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Teacher of DT - Textiles specialist desirable
Wollaston School, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN29 7PH30 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
10 April 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
11 March 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: Full time teaching position
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 - M6, UPS1 - UPS3
What skills and experience we're looking for
Wollaston School are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic full time DT teacher, with the ability to teach throughout the school from KS3 to KS4 with the option of some KS5 teaching. Applications from ECTs are welcomed as we offer a fully supported induction programme with tailored CPD including regular subject specific mentoring.
The successful candidate will be an innovative, reflective practitioner who can demonstrate the willingness to adapt and learn. We are looking for an individual with high expectations and standards who can deliver great lessons across all key stages. Whilst we are keen to hear from DT teachers with all specialisms we are keen to appoint a teacher of design technology who has training & experience in textiles or is willing to develop this aspect of their practise in order to further develop this very successful curriculum area.
We have a highly successful team of DT specialist teachers who are passionate & forward thinking & have proven excellent exam success year on year. Our students are enthusiastic & enjoy design technology & uptake at both KS4 & KS5 are good. The DT department has excellent facilities including two dedicated textile rooms, three product design rooms, a rapid prototyping room, a dedicated CNC room & a heat treatment area.
What the school offers its staff
We are an ambitious school with staff & students equally aligned to that agenda, we pride ourselves on our warm Wollaston welcome & are highly protective of our values of kindness and community. We are a fantastic place to work & study.
Further information about the job
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.
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About Wollaston School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1431 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Wollaston School website
- Email address
- ridgek@wollaston-school.net
Wollaston School is a large, rural community school located in a village setting about 15 minutes drive from Northampton. The student intake draws on nearby villages and the towns of Earls Barton, Wellingborough, and Irchester. We have over 1400 students on roll with approximately 240 students in the Sixth Form. The school is over-subscribed. Wollaston School was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted in May 2023.
We are a school that takes great pride in our central purpose - to prepare every student for success. Success in academic qualifications, success in a wide range of extra-curricular and leadership activities and success in every individual’s personal and social development. We work towards this mission through a focus on exceptional levels of pastoral support and an academic and enrichment programme designed to ensure that every individual reaches their true potential.
At Wollaston, we believe in aiming high. We target excellence with the utmost commitment, but we also remember that a truly inspiring education is one that is filled with joy, laughter and happiness. We are also a school that is led by our values. We value honesty, kindness and tolerance. We embrace individuality as well as collective responsibility, we celebrate diversity, promote equality of opportunity, and we are a community which supports every individual to achieve all that they are capable of.
For most students, Wollaston School provides an education which lasts for seven years, from age 11 to age 18. Our ambition is to ensure that at the end of that journey, every student is ready to take their place in society as positive, purposeful, ethical and well qualified individuals.
Life at Wollaston School is characterised by an ethos of warmth, respect and ambition. We value effective working relationships with parents and we believe in delivering a high quality professional service in every aspect of our work. We offer a broad and exciting curriculum, expert teaching and high standards of academic achievement. We promote impeccable standards of behaviour and we expect the very best of every individual who walks through our doors. We are a team of staff and students who are committed to ensuring that our school is a truly exceptional place of learning.
Arranging a visit to Wollaston School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ridgek@wollaston-school.net.
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