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Design and Technology Teacher
Design and Technology Teacher
📌 Location: Queensbury School (North Birmingham) 💰 Salary: £32,916 - £51,048 pro rata FTE (including SEN Allowance of £2,787) 🕒 Hours: 32.50 per week 📅 Contract: Permanent 📅 Start Date: January 2027 📅 Closing Date: 13 September 2026 🎯 Interview Date: Week commencing 21 September 2026 🔍 DBS Check Required: Enhanced
About the School & Trust
Education Impact Academy Trust (EIAT) is a thriving Multi Academy Trust in North Birmingham, serving:
- Wilson Stuart School
- Mayfield School
- Queensbury School
- The Hive College
- Lime Tree Nursery
- Blue Sky Nursery
Our shared ethos is “Better Never Ends” – driving a collaborative, innovative, and student-centred approach to education.
Queensbury School is a specialist provision for students aged 11–19, offering personalised curricula with a creative, practical, and bespoke teaching model. Staff focus on maximising each student’s potential through engaging, tailored learning experiences.
About the Role: Design and Technology Teacher
Are you passionate about inspiring creativity, practical skills, and technical expertise? We’re looking for a dynamic, organised, and creative Design & Technology teacher to deliver enriching lessons, fostering design thinking, problem-solving, and hands-on learning for our students.
Your impactful teaching should challenge students to: ✔ Develop technical confidence in berbagai tools and materials ✔ Reflect innovative design processes in their work ✔ Create practical, functional, and artistic outcomes
Your role will combine classroom creativity, project-based learning, and succcessful curriculum delivery tailored to our students’ diverse needs.
Key Responsibilities
Teaching & Curriculum Delivery
- Deliver engaging, hands-on Design & Technology lessons aligned with the school’s personalised curriculum
- Guide students through research, planning, making, and evaluating stages of design projects
- Incorporate cross-disciplinary learning (e.g., maths, science, and art) into DT projects
Practical and Emotional Support
- Ensure safe, responsible use of tools, equipment, and materials in all practical lessons
- Encourage ** risk-taking, creativity, and problem-solving** through iterative testing of ideas
- Provide tailored feedback to support students in developing both technical skills and written outcomes
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Classroom & Operational Management
- Maintain a well-organised, accessible learning environment with clear health and safety protocols
- Work collaboratively with specialist staff, learning support team, and pastoral care to support individual needs
- Keep up-to-date with departmental resources, handbooks, and subject developments
Person Specification
Qualifications
✅ Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent (e.g., one-year Postgraduate Teaching Programme for unqualified applicants) ✅ Subject knowledge with a passing grade A-C in Design & Technology, products design, or a related subject at GCSE* (or equivalent)
Experience
🔸 Minimal design & technology subject experience (ideal if already in the profession) 🔸 Experience delivering practical, project-based lessons in inclusive educational settings 🔸 Excellent understanding of design processes, materials, and technical standards
Skills & Attributes
- Strong practical and organisational skills to safely and efficiently run busy creative classrooms
- Compelling enthusiasm for design and making, capable of inspiring students’ creativity
- Patience, empathy, and adaptability to actively meet students’ technical and pastoral needs
- Clear communication – both verbal and written – to guide students and colleagues
- IT proficiency for planning, recording assessments, and maintaining student records
ECTs (Early Career Teachers) most welcome.
What We Offer You
🏙 Impactful Work Environment 🔹 A supportive, collaborative culture embracing continuous improvement 🔹 First-rate staff training programme from a school network with collective expertise and proactive support 🔹 Opportunities to grow, from induction and mentoring to professional development pathways and leadership progression
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🛡 Wellbeing & Support ⏰ 10 full-staff training days per year (with flexibility to include twilight sessions) 💼 Employee Assistance Programme (via BHSF":
- Free 24/7 confidential therapy support
- Health resources, including a GP service 📱 Access to a BHSF app with discounts and family-friendly benefits
💱 Financial Rewards & Extras 💰 Competitive salary and generous pension schemes (LGPS/ Teachers Pension Scheme) 🌿 Additional allowance: SEN Allowance (£2,787) for all staff working with students 🚗 Onsite parking available at all school sites 📅 Competitive annual leave:
- Support staff: 29 days pro rata, rising to 32 at 5 years, and 34 following 10 years
- Teaching staff: In line with Teachers Pay & Conditions
🏡 Flexible Family-Friendly Policies 🐕 Pet-friendly access for approved pets
📩 Got What It Takes?
Let’s team up to make a difference in the lives of young people in Birmingham!
Whether you’re determined, compassionate, or just love hands-on teaching, we’d love to meet you. Want to arrange an informal visit or talk the role through? Email hr@queensbury.eiat.org.uk
important notes
We take safeguarding children very seriously:
✅ All applicants will undergo pre-employment checks, including:
- Enhanced DBS Clearance
- Childcare Disqualification check (where applicable)
- Qualification & identity verification
- Right to work in the UK
⚠ English Fluency Requirement
- Fluent spoken English is essential for this role.
Recruitment Networks We believe in digity for all and follow the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) guiding principles for safeguarding public confidence and equality.
📌 only applications filled via our online application form will be considered. ⚠ If you haven’t heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, we’ve shortlisted for another candidate.
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