Subject Leader of Design and Technology

Subject Leader of Design and Technology Job details

• Posting date: 11 February 2026
• Salary:
  Not specified
• Additional salary information:
  Competitive
• Hours:
  
  Full time
• Closing date: 13 March 2026
• Location:
  
  Tameside, OL6 8BH
• Company: inploi
• Job type:
  Permanent
• Job reference:

Contract Type: Permanent

• Salary: Grade MSP1 £ 32,916.00 UPS3 £ 51,048.00 + TLR 2b £5,873.00
• Hours Per Week: 100% (full time)
• Base
  
  Location:
  
  St Damians RC Science College
• Assessment Date: week commencing 9th March 2026
• Start Date: September 2026

St Damian's is a heavily oversubscribed Roman Catholic Science College which is committed to the professional development of staff and promoting the welfare of children.

We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic and innovative Subject Leader of Design and Technology to join a thriving Department. There is access to a well-established range of exciting curriculum materials that inspire and motivate pupils. Our Design and Technology department is highly valued, high achieving and well-resourced. It currently offers GCSE Food & Nutrition, BTEC Construction and the Built Environment and BTEC Hospitality & Catering.

These results are the outcome of exceptional pastoral care, high-quality teaching and strong leadership. We are looking for a teacher who will ensure our children continue to receive an excellent education.

The person we are looking for will be committed to enthusing children of all abilities, be passionate about teaching and learning, and will be supportive of the College's Catholic ethos. We have achieved back-to-back outstanding and over the past few years we have been awarded a plethora of external awards. We are proud to be a high achieving Catholic school, who consistently produces at least good outcomes for our great children.

Equally, we are also proud that we have a very stable staff who love working here and enjoy the benefits St Damian's has to offer.

St Damian's is situated on the Tameside and Oldham border and is widely recognised for the quality of care it provides for all pupils and the professional opportunities afforded to all colleagues. The College is committed to safeguarding children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. CES application forms can be downloaded from the CES website and further details are available from our website.

Letters of application should be returned to Mr S Logue, Headteacher.

• CES Notes to applicants
• CES Recruitment monitoring form
• Job Description
• Letter to candidates
• Model application form - Teacher