Teacher of Technology
Bristol Brunel Academy, Bristol, BS15 1NU13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
12 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
29 April 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Design and technology
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,650 - £49,084 (M1 to UPS3)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Job Title: Teacher of Technology
Full Time Equivalent Salary: £31,650 - £49,084 (M1 to UPS3)
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 32.5 hours per week
Required from: 1 September 2025
Bristol Brunel Academy are looking for a Teacher of Technology with the ability to deliver Product Design and Engineering to Key Stage 4 and a carousel of activities at KS3.
You will be an inspirational teacher with a passion for delivering excellent educational experiences for our students. You will have the opportunity to use your talents to play a key role in championing the success and life chances of all children in our trust. Our commitment to high expectations and standards, a joy-filled contemporary curriculum and excellent teaching means that we can create more opportunities for the lifelong success of our pupils as they become young adults.
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.
highly competent in all elements of the Teachers’ Standards and your achievements and contribution will be substantial and sustained as an Upper Pay Scale teacher.
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.
What the school offers its staff
About Bristol Brunel Academy:
Bristol Brunel Academy is a forward-thinking academy based in Speedwell, Bristol, which is rated 'Good' by Ofsted. We are consistently over-subscribed in every year group and have a positive and growing reputation within our community. The academy celebrates diversity and serves a vibrant multi-cultural in-take, which reflects our local community. Bristol Brunel's leadership and staff are passionate about the development of equality, diversity and inclusion and want this to be reflected throughout the academy, including within the staff team. Our students are proud to attend Bristol Brunel, are excited to learn and are real ambassadors for our community. All of our students benefit from a hugely positive and supportive learning environment and contemporary facilities.
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. Over 49% of the students who attend Bristol Brunel Academy are from global majority groups, so we particularly encourage applicants from those groups in order to represent the students we serve, as well as wider underrepresented groups including 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!
Recruitment timeline:
Closing Date: 11.59pm, Monday, 12 May 2025
Shortlisting: Tuesday, 13 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 can be sponsored through this role, where it meets the minimum salary threshold set out by government, based on the hours required. Candidates are advised to check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply.
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 Bristol Brunel Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1336 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Bristol Brunel Academy website
- Email address
- Recruitment@clf.uk
Bristol Brunel Academy is part of the Cabot Learning Federation (CLF). Bristol Brunel Academy is a forward thinking Academy based in Speedwell, Bristol, rated “Good” by Ofsted in 2013 and 2017 and we strive to be ‘Outstanding' at our next inspection. The Academy are consistently over-subscribed in every year group and have been expanding numbers on roll each year making it one of the largest secondary schools in the city. The students are excited to learn and are real ambassadors for our diverse community, visitors comment on the 'pride' in the Academy from staff and students. They benefit from a hugely positive and supportive learning environment and state of the art facilities.
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