What skills and experience we're looking for
Teacher of Design and Technology (Food)
Part Time (16.75 hours per week) or Full Time hours available
Permanent Position
M1 - UPS3: £31,650 - £49,084 pro rata
Required from September 2025
We are looking for a candidate to join our forward-thinking Design and Technology department. We encourage applications from all Design and Technology specialisms, however the ability to teach primarily Food Technology would be desirable.
The successful candidate will be based in our superbly-resourced DT department, joining a dedicated team of professionals who oversee excellent outcomes for students. The team contains multiple TLR holders, as well as two full-time technicians, who work closely together to ensure cohesion in delivering a high-quality curriculum. Our classrooms are productive, purposeful places, full of highly-engaged students. The ongoing success of the departmental approach is demonstrated in regularly high numbers of students selecting Resistant Materials, Graphics, Textiles and Food GCSE courses; this trend is increasingly replicated in Key Stage 5. The department has also forged strong links with partner schools in the East Midlands Education Trust, presenting further opportunities for CPD and progression, as well as enhancing teaching and learning through the sharing of best practice across schools. We actively encourage interested candidates to visit us and see more of what we do in person.
The advertised post is part time and we require someone on a 0.6 full time equivalent (fte) contract for teaching Design and Technology. However, we will consider applications from candidates who are looking for anything above 0.6 fte, if they are willing to teach outside of this specialist area. We will also consider applications from candidates looking for a full-time post if, again, they are willing to and have the capability, to teach outside of the subject area. This post is suitable for experienced candidates who are looking to work with an outstanding team; or for Newly Qualified Teachers. As a lead partner in the East Midlands Teacher Training Partnership, and an early adopter of the Early Career Framework, we are well placed to support teachers at the start of their career.
What the school offers its staff
The Kimberley School is a rewarding and exciting place to work. Our aim is for every student to achieve or surpass their academic and social potential and we achieve this through providing an outstanding quality of education, underpinned by a strong programme of care, guidance, support and enrichment.
Further details about the role
To apply, please visit the Trust website at complete the online application form.
On the application form, please focus on a detailed 'supporting statement' taking into account the person specification and indicating why you would be the best person for us to recruit to this position.
If you have any questions or would like an informal discussion with about the post or would like a tour around the school, please contact Wendy Bellamy, Leadership Support Team Leader, on 0115 9387000 or by email - hr@kimberleyschool.co.uk
The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post, will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken during the recruitment process and this may include online searches.
We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 9am on Monday 10th March 2025.
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.