Teacher of Design and Technology with Art
| Posting date: | 19 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 January 2026 |
| Location: | Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7QL |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 552fa8a3-405b-4da9-8106-34b6c2e74807 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
* education to degree level or equivalent
* QTS/QTLS and GTC registered
* an excellent track record of recent, relevant professional development
* accountability for the performance of a cohort of young people
* experience of effective teaching and performance within the curriculum area.
What the school offers its staff
What we can offer:
* A highly experienced, visible, and supportive Senior and Middle Leadership Team
* Disruption free learning every single lesson supported by strong pastoral systems
* A world class bookletised curriculum ready to be honed and tweaked further
* An exceptional CPD programme which is research led, valuable and bespoke
* A healthy and transparent working environment underpinned by genuine teamship
* Sensible approaches to paperwork, QA and marking to ensure a healthy work life balance
* A growing school with incredible opportunities to develop, be promoted and take on further responsibility
* A range of staff benefits, including a Cycle to Work scheme, reduced cost health cover and confidential counselling service.
Further details about the role
Trinity Academy Leeds (TAL) is an exceptional school serving an incredible cohort of students on the edge of a vibrant and exciting city. From its inception TAL set out to rewrite the narrative for young people living in one of the most deprived wards in the country through a unique and compelling culture of excellence. Being a TAL teacher means belonging to a high performing, supportive and mission aligned team. At TAL our teachers are championed to become experts in their field and to be reflective and skilful practitioners. Working at TAL means accessing world class CPD, collaborating and crafting a curriculum with subject experts and being supported by strong pastoral systems to translate this into strong and effective teaching. TAL is a happy school where practitioners are passionate and excited about what they do and empowered to make a real difference to the lives of the young people they teach. We encourage you to visit us, explore us on our social media accounts or speak to our staff team to find out more about our very special school. Applying for a role at TAL might be the best move of your career, we encourage you to find out!
Our school is now in its fifth year and currently has 1196 students on roll and is heavily oversubscribed for the following year. We had our first Ofsted inspection in May 2024 and achieved 'outstanding in all areas'. Our school is also part of a wider family of schools belonging to the Trinity Multi Academy Trust. TMAT is proud to have transformed the life chances of thousands of pupils across its existing academies, and our core values of Empathy, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility run through all aspects of academy life. Our secondary schools consistently achieve academic results which place them in the top 10% of highest performing schools in the country and receive national and international recognition for the quality of their provision.
In line with our growth, we are now ready to recruit our next team members and as an existing staff team are excited to bring more passion, expertise, and talent on board.
We are looking for a strong, ambitious, and intelligent team player who is passionate about their subject and in supporting young people to enjoy and succeed through the study of Design and Technology. Our ideal candidate is obsessed with and gets excited by their discipline, reading widely and keeping abreast of research informed developments in their subject. In addition to a strong level of subject expertise, they set the highest of standards for student behaviour and focus and are organised and reliable. They have a solid understanding of curriculum design and effective pedagogical approaches and champion a knowledge rich curriculum.
This is an exciting time to join a motivated, friendly and mission aligned growing team in a vibrant and successful school community with many opportunities to develop in the future.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): Enhanced DBS with children's barred list check Online and social media checks Qualifications Prohibition from teaching Right to work Satisfactory references Childcare disqualification Health assessment You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
* education to degree level or equivalent
* QTS/QTLS and GTC registered
* an excellent track record of recent, relevant professional development
* accountability for the performance of a cohort of young people
* experience of effective teaching and performance within the curriculum area.
What the school offers its staff
What we can offer:
* A highly experienced, visible, and supportive Senior and Middle Leadership Team
* Disruption free learning every single lesson supported by strong pastoral systems
* A world class bookletised curriculum ready to be honed and tweaked further
* An exceptional CPD programme which is research led, valuable and bespoke
* A healthy and transparent working environment underpinned by genuine teamship
* Sensible approaches to paperwork, QA and marking to ensure a healthy work life balance
* A growing school with incredible opportunities to develop, be promoted and take on further responsibility
* A range of staff benefits, including a Cycle to Work scheme, reduced cost health cover and confidential counselling service.
Further details about the role
Trinity Academy Leeds (TAL) is an exceptional school serving an incredible cohort of students on the edge of a vibrant and exciting city. From its inception TAL set out to rewrite the narrative for young people living in one of the most deprived wards in the country through a unique and compelling culture of excellence. Being a TAL teacher means belonging to a high performing, supportive and mission aligned team. At TAL our teachers are championed to become experts in their field and to be reflective and skilful practitioners. Working at TAL means accessing world class CPD, collaborating and crafting a curriculum with subject experts and being supported by strong pastoral systems to translate this into strong and effective teaching. TAL is a happy school where practitioners are passionate and excited about what they do and empowered to make a real difference to the lives of the young people they teach. We encourage you to visit us, explore us on our social media accounts or speak to our staff team to find out more about our very special school. Applying for a role at TAL might be the best move of your career, we encourage you to find out!
Our school is now in its fifth year and currently has 1196 students on roll and is heavily oversubscribed for the following year. We had our first Ofsted inspection in May 2024 and achieved 'outstanding in all areas'. Our school is also part of a wider family of schools belonging to the Trinity Multi Academy Trust. TMAT is proud to have transformed the life chances of thousands of pupils across its existing academies, and our core values of Empathy, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility run through all aspects of academy life. Our secondary schools consistently achieve academic results which place them in the top 10% of highest performing schools in the country and receive national and international recognition for the quality of their provision.
In line with our growth, we are now ready to recruit our next team members and as an existing staff team are excited to bring more passion, expertise, and talent on board.
We are looking for a strong, ambitious, and intelligent team player who is passionate about their subject and in supporting young people to enjoy and succeed through the study of Design and Technology. Our ideal candidate is obsessed with and gets excited by their discipline, reading widely and keeping abreast of research informed developments in their subject. In addition to a strong level of subject expertise, they set the highest of standards for student behaviour and focus and are organised and reliable. They have a solid understanding of curriculum design and effective pedagogical approaches and champion a knowledge rich curriculum.
This is an exciting time to join a motivated, friendly and mission aligned growing team in a vibrant and successful school community with many opportunities to develop in the future.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): Enhanced DBS with children's barred list check Online and social media checks Qualifications Prohibition from teaching Right to work Satisfactory references Childcare disqualification Health assessment You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.