Teacher of DT

Teacher of Design & Technology

Dear Applicant,

Thank you for sharing your interest as Teacher of Design and Technology at the Stockwood Park Academy.

Our Academy vision is “Striving for excellence and contributing to society” and is underpinned by our core values of Excellence, Responsibility and Respect. The culture of our school is warm and welcoming. Leaders work closely with staff, pupils and families to build a culture of belonging and mutual respect. We are proud of the enhanced work our school does to support our community as well as how we celebrate difference and diversity. We are relentless in our approach to school improvement, unapologetically ambitious for our staff and students, and, have high aspirations to be a Top 1% organisation.

Our core focus, and at the heart of everyone’s responsibility, is Quality First Teaching. We are ambitious for our pupils and we understand that this is underpinned by the high-quality lessons that are delivered, day in, day out. We make no exceptions and no deals in our approach to Teaching, because we know that it is right for our context. Staff and students of TSPA are aligned to our Playbook approach and are reaping the benefits. Any new applicants will receive an enhanced on-boarding & induction process to support staff in implementing our core teaching routines. Our CPD programme is tailored and bespoke to the needs of staff and students; it is focused on Playbook implementation, Evidence informed research codified to support implementation in the classroom. We grow our own.

Complementing our classrooms is high presence from Senior, Middle Leaders and Pastoral staff. The school is calm and orderly and well-managed by a wide range of staff. Lessons are purposeful and rarely disrupted. Teachers are able to teach, students are able to learn. High-quality pastoral support helps students to regulate, learn from their mistakes, and become you citizens. Clear classroom routines, expectations, and centralised processes, including detentions, are in place to support staff and maximise every minute on learning.

At TSPA we are passionate about supporting the Personal and Cultural Development of students. We want our students to leave TSPA with exceptional outcomes, but we also want students to leave as well round individuals that have real life experiences within the wider and extra-curricular programmes. We are proud of the work that our staff and students take part in to support all aspects of our multi-cultural community. The highlight of the Stockwood Park calendar is our annual Culture Day.

As part of the Advantage Schools trust, we are a unique family of schools, sharing our practice and beliefs to enable young people to achieve the very highest standards. At Advantage Schools, we provide exceptional opportunities for all to be knowledgeable with experiences that broaden horizons. We ensure our children, students and adults cultivate a strong self-belief so that they can flourish and develop into successful, well- rounded, self-respecting people. Our commitment to this vision can be demonstrated by our values Integrity, Ambition, Excellence.

Mr Humayun

Principal

Key Duties

Be able to develop, plan and deliver effective and high-quality learning experiences to all students.

Be an aspirational professional who is enthusiastic, influential, and committed to working in pursuit of success for the academy and its learners.

To set high expectations for all pupils, to deepen their knowledge and understanding and to maximise their achievement.

To assess pupils’ work systematically and use the results to inform future planning, teaching, and curricular development.

The successful candidate will have

Candidate must be able to teach GCSE Resistant Materials / Engineering Design

A ‘can do’ attitude, hard-worker and a mathematics degree would be fantastic.

Good behaviour management skills and a sound knowledge of the KS3, KS4 curriculum KS5 desirable.

Resilience and the ability to work as part of a team and undertake pastoral duties as part of a year team.

An ECT, NQT or a more experienced practitioner understanding GCSE design technology and AQA Engineering

Detailed subject knowledge.

Key issues in the teaching of Design Technology.

Effective teaching practices, including differentiation.

Aligned to school vision and values

Aligned to the schools approach to T&L; use of the TSPA Playbook.

JOB SPECIFICS

START DATE: September 2025 or January 2026

SALARY: AST 1-6 £31,756-£44,015 (dependent on experience) actual pro rata £25,405-£35,212

CONTRACT: Permanent, Part Time 0.8, 4 days per week Monday – Thursday (Friday off)

The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.

Safeguarding

We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.

The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.

Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:

“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”

The definition of ‘children’ includes everyone under the age of 18.