Teacher of Design Technology

Cotswold Beacon Academy Trust

Cainscross Road, Stroud, GLOS, GL5 4HE

Teacher of Design Technology

Part Time (0.8 FTE), Maternity Cover

Full Time Equivalent Salary – MPS/UPS

Based at - Marling School

We are looking for a Teacher of Design Technology to join our talented and supportive team at Marling School. We are a thriving Multi-Academy Trust with a strong collective identity of working together to generate and celebrate success within our communities. Can you bring the ambition, professionalism and drive necessary to support our pupils to achieve their utmost potential?

Start Date – September 2025

We wish to appoint a dynamic and inspirational Teacher of Design Technology to work with our Design Technology Team in taking the department on to even greater success.

Design Technology is taught as a carousel in Key Stage 3, with students then opting between Food & Nutrition, Design Engineering and Product Design as potential GCSE options. Design Technology also forms part of our A Level offer.

The successful candidate will:

• Have a passion for Design Technology and the ability to inspire both staff and students.

• Have the ability to teach Design Technology to GCSE.

• Be flexible in terms of their contribution to the teaching of the Design Technology curriculum.

• Have a willingness to contribute to the department’s range of enrichment activities.

• Contribute to whole school improvement and self-evaluation.

We are committed to providing the very best learning experience for every young person in our Trust. You will be based at Marling School but you will be part of a wider family of schools working together and offering opportunities for career development across our Trust. You will bring energy, initiative, experience, attention to detail and an unlimited enthusiasm for transforming our pupils’ learning. We will bring an excellent working environment, a generous benefits package and training opportunities. If you think you have the skills and experience to match, please apply on a Trust application form, CVs will not be considered.

Send your Application Form and Covering letter to recruitment @cbat.academy by noon on Monday 19th May 2025

Interview Date: Thursday 22nd or Friday 23rd May 2025.

For more information, or to request an application form, please email recruitment @cbat.academy

Cotswold Beacon Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list. This role involves some work with students and provides regular access to children, therefore is a regulated activity. Please see our Recruitment and Selection Policy including Recruitment of Ex-Offenders on the CBAT website