Second in Design & Technology
St Albans High School for Girls
St. Albans
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive. Attracts RP 3 (£3,412.21)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2027
- Apply by:
- 18 September 2026
Job overview
SECOND IN DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY
Permanent- Full-Time
Start Date: January 2027
The Second in Design and Technology will take responsibility for overseeing the delivery of the Key Stage 3 Design and Technology curriculum, ensuring consistency in the teaching of its core elements. They will equally promote the three disciplines of the subject – 3D Design, Textiles and Food Preparation and Nutrition – and seek opportunities to engage with each one. They will also oversee the Design and Technology 14+ and 16+ Scholarship programme, looking for opportunities to develop and enhance its provision.
Whilst the successful candidate will predominately teach 3D Design and will have experience in teaching Art and Design 3D Design or Design and Technology; Product Design, it is highly desired that they will be able to teach Food Preparation and Nutrition up to Year 9. Appropriate training will be provided if required. They will model the core school values, keep abreast of developments within their discipline, and challenge, support and inspire colleagues to be excellent teachers of Design and Technology.
A central component of the role is to ensure that Challenge for All and Teach to 25 philosophies are embedded within the curriculum. They are accountable to the Head of Design and Technology for the quality of their own teaching, and for all aspects of the Second in Design and Technology role. Second in Design and Technology is expected to be a form tutor and contribute to the extra-curricular life of the department and school.
This is a permanent position, offered on a full-time basis.
This position attracts RP 3 (£3,412.21). The preferred start date is January 2027.
Closing Deadline: 9am Friday 18 September 2026
Interview Date: Thursday 24 September 2026
Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and interviews arranged accordingly; early applications are therefore encouraged. We reserve the right to withdraw the advertisement once a suitable candidate is found
This position involves contact with children and will amount to regulated activity as defined by Keeping Children Safe In Education (KCSIE) for safeguarding children and safer recruitment.
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About St Albans High School for Girls
- St Albans High School for Girls
- Townsend Avenue, St. Albans
- Hertfordshire
- AL1 3SJ
- United Kingdom
We are very proud of our warm and vibrant community of ambitious young people, caring and talented staff and supportive alumni and parents.
St Albans High School (we call it STAHS) is one of the country's leading independent schools, offering a rich and diverse education to 1,150 pupils between the ages of four and 18. We are selective at all points of intake, and we are consistently ranked among the best independent schools in the UK.
Renowned for both exceptional academic provision and extensive co-curricular opportunities, STAHS pupils leave school as happy, confident and well-rounded young people ready to make their mark on the world.
STAHS has two sites, a few miles apart: the Prep School in leafy Wheathampstead and the Senior School in the historic city of St Albans, just 25 minutes from King's Cross/London St Pancras. STAHS is proud to be a truly 'through school', with the majority of Year 6 pupils joining the Senior School for Year 7 and beyond.
Our Senior School of around 830 pupils from Year 7 to Year 13 has a visible and audible buzz, bustling with difference; difference of opinions, difference of ambitions and difference of interests.
It is my privilege to lead a team of outstanding colleagues devoted to preparing the young people in our care to live lives of consequence, making a meaningful impact on the world. We work together in a warm and grounded spirit that is uniquely 'STAHS'. Please do see the Head’s Welcome on our website to find out why STAHS is such a special place.
Mrs Amber Waite, BSc Rutgers, MSc Oxon
Principal
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