Teacher of Design and Technology
Salary : MPS or UPS
Contract : Permanent
Hours : Full time or part time considered
Start date: September 2025 or earlier – to be negotiated
We are looking to appoint an ambitious and innovative Design and Technology teacher with a willingness to teach across all areas of the curriculum.
It is an exciting time to join the Design and Technology Department for several reasons. Already well established with high standards of teaching and learning at Key stage 3 and 4, and a commitment to an innovative approach, we have recently expanded the department due to the growth of the school including a newly opened sixth form in September 2024.
We enjoy new workshops, computer rooms and classrooms with excellent facilities, equipment and resources in each. Our pupils are courteous and eager to learn, and they engage very well with our Key Stage 3 Design and Technology curriculum. At Key Stage 4 students have the option to study OCR GCSE (1-9) Design and Technology, Cambridge National in Engineering Manufacture or AQA Food and Nutrition.
We are open to teachers of all specialisms and would welcome some KS5 experience. Please indicate in your letter of application what specialism you have skills and experience in, and what you think you could offer the Design and Technology Department.
The Design and Technology Department team is highly supportive and has worked with NQTs successfully over the last seven years, providing experienced and dedicated mentoring. We also work with the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge, to support PGCE students on placement at Cambourne Village College.
We welcome applications from ECTs or more experienced staff. If successful, ECT’s will have the opportunity to join Cambourne after completing their QTS, prior to September 2025.
Cambourne Village College is an Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ rated, over-subscribed secondary school, eight miles from Cambridge. We opened as an academy of the Cam Academy Trust in September 2013. Our ethos is aspirational and inclusive, our staff is highly motivated, our pupils courteous and hard-working, and we have excellent facilities. A 350 place sixth form opened in September 2024, with 175 students in each of Years 12 and 13. Joining Cambourne Village College represents a unique opportunity to work in a newly-established school within a wider, high-quality Academy Trust that gives excellent possibilities for professional and career development.
The full current curriculum for all year groups can be viewed on the College website:. Full details are provided on the and person specification.
To apply for this position, please submit your completed application form and covering letter to the HR Manager, Ramona Ross on hr@cambournevc.org .
Your covering letter should demonstrate how your career to date has prepared you for this post and be no longer than one side of A4.
Applications will only be accepted from applicants completing the application form in full.
Please note that we do not accept CVs.
Application forms can be found on our and all applications will be acknowledged. We do also accept applications via TES.
Interviews will be offered to those applicants who best demonstrate how their skills, abilities and experience meet the person specification, taking into consideration the .
Pre-application visits to the College are welcomed. Please contact the HR Department hr@cambournevc.org
If you have any questions or queries about this role please contact Pauline Courtois-Cerny, Head of DT on pcourtois@cambournevc.org
Thank you for your interest in The Cam Academy Trust.
Closing date: 09.00 on Friday 31st January 2025.
The college reserves the right to interview and appoint within the application window.
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post would be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory medical and employment references