DT Teacher

Haughton Academy

The Education Village Academy Trust

Design & Technology Teacher – Permanent

Teachers Main/Upper Pay Scale

Start Date: 3^rd November 2025 or earlier

Haughton Academy, part of The Education Village Academy Trust, is seeking to appoint a Design & Technology teacher who passionately and consistently displays a belief that all pupils can achieve success through excellent teaching and learning. Applications from newly qualified teachers are welcome.

We would like someone with:

• Drive and a relentless approach to improving standards
• The commitment to developing children to be the best that they can be
• An innovative approach to teaching and learning
• The ability to work independently, yet contribute to a wider department
• The ability to support, challenge, and follow through
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and motivational skills
• High levels of presence, impact and integrity
• The ability to use data as a tool for school improvement
• The proven ability to create conditions for sustained improvement
• An enthusiastic and positive approach within and beyond the classroom
• Desire to provide pupils with the opportunity to participate in extra-curricular activities.

We offer:

• Excellent opportunities to develop your own professional practice through learning teams, action research and an extensive CPD programme
• A personalised approach to leadership development
• A technology rich learning environment
• A committed staff team
• State of the art buildings and facilities.

Closing Date: Monday 16^th June 2025 (12:00pm)

 Interview Date: Friday 20^th June 2025

JOB PURPOSE: To teach within Haughton Academy, part of The Education Village Academy Trust (EVAT), with responsibility for delivering Design Technology to key stage 3 & 4 pupils.      

Main Duties and Responsibilities:  

• To plan and deliver lessons to the highest quality of the Academy standards, ensuring good or better progress is made by all pupils.
• To ensure all marking and feedback is completed to the Academy’s highest expectations.
• To ensure lessons are engaging and differentiated to meet the needs of all pupils.
• To regularly use assessment strategies to monitor the progress of pupils.
• To use the Academy assessment tracking documents and ensure all progress data is entered accurately and on time.
• To adhere to the Relentless Routines checklist for positive behaviour management.
• To contribute effectively to all subject team, pastoral team and whole Academy meetings.
• To act as an excellent Form Tutor to an assigned group of pupils.
• To intervene effectively for all underperforming pupils.
• To teach assigned classes as per timetable and plan, prepare, evaluate, and review lessons, teaching and learning styles, and homework in accordance with Academy’s practice and policy, and in such a way that teaching staff model consistently high standards.
• To take an appropriate share of the responsibility of covering for absent colleagues.
• To prepare educational plans and assess, record, report and review pupil progress and achievement in accordance with Academy policy and practice.
• To adapt teaching strategies to changing circumstances and in response to new ideas.
• To have very high expectations of pupils.

Pastoral:

• To establish excellent relationships with pupils and staff.
• To record and monitor attendance in the Academy, and follow up issues in a timely manner, in line with Academy policy.
• To ensure pupils maintain and display the acceptable standards of behaviour in all aspects of the Academy as described in the Behaviour Policy and other guidelines for staff.
• To take an appropriate share of responsibility for the supervision of pupils at break times and where appropriate other specified duties.
• To be aware of any problems by maintaining good communication and alleviating difficulties with resources.

Staff Group 

• To participate in the Academy’s Continuing Professional Development.
• To participate in appropriate In-Service Training.
• To attend and participate in a range of staff meetings.
• To support colleagues as appropriate.

Parents/Carers 

• To develop excellent relationships with pupils and their families.
• To attend any meeting the Academy arranges for parental/carer consultation and liaison.
• To work with parents/carers to secure partnership in the learning process.

Resources

• To make effective use of the resources available within the Academy, and to be aware of resources provided by the Trust and those within the community.
• To keep the subject room tidy, maintain safe working practices, and good care of resources.
• To make the subject room attractive and promote good standards of work.

GENERAL 

• To perform any other reasonable task that your line manager may ask from time to time

SUPPORT FOR THE ACADEMY:

• Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security and confidentiality, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
• Be aware of, support difference, and ensure all pupils have equal opportunities to learn and develop.
• Contribute effectively to the overall ethos/work/aims of the Academy and EVAT.
• Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professionals, in liaison with the teacher, to support achievement and progress of pupils.
• Attend and participate in regular meetings.
• Recognise own strengths and areas of expertise and use these to advise and support others.
• Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required.
• Assist with the provision of out of Academy learning activities e.g. clubs, extra-curricular activities within guidelines established by the Academy.
• Assist with the line management of support staff as appropriate.
• The post holder must carry out his/her duties with full regard to the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Racial Equality Policies in the terms of employment and service delivery to ensure that colleagues are treated and services delivered in a fair and consistent manner.
• To comply with health and safety policy and systems, report any incidents/accidents/hazards and take pro-active approach to health and safety matters to protect both yourself and others.

Any other duties of a similar nature related to the post, which may be required from time to time.

All completed applications should be emailed to peopleteam@educationvillage.org.uk