Design Technology (DT) Teacher | Highly Regarded School |Stockport

CORE PURPOSE We require an innovative, safety-conscious Design & Technology (DT) Teacher to deliver outstanding practical and theoretical engineering instruction across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4. Operating within an ambitious, oversubscribed secondary comprehensive school widely celebrated for its strong academic progress and deep community pride, the successful candidate will facilitate a hands-on, modern STEM curriculum designed to foster spatial engineering, complex material literacy, and precision computer-aided design, preparing all pupils thoroughly for exceptional outcomes in terminal GCSE Design & Technology and vocational technical awards. THE SCHOOL Our comprehensive school operates as a proud, community-focused secondary provider dedicated to raising academic standards, celebrating technical creativity, and serving the wider borough. The campus features specialized, high-spec engineering workshops, modern CAD/CAM computer suites equipped with 3D printers and CNC laser cutters, and a highly collaborative technology faculty. Our behaviour management framework relies on strict organizational structures, explicit safety routines, and mutual respect, maintaining an exceptionally safe, orderly, and highly purposeful studio environment where pupils can confidently operate machinery, design bespoke solutions, and engage in collaborative structural problem-solving. KEY TASKS & DAILY OPERATIONS Rigorous Workshop & Machine Instruction: Plan, resource, and deliver high-quality DT lessons across all attainment pathways, systematically embedding precision skills in timber, polymers, metals, and electronics alongside traditional hand tools and modern manufacturing machinery. Mastery of CAD/CAM Systems: Train pupils to a high technical standard in computer-aided design (CAD) software and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) execution, guiding them to translate conceptual sketches into accurate, machine-ready digital models. NEA Portfolio & Project Architecture: Guide Year 11 cohorts systematically through the extensive demands of their Non-Exam Assessment (NEA) design portfolios, providing structured context frames to optimize project management, prototype testing, and evaluative writing stamina. CLEAPSS Health & Safety Leadership: Maintain an immaculate workshop environment with strict adherence to DATA and CLEAPSS health and safety guidelines, conducting daily tool audits, machinery maintenance checks, and precise COSHH material risk assessments. Inclusive Pastoral Support: Fulfil full form tutor responsibilities within an established year group structure, supporting pupil wellbeing, managing daily registration routines, and maintaining proactive, positive communication with families. PROFILE REQUIREMENTS Qualifications: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or a recognised equivalent teaching credential, paired with a strong honours degree in Design & Technology, Product Design, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related highly technical discipline. Full machinery health and safety certifications (DATA/CLEAPSS) are required. Pedagogical Capability: A proven track record or clear capacity to deliver strong progress metrics and exceptional coursework completion rates in terminal public GCSE examinations through highly structured, explicit design pedagogy. Vigilant & Inspiring Ethos: An unwavering commitment to comprehensive education, demonstrating the strict structural vigilance required to maintain absolute workshop safety alongside the creative energy needed to inspire the next generation of engineers and designers. REGIONAL CONTEXT Industrial Manufacturing Legacy & Town Centre Regeneration: Based in the historic town of Stockport, Greater Manchester, the school capitalizes on a unique regional identity defined by a rich engineering heritage, historic textile mills, and massive modern urban regeneration. The town's ambitious redevelopment programs—including the multi-million-pound expansion of residential and commercial quarters alongside historic manufacturing spaces—provides rich, real-world links for structural mechanics, architecture, and sustainable urban design modules, connecting classroom design and technology directly to local industrial modernization. Connectivity & Infrastructure: The campus benefits from premium North West transport infrastructure, offering straightforward road commuting via the M60 orbital motorway, the A6 corridor, and the A560. Public transit networks operate seamlessly across the borough via the award-winning Stockport Interchange hub and its integrated Bee Network bus corridors, alongside Stockport railway station—a major national rail hub offering high-frequency Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, and Northern rail links that connect the school directly to Manchester Piccadilly, Hazel Grove, Macclesfield, and London Euston. APPLICATION INTAKE Please submit your current CV to begin the application process.