facilities such as cinema and gym, and travel options such as holidays and hotel stays. Reduced gym membership at ‘The Barony’ fitness centre in Nantwich and an on-site staff gym at Brine Leas School.
Flu vaccinations
All staff have the option to access their annualflu vaccination via a local pharmacy.
Further information about the job
The Design Technology Department
The Post
The governors and Headteacher are seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate within the Design and Technology department. A person specification and job description are included in this pack.
Design and Technology Curriculum Area
The Design Technology and Art Department at Brine Leas and in the Sixth Form is modern, vibrant and innovative. The department is a forward-thinking hub of creativity, innovation, and technical excellence, with strong uptake and high levels of popularity across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 5. We are committed to nurturing the designers, engineers, artists, and creative thinkers of tomorrow by providing an engaging, rigorous, and future focused curriculum from Key Stage 3, 4 and 5. We believe that creativity, problem solving, and design thinking are essential skills in the modern world.
Students value this area of the curriculum highly and demonstrate enthusiasm, commitment, and pride in their work. This is underpinned by the strong support provided and the positive, respectful relationships students develop with staff, enabling them to engage confidently, think independently, collaborate effectively, and respond creatively to real-world challenges through design and artistic expression. As a result, outcomes across the department are consistently strong, with students making excellent progress and achieving highly.
The Design Technology and Art Department team are highly motivated and committed, consisting of 10 teaching staff and 4 support staff technicians. Design Technology is embedded within the curriculum at KS3, KS4 and KS5 and is taught by subject specialists across each key stage, ensuring high quality provision and continuity of learning.
Curriculum
Our curriculum is broad, inclusive, and tailored to meet the needs of all learners. It includes:
- Key Stage 3: Over a 2 week timetable students experience a foundation in core disciplines including Engineering, Product Design, Graphics, Textiles, Food Preparation & Nutrition, Ceramics and Art. Students develop practical skills, critical thinking, and design literacy through hands-on projects and creative exploration.
- Key Stage 4 : A choice of pathways in Art & Design, Engineering, Graphics, Design and Technology, Product Design Textiles, Ceramics and Food Preparation & Nutrition. Learners undertake ambitious projects, using industry-standard tools and materials, while also building theoretical knowledge of materials, processes, and sustainability.
- Key Stage 5: Specialisms include Art and Design, Art, Textiles, Product Design, Graphics, Engineering and Photography. Courses are tailored to stretch and challenge students, prepare them for higher education and careers in the creative and engineering industries, and build a professional portfolio of work.
Facilities and Resources Our department benefits from specialist facilities including: • Fully equipped workshops with CAD/ CAM tools, 3D printers, and laser cutters • Engineering heat treatment room • Ceramics room and Kilns • Art studios with gallery space for mixedmedia, sculpture, and painting • Photography and digital media suites with industry-standard software • Textiles and fashion spaces with sewing machines and design tools • Food technology kitchens for culinary and nutritional education Enrichment and Extra-Curricular We offer a rich programme of clubs, workshops, trips, and external competitions such as: • Art exhibitions and showcases • STEM and Engineering challenges • Visits to galleries, design studios, and universities • Guest speakers and alumni talks Outcomes and Destinations Our students achieve excellent outcomes, with a strong grades at GCSE and A-Level. Many go on to study at prestigious institutions such as Central Saint Martins, Loughborough, Manchester Met, De Montfort and the Royal College of Art, or pursue apprenticeships and careers in architecture, engineering, fashion, media, and beyond.
Applic ati o n A p plications shoul d be made via http s ://www.thecornoviitrust.org by Tuesday 5th May 2026 (12.00pm) Statements in su pport of your a pplication may be written as part of the application form. Please note that these must not exceed two sides of A4. Please ensure thatin your statement of application you cover the following: • How you align with the key elements ofthe jo b description • An indication of what you feel you can bring to th eD&T Team. The interview The dates for the interviews are yet to be confirmed. The interview process will involve a tour of the school.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding to ensure that our students thrive in a safe and supportive environment. All staff in the School are trained in Safeguarding and Child Protection issues and are kept up to date with changes in legislation and practice. We take all allegations, suspicions and disclosures seriously and will respond to them promptly.
Applying for the job
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About Brine Leas School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1411 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Brine Leas School website
- Email address
- n.clarkson@thecornoviitrust.org
- Phone number
- 01270 625663
Brine Leas School is an 11-18 school within The Cornovii Trust.
We are a popular and successful school with a strong commitment to a broad curriculum that meets the needs of all our pupils. We believe in giving pupils life changing and affirming opportunities within our extra-curricular provision. Most pupils stay with us for seven years and enjoy excellent destinations appropriate to their abilities. Many go onto the world’s best universities, employers, and careers.
We have a talented, creative, and passionate team of staff who take every opportunity to cultivate an environment in which our pupils can succeed, ask questions and express their views. We actively encourage opportunities for pupils to think deeply about their work in order to make sense of the increasingly complicated world in
which we live.
We are extremely proud of our school, and we are looking for a colleague who will continue to build productive relationships within our school community.
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