Subject Development Lead: Design & Technology and Food

Job description

Vacancy ID
VN10440

Vacancy Name
Subject Development Lead: Design & Technology and Food

Directorate
Transformational Programmes

Team
Secondary Subjects

Sub Team

Job Details

To build a fair education for all, we need to unlock the potential in all children - not just some. Together, we're making it happen. Every day, our work takes us closer to a better future. But we need to do more. It's a big challenge - and we need your help to take it on.
As Subject Development Lead: Design & Technology and Food, you'll be responsible for supporting the design, delivery and implementation of our training programme, under the leadership of a Head of Subject. You'll teach in-person and online sessions through the academic year, but focus most of your time in observing, coaching and giving feedback to support trainees developing their subject specific skills. You may use your expertise both as a teacher and a subject specialist to contribute to our learning design across other programmes. Your work will help ensure our trainees and ECTs develop into effective classroom practitioners, leaders and Change Makers, committed to making a difference to educational inequality.

• Do you have experience of successfully developing others within the context of your subject specialism?
• Do you have advanced or in-depth secondary subject matter expertise, with exemplary knowledge of the pedagogy underpinning your subject specialism? Please note this role requires an understanding of food specialism.
• Do you have QTS (or equivalent), and a track record of successful classroom practice, with a minimum of 3 years' teaching experience in your subject?
• Do you have excellent knowledge/understanding of the Teachers' Standards, and the Initial Teacher Training & Early Career Framework (ITTECF)?
• Do you have experience of developing, mentoring and/or coaching novice teachers within a training route (e.g. PGCE, Schools Direct, Teach First) for at least two years?
• Do you have proven experience as a successful middle or senior leader?
• Can you provide evidence of broader professional development, which may include coaching experience, qualifications, further academic or professional study in education (e.g. NPQ; Masters; further subject study) and participation in professional or subject networks beyond the immediate school context?
• Are you proactive, efficient and highly organised, with an ability to manage and prioritise your time effectively including diary management to ensure all responsibilities and deadlines are met?
• Are you experienced and confident in building successful working relationships in an online environment and can demonstrate the ability to successfully build and support high performing cultures remotely?

Yes to the above? Then we want to hear from you. You might be our next Subject Development Lead: Design & Technology and Food.

Please note, in order to meet the teacher resignation deadline, interviews will be taking place on 30 October and cannot be scheduled for a later date.

Take a look at the job description and then complete an application on our careers website. Make sure you've got your CV and cover letter showing how you meet our essentials ready to upload. If you're applying from an external job board you'll be redirected to our careers website. (Please note, we only accept applications through our careers website.)

Contract Type
Fixed term employee

Contract End Date
29 Feb 2028

Contract Basis

Contractual Hours
37.50

Job Location
East Midlands (Nottingham); East of England (Norwich); London; North East (Newcastle Upon Tyne); North West (Manchester); South Coast (Bournemouth); South East (Kent); South West (Bristol); West Midlands (Birmingham); Yorkshire & The Humber (Leeds)

Job Level
3

DBS Required
Enhanced with Barred List

Salary Package (£)
43,406.96

Compensation & Benefits
Employees based in London will receive £3000 London Weighting Allowance in addition to the advertised salary package.
Advertised Salary, London Weighting Allowance and Annual Leave entitlement are FTE. They will be pro-rata'd for part time and fixed term positions.
Teach First's core benefits include 27 days holiday per annum (3 of which must be taken during the holiday shutdown period between Christmas Day and New Year's Day), participation in the pension scheme via Salary Exchange (with an employer contribution of up to 6%), life assurance, income protection and private healthcare. Through our flexible benefits platform access to subsidised dental membership, health screening, discounted gym membership, travel insurance, Give As You Earn and the option to buy annual leave.

Next Steps
We aim to update candidates if we'll take their application forward within 10 working days of the closing date. We will not review any applications received after the closing date.

Closing Date
21 Oct 2026