Teacher of Design & Technology (specialising in Food Tech)

Hitchin Boys' School, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1JB

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  3 March 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  16 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Design Technology
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (FTE) Main or Upper Pay Scale (with potential for TLR)

Teacher of Design & Technology (specialising in Food Tech) job summary

TEACHER OF DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY

(specialising in Food Tech)

Main or Upper Pay Scale

£31,650 to £49,084

with potential for TLR

Start: September 2025

Hitchin Boys’ School (HBS) is an outstanding and over-subscribed comprehensive school with a mixed sixth form, which forms part of the highly successful Hitchin Schools’ Consortium. We have a history that stretches back nearly 400 years but embrace fresh thinking and a modern, vibrant curriculum. We have high expectations, excellent standards of behaviour and pride in our extra-curricular activities that lead to academically successful and well-rounded students who are well equipped for life beyond school.

We are now seeking an outstanding Teacher of Food Technology to join our Design and Technology Department in September 2025. The position is to teach students KS3 Food Technology, KS4 Level 1/2 Hospitality & Catering. Ability to teach other areas of Design & Technology is desirable.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a dynamic teacher who would like to join an outstanding school and gain significant experience to further enhance their career. There is the potential for a TLR for the right candidate depending on skill-set and experience.

The successful candidate will be ambitious and have a passion for their subject. They will have the ability to motivate all students and to bring new ideas as the school builds on its excellent status. Applications from those wishing to contribute to other aspects of school life outside the classroom are particularly welcome.

What can HBS offer you?

• A school with great traditions, excellent reputation but with a modern outlook
• A dedicated, well qualified and experienced staff who share the goal enshrined in our school motto “Per Ardua Ad Alta” – Striving for Excellence
• A campus that combines state of the art facilities with historic Grade II listed buildings
• The opportunity to work in a secure, supportive environment
• SLT commitment to supporting the mental, physical & emotional wellbeing of staff/students in the school

Application deadline: Monday 3rd March 2025

Interviews: w/c 10th March

Applications should be submitted via My New Term

Further information on our school can be found on the school website https://www.hbs.herts.sch.uk

HBS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be carried out for all posts.

HBS welcomes applications from all applicants who meet the requirements for the position, however we are especially keen to receive applications from those in minority groups for which the school is currently underrepresented. We celebrate diversity and thrive on the benefits it brings.

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Commitment to safeguarding

HBS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be carried out for all posts.

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About Hitchin Boys' School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1317 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Hitchin Boys' School website (opens in new tab)
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Hitchin Boys’ School (HBS) is a high achieving, over-subscribed comprehensive school with a mixed sixth form, which forms part of the highly successful Hitchin Schools’ Consortium. We have a history that stretches back nearly 400 years but embrace fresh thinking and a modern, vibrant curriculum. We have high expectations, excellent standards of behaviour and pride in our extra-curricular activities that lead to academically successful and well-rounded students who are well equipped for life beyond school.

Following Ofsted's visit to Hitchin Boys' School in September 2021, we were delighted to announce that we have once again received top marks by retaining the judgement of ‘Outstanding’.

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