Teacher of Engineering and Product Design
John Cabot Academy, Bristol, BS15 8BDDeadline is tomorrow
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
18 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
8 May 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects
- Design and technology, Engineering
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Full Time Equivalent Salary: £31,650 - £49,084 (M1 to UPS3)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Job Title:Teacher of Engineering and Product Design
Actual Annual Salary:£12,660 - £19,633
Full Time Equivalent Salary:£31,650 - £49,084 (M1 to UPS3)
Contract Type:Permanent
Hours: Part-time 0.4 (13 hours per week)
Start: September 2025
Additional information:0.4 to be worked across 4 half days (days to be confirmed pending timetable)
Your opportunity to join a Post 16 setting on a Part Time basis:
We are looking for a passionate and inspiring Teacher of Engineering and Product Design to join our supportive and talented team at CLF Post 16. We are a diverse multi-academy trust, looking for professional and ambitious people, with a passion for transforming our students’ learning.
The ability to teach a second subject specialism (particularly Core Maths) is desirable.
About you:
You will be:
- a qualified teacher or hold an equivalent teaching qualification.
- able to deliver the curriculum in your chosen area and consistently teach high quality lessons across relevant key stages.
- able to meet the needs of learners from key identified groups, including pupil premium, looked after children, SEND and High Attaining students.
- a strong communicator with the ability to embrace change, motivate colleagues and build positive relationships with students, staff and parents.
- able to recognise, value and support the delivery of opportunities which extend beyond the confines of classroom delivery and seek to enrich and add value to the students experience & learning.
- empowered to develop your own expert practice and support the development of others.
Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.
About CLF Post 16 Academy
Situated in South Gloucestershire, hosted at John Cabot Academy, Post 16 serves the students of Bristol across two local authorities. We are a centre of education for ages 16-19 offering a range of level 1, 2 and 3 vocational courses and a full breadth of A Level qualifications.
We are an Academy that values the diversity of our rich community and expects the highest of standards for our students and staff body. The unwavering ambition we hold is for students to flourish during their time of study with us, accessing an exciting and enriched experience, developing a resilience to learning and achieve their full potential.
Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in the recent inspection, describing the provision as inclusive and aspirational. High quality teaching with a comprehensive careers programme support students to thrive at CLF Post 16; the provision’s ethos of “Care, Believe, Achieve” is fully realised. Students, including those who have previously had negative educational experiences, thrive with CLF Post 16, this is the result of thoughtful academic and pastoral support along with effective and strong safeguarding systems.
We teach Level 3 Cambridge technical Engineering Course and AQA A level Product and Design, we also foster strong links with industry to provide wider opportunities and work experience for our students, a motivation to develop this work is welcomed.
What the school offers its staff
Why CLF?
We are a diverse and inclusive community of 35 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.
We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
What we can offer you:
- Access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
- Comprehensive induction and ongoing support for career development and wellbeing.
- Sector-leading professional development entitlement and opportunities.
- Collaboration with colleagues across the trust through subject communities and specialist networks.
- Shared CLF curriculum, written and curated by trust experts, reducing individual teacher workload.
- Career enhancing and progression opportunities within the trust and through the CLF Institute.
- A collaborative culture which supports workload.
- Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
- A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
- Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking and many more!
Further details about the role
Recruitment Timeline:
Closing date: Sunday 18th May 2025 (12am)
Interview date: 22nd May 2025
We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment.
As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.
Skilled Worker visas cannot be sponsored through this role, as it does not meet the requirements set out by government.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.
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 are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About John Cabot Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1277 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- John Cabot Academy website
- Email address
- laura.humphries@clf.uk
John Cabot Academy is an Academy based in Kingswood Bristol where staff and students alike are inspired by learning. John Cabot Academy provides education to 1125 students Key Stages 3 to 5 from a diverse community. We aspire for our students to thrive academically; flourish and grow as young people. When they leave they will have a strong sense of self, their place in the world and the agency to fulfil their potential.
Arranging a visit to John Cabot Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email laura.humphries@clf.uk.
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