Teacher of DT (Maternity Cover)

Start date: As soon as possible

Closing date: Thursday 1st October, 9.00am

Shortlisting date: Thursday 1st October

Interview date: Wednesday 7th October

Contract: Fixed term

Working hours: Full time, 32.5 hours per week

Salary Range: Main Scale/UP Scale

You will guide students through the essentials of practical design, material processing and workshop techniques in a structured environment. Your work will ensure DT lessons remain a highlighted, enjoyable part of the timetable where pupils build confidence and practical capability. Joined with a supportive faculty, you will help shape a curriculum that balances creative practical work with clear, manageable classroom routines.

What You’ll Bring

• Subject Knowledge: Strong understanding of the Design and Technology curriculum and practical workshop delivery.

• Classroom Management: The ability to run safe, orderly, and enjoyable practical making sessions.

• Collaborative Culture: A desire to work closely with colleagues across the faculty to refine shared schemes of work.

The "Why Us" Difference

• Workload-Sensitive Culture: We focus on feedback that directly benefits student progress rather than admin-heavy, performative marking.

• Professional Agency: We trust you as the subject expert. We provide the autonomy for you to lead in your context without micromanagement.

• Shared Growth: Access to structured CPLD and developmental coaching pathways across our network of schools.

For more details, please see the Job Description below. If you would like to know more about this opportunity please contact [email removed]

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.

River Learning Trust and Kingsdown School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. We are an exempt employer under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

We actively value the "different contributions" you can make. We want you to be at your best during the application process; if you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know.

Note: We do not accept CVs; please apply via My New Term. We reserve the right to interview and appoint exceptional candidates early.

Kingsdown School and the River Learning Trust

By joining our Kingsdown family you will join a team who genuinely cares and champions each and every student and each and every member of the Kingsdown team.

At Kingsdown, we know that staff and students thrive in a ‘healthy work culture’ and the wellbeing of staff and student outcomes is inextricably linked. We are committed to providing the best working and learning environment for all. The RLT has a staff charter and strong values, we uphold these values and commitments, and further build on these with our Wellbeing Strategy.

One of the core values of the RLT is that ‘everyone is learning’ and at Kingsdown we ensure each person has the personalised CPLD that they deserve. We do this through a variety of programmes that allows all staff to take a lead on their own professional development, with the support of colleagues within the school. We are also very excited to be launching our coaching model this year, to allow staff the opportunity to be coached and develop their teaching practice further, whatever stage of their career they are in. High quality CPLD and training are an integral part of our meeting schedule and time is given to curriculum teams to collaborate and learn from each other. Alongside this we have a personalised induction programme that allows for new staff members to join us feeling supported and welcomed from day one.

Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.

OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.

OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils.

OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.

Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide.