Teacher of Design and Technology

We are looking for a passionate individual with the ability to teach across all Design and Technology specialisms, with a particular focus on Engineering and Product Design.  

The successful candidate will work as a Teacher of Design and Technology within our friendly, dedicated Design and Technology department, to further enhance the support and guidance offered to our young people. If successful, you would facilitate and encourage learning which enables student to achieve high standards: to share and support the corporate responsibility for the well-being, education and discipline of all students. 

The D&T department at South Hunsley is a dynamic and dedicated team who consistently achieve great outcomes. Students at South Hunsley School enjoy the curriculum, and this is reflected in the large number of students opting to join GCSE and our post-16 courses.

Starting in September 2025, the role is up to full time and will be paid on TEAL’s qualified teachers pay scale (points 1 to 9). If you are interested in working on a part time basis, please get in touch and we are happy to explore this further with you. 

Here at South Hunsley we passionately believe in the limitless potential of every member of our school community. We want everyone to be happy, confident and successful so we can all achieve more than we think is possible. We can promise support, care, encouragement and respect as well as really enjoyable and rewarding working and learning environment. We are genuinely committed to our students and our staff, and we do everything we can to ensure every child receives the care and guidance they need to thrive. We are proud of our school and would welcome the opportunity to give you a tour, so please don’t hesitate to contact Freya Dobson (HR Officer) on 01482 631208 or by email via Freya.Dobson@southhunsley.org.uk if you would like to visit or find out more.

Within The Education Alliance Multi Academy Trust, there are lots of opportunities for collaboration and also further opportunities to develop and progress.  As a trust, we are here to make great schools and happier, stronger communities so that people have better lives.  For too long in many schools, staff have been asked to choose between being seen as good at their job and being a good mum, dad, partner, son, daughter or friend. We are doing everything we can to support our staff to balance the demands of their jobs and those at home.

To support this, we:

• Trust our staff to plan, prepare and assess at the best time for them, allowing them to go off-site in their PPA
• Have centralised our Behaviour Policy so teachers are freed up from supervising detentions
• Demand ethical leadership built on professional trust                                                                                                
• Reject fads and ensure our CPD is evidence-informed and predominantly subject-specific
• Have reduced data collections to twice yearly                                                                                                                           
• Do not expect staff to respond to emails outside normal working hours
• Do not deploy staff at other Trust schools unless it is at their request                                                                               

We have removed the following:

• Performance management objectives and performance-related pay     
• Lesson observations and high stakes, toxic accountability                         
• Onerous marking policies                                                                                     
• Requirements for daily or weekly lesson plans                                                         

Above all, we recognise that seeking to remove the number of tasks staff undertake will have little effect on improving work/home balance if this happens within a toxic culture.  To support this, we offer training for our leaders to ensure they are able to translate our values into behaviours which are built on the principles of dignity, respect, professionalism and integrity.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

• payment of annual prescriptions
• free eye tests
• flexible working (with a large proportion of teaching leaders working part-time)
• an onsite Sports Centre
• investment in training and professional development
• access to an Employee Assistance Package
• a Be Well programme offering counselling and mental health training and support
• free tea and coffee in staff rooms for all staff
• free parking
• a workload charter that ensures we have an enjoyable, rewarding working environment where workloads are manageable 

Further information about our School and Trust can be found in the applicant brochure.

If you require an application in an alternative format, please contact Freya Dobson, HR Officer on Freya.Dobson@southhunsley.org.uk or 01482 631208.

All applications must be received by no later than 9am on Monday 3rd March 2025.

We look forward to receiving your application and we will contact you once your application has been reviewed. 

South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.  Clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required prior to appointment, and we undertake an online check, in line with the Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 guidance.

The school’s Strategic Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy can be accessed at: https://southhunsley.org.uk/files/uploads/2022/11/Strategic-Child-Protection-and-Safeguarding-Policy-2024.

The Education Alliance’s Child Protection Policy can be accessed at: https://theeducationalliance.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Child-Protection-Policy.pdf