Subject Leader for Design Technology

Subject Leader for Design Technology

Full Time – Permanent

Teachers Main / Upper Pay Scale plus TLR 2B

Required for September 2025

We are looking to appoint a dynamic and enthusiastic subject leader and teacher to work in the Technology faculty teaching Design Technology from KS3 to A Level. This is a permanent position from September 2025. 

We would also value staff who can offer additional skills in one or more of these subject areas: Art; Graphics; Design Technology; Food; Hospitality & Catering. Ideally you will have experience in teaching DT at Key Stage 3, GCSE, or A Level.  

Redborne pride themselves in their involvement with the GreenPower Education Trust, running our own team known as ‘Redborne Racing’. An additional TLR payment may be available for a suitable candidate with the relevant experience, enthusiasm and interest.

The Technology Faculty consists of a team of 16 teachers and 5 support staff working in modern, spacious and well-equipped facilities. Technology facilities include state-of-the-art practical, theory and IT rooms and are very well-resourced with equipment. Redborne is committed to a broad and balanced curriculum and all Technology subjects remain very popular both at Key Stage 4 and in the Sixth Form.

The application form, person specification and job description can be found on our website www.redborne.com/vacancies If you require any further information or would like to arrange a visit to the school, please contact Eva Hobson 01525 842611 / eva.hobson@redborne.com.

All offers of employment are “conditional” until Disclosure and Barring and qualification checks have been successfully completed and satisfactory references have been received. Redborne is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Closing Date: Sunday 23rd March 2025

Redborne is a successful school on a spacious and pleasant campus near the market town of Ampthill in Bedfordshire. We achieve excellent examination results with about three-quarters of students typically gaining Maths and English at grades 9 – 4. ‘A’ Level results are also very good with over half at ‘A*’, ‘A’ or ‘B’ grades and an overall pass rate of 99.9%. About 80% of the Sixth Form go on to university and each year a number of students get into Oxbridge. The school is well regarded, oversubscribed and situated in a very pleasant area of Central Bedfordshire, within easy reach of London. The campus includes a state-of-the-art 400 seat theatre and Sixth Form social area.