Head of Design and Technology

Head of Design and Technology
- September 2026 start
- Walsall Academy

Area:
Technology (Teaching)

Management Level: Head of Subject

Closing date for applications: 15/05/2026

Final date to receive applications: 12 noon, Friday 15 May 2026

Please see the Person Specification which outlines the essential and desirable skills, qualifications, experience and knowledge needed for the role, along with the Learning Area Information Booklet.

You can download these details along with the Teaching Application Form.

Walsall Academy is committed to safeguarding our students and all posts will require enhanced DBS check and standard pre-employment checks. Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE), refers to the role of online searches as part of due diligence within the recruitment process. In response, all short-listed candidates will undergo an online search prior to interview. KCSiE also refers to the safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification, and whether the post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.