Teacher of Design and Technology

Longfield Academy has a great opportunity for a Teacher of Design and Technology to join our highly experienced and successful department from September 2024. This is an exciting time to join an incredibly strong department both in terms of the teaching and support, giving you great access to a range of resources. If you are committed to inspiring the next generation of designers, engineers, and problem solvers, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity!

As a Teacher of Design & Technology at Longfield Academy, you will play a pivotal role in delivering engaging and dynamic lessons that ignite students’ curiosity and passion for innovation. Through hands-on projects, real-world challenges, and cutting-edge technologies, you will empower students to explore the exciting intersections of design, engineering, and entrepreneurship.

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We are looking for a dynamic, emotionally intelligent and innovative teacher to join a supportive team that is committed to improving the life chances of young people. Joining Longfield Academy will enable you to work with like-minded colleagues who share your goals and ambitions. 

This is a full time role offering MPS commensurate with experience. 

Working with us: Longfield Academy offers a friendly and supportive working environment with innovation and collaboration at the heart of everything we do. The academy is recognised as an International Baccalaureate (IB) world school and delivers the Middle Years Programme (MYP) to students in years 7 -9. Our most recent inspection in 2018 confirmed that Longfield Academy continues to provide strong educational outcomes for students. The richness of our extracurricular activities allows our students to excel in drama, music, sports and STEM. Leaders of the academy are highly ambitious for all of the students. We have a strong drive for school improvement underpinned by a relentless focus on the core business of improving teaching and learning. We do not limit that ambition to the outcomes of public examinations; our students being prepared for life is equally as important to everyone at the academy. Our pastoral system is truly exceptional and we pride ourselves on the quality of care for every student. Our Post-16 provision continues to go from strength to strength, rated in the top 10% for Kent, with our students securing places at top universities.

Longfield Academy benefits from modern, state-of-the-art facilities for learning across all subject areas. We have a thorough and robust approach to school improvement, and the academy is well on course to becoming a truly Outstanding school.