Subject Leader of Design and Technology

Posting date:	19 December 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	Competitive
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	18 January 2026
Location:	Tameside, OL6 8BH
Company:	inploi
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	75774343

Summary

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: MPR 1 £32,916 UPS3 £51,048 + TLR2b £5,873

Hours Per Week: Full time 100%

Base Location: St Damian’s RC Science College

Assessment Date: Week commencing 9th February 2026

Required From: 1st May 2026 preferred, or 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 www.cesew.org.uk. and further details are available from our website www.stdamians.co.uk

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

Supporting Documents

↗ Letter to Applicants
↗ Job Description
↗ Recruitment Monitoring Form
↗ Reasonble Adjustments Statement
↗ Application Form
↗ Notes to Applicants

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