Job Title: Teacher of Engineering and Product Design
Actual Annual Salary: £12,660 - £19,633
Full Time Equivalent Salary: £31,650 - £49,084 (M1 to UPS3)
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Part-time 0.4 (13 hours per week)
Start: September 2025
Additional information: 0.4 to be worked across 4 half days (days to be confirmed pending timetable)
Your opportunity to join a Post 16 setting on a Part Time basis:
We are looking for a passionate and inspiring Teacher of Engineering and Product Design to join our supportive and talented team at CLF Post 16. We are a diverse multi-academy trust, looking for professional and ambitious people, with a passion for transforming our students’ learning.
The ability to teach a second subject specialism (particularly Core Maths) is desirable.
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.
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.
About CLF Post 16 Academy
Situated in South Gloucestershire, hosted at John Cabot Academy, Post 16 serves the students of Bristol across two local authorities. We are a centre of education for ages 16-19 offering a range of level 1, 2 and 3 vocational courses and a full breadth of A Level qualifications.
We are an Academy that values the diversity of our rich community and expects the highest of standards for our students and staff body. The unwavering ambition we hold is for students to flourish during their time of study with us, accessing an exciting and enriched experience, developing a resilience to learning and achieve their full potential.
Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in the recent inspection, describing the provision as inclusive and aspirational. High quality teaching with a comprehensive careers programme support students to thrive at CLF Post 16; the provision’s ethos of “Care, Believe, Achieve” is fully realised. Students, including those who have previously had negative educational experiences, thrive with CLF Post 16, this is the result of thoughtful academic and pastoral support along with effective and strong safeguarding systems.
We teach Level 3 Cambridge technical Engineering Course and AQA A level Product and Design, we also foster strong links with industry to provide wider opportunities and work experience for our students, a motivation to develop this work is welcomed.
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: Friday 2nd May 2025 (9am)
Interview date: Week commencing 6th 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 cannot be sponsored through this role, as it does not meet the requirements set out by government.
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.
