Teacher of DT

Academy Transformation Trust; Oldbury; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristnall Hall Academy in Oldbury, England invites applications for a Teacher of Design & Technology. You will deliver a knowledge-rich curriculum across key stages, inspire students and work within a supportive D&T department. The post is full-time, with a salary within M1–UPS3 range £32,916–£51,048 per annum, subject to pay award.

Applications from ECTs are welcomed and DBS checked as per policy. The successful candidate will lead curriculum development, collaborate with colleagues and

Qualifications

• Applications from ECTs are welcomed.
• The department is part of a well led, mutually supportive design & technology team.
• There is a strong commitment to improving standards.

Responsibilities

• Teach Design & Technology across the key stages.
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop curriculum and teaching practices.
• Contribute to department improvement and staff development.

Job description

Are you a creative, inspiring, and dynamic Teacher of Design & Technology or looking to start your career in this specialism? Are you committed to delivering an ambitious, knowledge-rich curriculum? Then Bristnall Hall Academy may be able to give you the opportunity you are looking for. Our Design & Technology Faculty are looking for a Teacher of Design & Technology to help inspire our students and ensure they reach their full potential.

Teacher of Design & Technology

• M1–UPS3 £32,916 - £51,048 per annum (Pending Pay Award)

• Full time

• Applications from ECT’s are welcomed

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Teacher of Design & Technology at Bristnall Hall Academy. The successful candidate will be someone who will supplement and enhance a strong established and supportive Design & Technology department.

Due to our increasing PAN and student numbers, we are excited to offer the opportunity to join our academy as our staff body continues to grow and support our larger year groups of 220 students. This is an exciting time to join our academy as we celebrate our Outstanding Academy Inspection in November 2023. Inspectors stated that Bristnall Hall Academy is a "truly inclusive and harmonious school" and that "everyone is proud to be part of a close-knit school community that is working together with a common purpose." Our staff "feel valued" and our classrooms "ooze enthusiasm and productivity".

The successful candidate will be a dynamic and forward-thinking individual, with a real drive to enhance students’ experience of design & technology in the classroom. We are seeking an ambitious professional with the ability to teach across the key stages, and join an academy which is dynamic and inspiring, creating a culture of outstanding success amongst our students. As a key member of the team, you will play a lead role in curriculum development alongside progressing and enhancing the teaching practice of others within the academy and beyond. We are keen to secure a high calibre teacher who can make a telling contribution to our forward-looking team.

The department is part of a well led, mutually supportive design & technology team; there is a very strong commitment to improving standards. The appointed candidate will work collaboratively with colleagues and will be supported by our teaching and learning team including Lead Practitioners and a strong SLT.

Why choose Bristnall Hall Academy?

We have a key focus on staff well-being, with a number of initiatives in place across the academy including bespoke departmental marking and assessment policies which have dramatically reduced teacher workload. If you want to inspire, aspire and achieve, come and join something special and make your mark.

We aim to provide our young people with the qualifications, skills and attributes to have a successful and happy life.

About Academy Transformation Trust

Our ATT2030 Vision means we meet our young people where they are at and refuse to leave them there. Our pupils will leave us capable, competent and confident and take their place in the community of educated people. Our staff will be cared for, developed and they do will be capable, competent and confident. We would love to hear from those who want to join us in that mission.

In return, you can expect fantastic Professional Development opportunities, a comprehensive employee benefits package, shopping discounts, cycle-to-work and gym schemes, cinema tickets and an employee assistance programme.

• fantastic Professional Development opportunities
• a comprehensive employee benefits package
• shopping discounts
• cycle-to-work and gym schemes
• cinema tickets
• an employee assistance programme

Bristnall Hall Academy is part of the Academy Transformation Trust family, whose ambition is that every person who passes through our schools and colleges becomes an educated person - able to take a rightful place in the community of educated people and to join what Robert Maynard Hutchins called "the Great Conversation." An ATT education stresses history, the scientific mode of thinking, the disciplined use of language, a wide-ranging knowledge of the arts and religion, and the continuity of human enterprise. We aspire for everyone, regardless of their starting point, to leave us capable, competent, and confident.

We are committed to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion and welcome all applications.

We are open to Flexible Working.

The successful applicant will undertake an enhanced DBS criminal record check, and online searches will be carried out in line with KCSIE update 2026.

Closing date for applications: Thursday 15 October, 09.00am

Interview date: To be confirmed