Engineering Teacher - Design & Technology
The JCB Academy
Rocester
- £34,320 - £52,841 per year
- New
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 19 August 2026
- Apply by:
- 17 March 2026
Job overview
If you love teaching engineering and like to collaborate with passionate colleagues, join The JCB Academy and work with a team who are committed to developing the engineers and business leaders of the future.
The JCB Academy specialises in engineering and business, teaching learners from Y9 to Sixth Form and providing Intermediate (L2) and Advanced (L3) apprenticeship programmes as well as an Engineering T Level. Our approach pairs classroom learning with practical application, and we have an impressive range of world-class industry partners who help with that. JCB, of course, but also including Bosch Rexroth, Harper Adams University, Rolls-Royce and Toyota Motor Manufacturing. Names that can turn heads with learners and lock in their learning engagement.
As a teacher at The JCB Academy you will work with wonderful learners in a school which has an innovative education vision, great links to industry and higher education and fantastic facilities. There will be plenty of opportunities for you to organise and be involved in exciting visits and activities linked to your curriculum, as well as to participate in extra-curricular enrichment days and residential trips, both in the UK and overseas. Teaching experience is not essential; if you have an engineering background, a desire to share your experience and knowledge with young people and a passion to change lives by developing the engineers and business leaders of the future, we would love to hear from you. You will be joining a supportive, enthusiastic and collaborative Engineering Team.
We offer a benefits package which includes an Employee Assistance Programme (financial guidance, legal enquiries, counselling, support for issues at home and at work); access to Blue Light Card, the UK’s leading discount provider for teachers, emergency services, NHS, social care sector and armed forces; salary sacrifice cycle scheme; interest free financing through BHN Extras to buy the latest technology through salary deductions, discounted shopping and discounted gift cards and eGifts; access to JCB’s dental scheme (monthly fee); access to the academy’s gym; long service awards (time off and financial rewards) starting at five years; paid time off for birthdays; paid time off for partner’s/child’s significant birthdays.
Situated close to Uttoxeter, you’ll have a picturesque market town on your doorstep and easy access to many independent shops, cafes and bars. Once you’ve explored that, there are plenty of characterful villages and cultural attractions to immerse yourself in as well as great travel links to major cities and The Peaks.
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About The JCB Academy
The JCB Academy is a school specialising in business and engineering. We teach learners from Y9 to Sixth Form and provide Intermediate (L2) and Advanced (L3) apprenticeship programmes as well as Business and Engineering T-Levels which provide additional choices post-GCSE.
Our approach pairs classroom learning with practical application, and we have an impressive range of world-class industry partners who help with that. JCB, of course, but also including Bosch Rexroth, Harper Adams University, Rolls-Royce and Toyota Motor Manufacturing. Names that can turn heads with learners and lock in their learning engagement.
We aim to change lives by developing the engineers and business leaders of the future. We do this by:
· Working closely with our world-leading industrial partners.
· Having dedicated staff who inspire our learners.
· Ensuring every learner has a meaningful destination.
We work tirelessly to ensure that those entrusted into our care have every chance to achieve success. It is important that learners achieve well academically to ensure that they can compete in the marketplace for higher education places and employment. It is also important that we work to develop those core skills essential for success, not just in the world of work but also in life. The JCB Academy looks to ensure that all learning enables young people to develop:
· Can do/positive attitudes.
· The desire to achieve through actions.
· Creative and enterprising behaviours.
· A willingness to learn in the pursuit of technical and academic excellence.
· Team work and leadership capability.
We have high expectations of each and every learner who will join us. Great store is placed upon self-discipline, good behaviour, uniform, teamwork and co-operation. These traditional values are at the heart of all we undertake at The JCB Academy.
We offer first class career development, excellent CPD, wonderful learners, an innovative education vision, great links to industry and higher education and an opportunity to work in a unique environment with fantastic facilities. There are also plenty of opportunities for staff to organise exciting trips and activities linked to our curriculum, to get involved in extra-curricular enrichment days and to participate in residential trips both in the UK and overseas.
Our staff benefits package includes an Employee Assistance Programme (including financial guidance, legal enquiries, support for issues at home and at work), interest free financing through BHN Extras to buy the latest technology through salary deductions, discounted shopping with over 85 big-name retailers and discounted gift cards and eGifts, access to JCB’s dental scheme (monthly fee), free access to the academy’s gym, free on-site parking, Cycle scheme and paid time off for significant birthdays.
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