Lead Practitioner in Technology

Teaching Vacancies; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A high-performing school in Newcastle upon Tyne seeks a dedicated Food Technology teacher to join their successful IT, Business and Technology Faculty. The role emphasizes outstanding teaching, coaching colleagues, and implementing innovative learning strategies to enhance student engagement. The organization values work-life balance and offers opportunities for professional growth and development, ensuring teachers are equipped to make a meaningful impact.

Benefits

Dedicated planning time

Flexible work-life balance

Leadership development opportunities

Salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Demonstrate excellence in Food Technology teaching across KS3-KS5.
• Coach and mentor colleagues using evidence-based approaches.
• Lead the school’s learning model implementation.

Responsibilities

• Model outstanding teaching practices across the faculty.
• Plan and deliver training to enhance overall teaching quality.
• Support pupils' engagement and behavior management.

Skills

Outstanding Food Technology teaching

Coaching and mentoring

Innovation in teaching

Effective lesson planning

Engagement with pupils

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

You'll join our successful IT, Business and Technology Faculty – a team of 13 staff whoconsistently deliver some of the school's top results. But more importantly, you'll:

• Model excellence – demonstrate what outstanding Food Technology teaching lookslike across KS3-KS5
• Develop others – coach and mentor colleagues using evidence-based approaches
• Drive innovation – lead our Whickham Learning Model implementation, ensuring every pupil experiences the four stages of effective learning
• Shape practice – plan and deliver whole-school training that transforms teachingacross all subjects
• Make it real – work with pupils who are genuinely engaged, in a school wherebehaviour is strong and aspiration is high

What the school offers its staff

We're not just another high-performing school (though our Progress 8 of +0.26 in 2024 and81%+ achieving 4+ in English and Maths in 2025 speaks for itself). We're a community that genuinely invests in our staff:

Your work-life balance matters to us:

• Dedicated collaborative planning time – one hour every fortnight with your subject team
• Reduced teaching allocation so you can focus on development and coaching
• Flexible approach to work-life balance considerations
• Access to fitness facilities outside school hours

We invest in your growth:

• Work with our established team of lead practitioners shaping whole-school practice
• Leadership development opportunities that are meaningful, not just box-ticking
• Evidence-based CPD that actually makes a difference

The practical benefits:

• Salary sacrifice schemes including bicycle and electric vehicle leasing
• Higher priority for your children's admission to our heavily oversubscribed school
• Modern, outstanding technology facilities to work with

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.