Teacher of Design Technology

Teacher of Design Technology from September 2026

The School seeks to appoint a full time Teacher of Design Technology from September 2026, to teach pupils and students from Year 7 to Year 11, with the possibility of teaching A level for the right candidate.

The successful candidate will:

• Demonstrate the potential to ensure exceptional progress for our pupils and students

• Be committed to Queen Elizabeth’s ethos of high expectations

• Have the resolve to make a real difference to the lives of pupils and students.

Remuneration will be set according to qualifications and experience.

All teachers are members of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.

Applicants must have a good, relevant degree and have a PGCE.

Applications are welcomed from those new to the teaching profession and full support is provided in regards to ECT training.

The Faculty The Creative Faculty consists of Art, Design Technology and Music. The creative subjects are a highly valued aspect of our whole school curriculum and creativity is an integral part of our mission and ethos.

We aim to deliver an education that is a broad and exciting experience for all of our children. We are focused on nurturing and stretching the creative experience of every pupil and student. This ranges from the curriculum we offer, to how we celebrate creativity within the whole school and wider community.

The Faculty consists of ten teaching staff and one Design Technology technician. The Faculty is well resourced with specialist teaching rooms, including specialist IT access, and studios.

At Key Stage 3 we follow a two year course where Art, Design Technology and Music are compulsory subjects for years 7 and 8\. Pupils are taught in half class sizes (approximately 15 pupils) for three periods per two week cycle.

Design Technology is a very popular optional subject at both GCSE and A level.

We offer a three year GCSE course and in Design Technology we follow the AQA specification for Product Design.

At A level we enter our Design Technology students for AQA Product Design.

Design Technology is taught in its own building which contains 2 workshops and an IT suite. In 2024 we significantly invested in new machinery to ensure we have excellent resources. In all creative subjects we offer a variety of extracurricular opportunities, ranging from after school clinics, tutorials, visits, competitions and visits from artists/designers and musicians, which is reflected in us being an Artsmark Platinum School.

Job Description All teachers are expected to:

• Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils/students by:

• Establishing a safe and stimulating environment for pupils/students, rooted in mutual respect.

• Setting goals that stretch and challenge pupils/students of all backgrounds, abilities and dispositions.

• Demonstrating consistently the positive attitudes, values and behaviour which are expected of pupils/students.

• Promote good progress and outcomes for pupils/students by:

• Being accountable for pupils’/students’ attainment, progress and outcomes.

• Being aware of pupils’/students’ capabilities and prior knowledge, and planning teaching to build on these.

• Guiding pupils/students to reflect on the progress they have made and their emerging needs.

• Demonstrating knowledge and understanding of how pupils/students learn and how this impacts teaching.

• Encouraging pupils/students to take a responsible and conscientious attitude to their own work and study.

• Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge by:

• Having a secure knowledge of the relevant subjects and curriculum areas, fostering and maintaining pupils’/students’ interest in the subject, and addressing misunderstandings.

• Demonstrating a critical understanding of developments in the subject and curriculum areas, and promoting the value of scholarship.

• Demonstrating an understanding of and taking responsibility for promoting high standards of literacy, articulacy and the correct use of standard English, whatever the teacher’s specialist subject.

• Plan and teach well-structured lessons by:

• Imparting knowledge and developing understanding through effective use of lesson time.

• Promoting a love of learning and children’s intellectual curiosity.

• Setting homework and planning other out-of-class activities to consolidate and extend the knowledge and understanding pupils/students have acquired.

• Reflecting systematically on the effectiveness of lessons and approaches to teaching.

• Contributing to the design and provision of an engaging curriculum within the relevant subject areas.

• Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all pupils/students by:

• Knowing when and how to differentiate appropriately, using approaches which enable pupils/students to be taught effectively.

• Having a secure understanding of how a range of factors can inhibit pupils’/students’ ability to learn, and how best to overcome these.

• Demonstrating an awareness of the physical, social and intellectual development of children, and knowing how to adapt teaching to support pupils’/students’ education at different stages of development. - Having a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils/students, including pupils/students with SEND, pupils/students of high ability and pupils/students with EAL, and be able to use and evaluate distinctive teaching approaches to engage and support them.

• Make accurate and productive use of assessment by:

• Knowing and understanding how to assess the relevant subject and curriculum areas, including statutory assessment requirements.

• Making use of formative and summative assessment to monitor pupils’/students’ progress.

• Using relevant data to monitor progress, set targets, and plan subsequent lessons.

• Giving pupils/students regular feedback, both orally and through accurate marking, and encouraging pupils/students to respond to the feedback.

• Manage behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment by:

• Having clear rules and routines for behaviour in classrooms and taking responsibility for promoting good and courteous behaviour both in classrooms and around the Trust site, in accordance with the Trust’s Behaviour Policy.

• Having high expectations of behaviour and establishing a framework for discipline with a range of strategies, using praise, sanctions and rewards consistently and fairly.

• Managing classes effectively, using approaches which are appropriate to pupils’/students’ needs in order to involve and motivate them.

• Maintaining good relationships with pupils/students, exercising appropriate authority, and acting decisively when necessary.

• Fulfil wider professional responsibilities by:

• Making a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the Trust.

• Developing effective professional relationships with colleagues, knowing how and when to draw on advice and specialist support.

• Deploying support staff effectively.

• Taking responsibility for improving teaching through appropriate professional development, responding to advice and feedback from colleagues.

• Communicating effectively with parents/carers with regard to pupils’/students’ achievements and wellbeing. Personal and professional conduct

• Uphold public trust in the profession and maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside your School in the Trust, by:

• Treating pupils/students with dignity, building relationships rooted in mutual respect, and at all times observing proper boundaries appropriate to a teacher’s professional position.

• Having regard for the need to safeguard pupils’/students’ wellbeing, in accordance with statutory provisions.

• Showing tolerance of and respect for the rights of others.

• Not undermining fundamental British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect, and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.

• Ensuring that personal beliefs are not expressed in ways which exploit pupils’/students’ vulnerability or might lead them to break the law.

• Have proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices of the Trust, and maintain high standards in attendance and punctuality.

• Have an understanding of, and always act within, the statutory frameworks which set out teachers’ professional duties and responsibilities.

Application forms must be submitted by email to [email protected], by post, or via the TES application process.

For applications that are not made via the TES, these should take the form of a letter of no more than 2 A4 sides in Arial point 11, accompanied by your curriculum vitae and a completed application form, available from our website, www.qegsblackburn.com/information/vacancies

These should be received by no later than noon on Wednesday 18th March 2026

All applications will be acknowledged. Interviews will be held in the commencing week and the appointment will be made as soon as possible thereafter. Documentation to be brought to interview: passport, driving licence, A level, degree and PGCE certificates, two utility bills or statements and documentation confirming NI number.