Newark Academy
Nottinghamshire
£32,916 - £51,048 per year
Salary:
MPS/UPS
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
01 January 2026
Apply by:
22 September 2025
Job overview
Salary: MPS/UPS
Contract: Permanent, full time
Closing date: Monday 22nd September 2025 at 9am
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Teacher of Technology and Food to join our team at Newark Academy, a high performing department that believes that every child can succeed and strives to secure true understanding for all students in their care.
By joining Newark Academy you would benefit from:
* A bespoke curriculum with high quality resources, which is constantly refined and improved via departmental feedback and discussion
* An evidence-based approach to teaching and learning, with underlying principles based on cognitive science and the autonomy to apply these within your teaching style
* A calm and purposeful environment where you will be free to teach without disruption
* An outstanding departmental and whole school CPD package designed to enhance your pedagogy regardless of your stage of teaching
* A high challenge, low threat approach to continuous professional improvement and appraisal
* Colleagues that enjoy each other's company and support one another both in and out of the department
* A leadership team that understands the demands of being a working parent
We are delighted to be able to share with you the final Ofsted report following our ungraded inspection on 4th and 5th February 2025. This 'significantly improved' rating, surpasses our previous 'Good' outcome and is the highest option Ofsted can select and award following an ungraded inspection. Please see the attached report for further details.
We encourage prospective candidates to visit the academy and can accommodate these requests during the week. Please contact us at if you would like to visit or have any questions about the role.
The Trust and school are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff will be required to undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with DfE requirements.
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About Newark Academy
ark Academy
London Road, Balderton, Newark
Nottinghamshire
NG24 3AL
United Kingdom
At Newark Academy we are highly aspirant and ambitious for our students and our community. We are committed to providing an outstanding, local education and are relentless in our pursuit of high standards of academic achievement and excellence for all.
As part of Nova Education Trust, Newark Academy benefits from the partnership and support of a leading educational trust with a proven track record of delivering outstanding education provision.
Through our ethos of 'Work Hard, Be Kind', every child is supported to achieve academic and personal success. Our expert teachers deliver amazing classroom experiences which engage and inspire children to develop a thirst and excitement for lifelong learning.
We pride ourselves on providing excellent pastoral care which ensures children are supported to grow as confident, resilient and responsible individuals who are able to make positive contributions to society.
We set unashamedly high expectations and standards for all so that our environment is one where harmonious teaching and learning can take place, ensuring everyone is happy and able to succeed.
Head Teacher
Inma Peña
Values and vision
ark Academy has a very clear ethos focused on the achievement and well-being of our students. We believe that a school should be at the very heart of the community and place high value on collaboration, partnership and service alongside a range of core values that compliment academic success.
Our GREAT core values permeate through everything that we do at Newark Academy and through both explicit strategy and implicit activity where all academy community members regularly reflect on them. We invest time to teach our students about these values and the importance of their reflections against them.
Our GREAT values are:
Gratitude
Responsibility
Excellence
Aspiration
Tenacity
We encourage staff to be creative, independent and ambitious. We expect them to challenge and inspire our students, providing them with the motivation and support necessary to achieve their full potential.
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