Teacher of Design and Technology

Newmarket Academy

Teacher of Design and Technology 

Contract: Part Time / Permanent (0.5 FTE)

Salary: MPR/UPR (FTE £31,650 to £49,084 / Actual £15,825 to £24,542)

Start date: January 2025 or As soon as possible

Newmarket Academy is a good school (Ofsted 2023) with a commitment to excellence. We aim to be the best we can be in all areas and are committed to being the best school in the area. We are looking for a creative, innovative and enthusiastic practitioner to join our Design and Technology Department. We want you to share our passion for teaching and learning, someone who is keen to motivate and challenge our students. Our colleagues are an incredibly supportive team of professionals who are supported by an excellent leadership team, who draw on the wider Trust for additional support, professional development and career progression opportunities.

 Newmarket Academy is part of Unity Schools Partnership a forward-thinking academy trust of 35 schools. We value our people and we have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice. Unity Schools Partnership celebrates both professional development and career progression. The Teaching School which is part of Unity will support the successful candidate in this post and their future career. 

Our successful candidate will: 

• Be engaging, passionate and hard working risk taker who can motivate, inspire and challenge both students and colleagues 
• Committed to ensuring all students make exceptional progress 

In return we will offer: 

• Support CPD required to be able to fulfil the role 
• Refurbished learning spaces with state-of-the-art interactive white boards and sound systems. 
• A supportive and friendly working environment with well-established well-being programmes. 
• An excellent programme of induction into the Academy with supportive and dynamic staff. 
• Well-being day each Academic year.
• Access to the training and professional development programmes of the Teaching and research schools in the Trust. 
• A two week autumn half term 

We would encourage an informal discussion and visit to the school with Martin Witter, Headteacher prior to submitting your application, please contact the school on 01638 664412 or email Sian Newby, the Headteachers PA snewby@newmarketacademy.co.uk to make an appointment.

Closing date: 9:00am, 21st October 2024

Interviews: 23rd October 2024 

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site. 

In line with safer recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs. Failure to complete an application form satisfactorily may result in not being shortlisted for the post. Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required. 

We care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you’d prefer to work part-time or as a job-share, we’ll facilitate this wherever we can – whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work-life balance. We’re keen to ensure we’re designing an organisation that works for everyone, so we particularly encourage applications from different under-represented groups. 

Unity Schools Partnership, welcoming diversity.