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

CORE PURPOSE We require an innovative, safety-conscious Design & Technology (DT) Teacher to deliver outstanding practical and theoretical instruction across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4, with opportunities to contribute to post-16 specialist pathways. Operating within an ambitious, oversubscribed secondary comprehensive academy widely celebrated for its strong academic progress and deep community pride, the successful candidate will facilitate a dynamic, hands-on curriculum spanning Product Design, Timbers, Metals, and Polymers, alongside electronic systems, preparing all pupils thoroughly for exceptional outcomes in terminal GCSE Design and Technology and vocational technical awards. THE SCHOOL Our academy operates as a proud, community-focused secondary provider dedicated to raising academic standards, celebrating technical innovation, and serving the wider Nottinghamshire community. The campus features state-of-the-art design studios, heavy-duty workshops equipped with CAD/CAM technology, 3D printers, laser cutters, and a highly collaborative creative arts and technology faculty. Our behaviour management framework relies on strict organizational structures, clear behavioural expectations, and mutual respect, maintaining an exceptionally safe, orderly, and highly purposeful environment where pupils can confidently master complex tools, machinery, and design methodologies. KEY TASKS & DAILY OPERATIONS CAD/CAM & Practical Workshop Instruction: Plan, resource, and deliver high-impact DT lessons across all attainment pathways, balancing theoretical design principles with hands-on material manipulation, orthographic drawing, and 2D/3D computer-aided design software processing. Rigorous H&S Workshop Management: Maintain absolute workshop safety and discipline, teaching pupils the safe, precise operation of band saws, pillar drills, sanders, and hand tools in strict accordance with health and safety legislation and departmental risk assessments. GCSE Non-Exam Assessment (NEA) Optimization: Provide systematic, high-tier guidance to Year 11 cohorts working through their extensive design portfolios and practical prototypes, utilizing data-driven tracking to maximize marks across context analysis, design development, and evaluation sections. Closing Progress & Technical Gaps: Identify and target learning barriers within mixed-ability cohorts, deploying scaffolded logic models, material testing templates, and targeted practical assistance to ensure workshop spaces remain fully inclusive for SEND pupils while stretching high-attaining designers. 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 Product Design, Product Engineering, Three-Dimensional Design, or a closely related technical discipline. Pedagogical Capability: A proven track record or clear capacity to deliver strong progress metrics and high-grade retention in terminal public GCSE specifications and NEA portfolios through structured, explicit, and safety-oriented design pedagogy. Creative & Industry-Facing Ethos: An unwavering commitment to comprehensive education, possessing the technical agility, excellent communication skills, and industrial passion required to connect classroom projects directly to modern engineering and manufacturing disciplines. REGIONAL CONTEXT Industrial Pioneering and Advanced Manufacturing: Based in the culturally vibrant city of Nottingham, the school capitalizes on a unique regional identity celebrated for its deep-rooted manufacturing heritage and contemporary position as a key East Midlands hub for engineering and digital technology. The city's strong links to industrial design, commercial print sectors, and creative technology infrastructure provide rich, real-world links for structural materials testing, digital CAD layouts, and prototype fabrication, connecting classroom design and technology theory directly to active economic growth and manufacturing careers. Connectivity & Infrastructure: The campus benefits from excellent East Midlands transport infrastructure, offering straightforward road commuting via the M1 motorway, the A52, and the A46 corridors. Public transit networks operate seamlessly across the metropolitan area, utilizing an extensive local bus system and the modern Nottingham Express Transit (NET) tram network, alongside Nottingham railway station, which provides frequent East Midlands Railway and CrossCountry services linking the school directly to Derby, Leicester, Sheffield, and Newark. APPLICATION INTAKE Please submit your current CV to begin the application process.