Teacher of Design & Technology (Temporary)

Wingfield Academy, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S61 4AU

5 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  2 November 2026

• Closing date

  5 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  30 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: Design and technology
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 Hours - Monday to Friday (School hours)
• Contract type: Fixed term - Until 31 December 2026
• Pay scale: M1 to UPS3

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are first and foremost seeking to appoint a talented, enthusiastic and passionate Teacher of Design & Technology a proven track record of excellence in the classroom. The successful candidate will demonstrate personal skills and qualities that align to an already established positive, hardworking and committed team. They will be fully committed to the academy’s ethos and vision and be prepared to continue their professional development to ensure they become an outstanding practitioner, willing to go the extra mile. With a demonstrable record of good or outstanding results, they will have a commitment to raising aspirations and achievement, supporting the wider academy community and inspiring students to develop their creativity, problem solving skills and practical understanding through Design & Technology.

What the school offers its staff

• NCLT was crowned ‘Employer of the Year’ at the 2023 MAT Excellence Awards - these national awards celebrate the very best performers from over one thousand MATs across the country
• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing as outlined in our staff wellbeing charter
• Access to high quality professional training, both in-house and externally, to support your professional development
• Attractive pension scheme
• Additional benefits such as a cycle to work scheme and a technology scheme
• A culture of self-reflection and improvement to meet the needs of our staff

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Wingfield Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 990 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Wingfield Academy website
• Email address: steph.panayiotou@nclt.ac.uk
• Phone number: 01709 513002
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wingfield-academy

Wingfield Academy has become an oversubscribed and high performing secondary school, placing it as one of the highest performing schools in Rotherham and in the top 7% nationally for progress. Wingfield has also been named a national lead school as part of the DFE’s behaviour hub programme. The Academy is looking to expand and develop further, attracting the best people to work alongside our dedicated and ambitious staff who go the extra mile to make a quantifiable and powerful contribution to social mobility. We focus on the things that matter.

Wingfield Academy offers a ‘child centred, progress focused’ academy ethos, we have a cohort of students with high standards of behaviour and a willingness to learn. We have a welcoming and supportive community where staff really do matter. Wingfield offers a supportive and committed leadership team with a clear vision of raising standards of teaching, learning and positive behaviour.

Arranging a visit to Wingfield Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email steph.panayiotou@nclt.ac.uk.

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