About the role
Queen Elizabeth’s School is a rapidly-improving Upper School, set in the beautiful Dorset countryside. We are looking to appoint a passionate and inspiring teacher to lead our Design & Technology department. This is an exciting opportunity for a committed and enthusiastic professional to join our school.
Are you passionate about design and technology and dedicated to inspiring and motivating students? If so, we would like to hear from you.
Actual Salary £32,916 – £45,352 per annum (M1 to M6).
In addition a TLR 2.3 is offered for Design & Technology Subject Lead.
This job is Full Time.
It is offered on a Permanent basis.
Start date 13-Apr-2026.
We can offer you:
1. Centralised curriculum and behaviour systems which enable you to focus on your core purpose: teaching excellent lessons
2. Teaching across Key Stages 3, 4 and 5
3. Assessment strategies which support wellbeing and workload
4. Excellent CPD opportunities
5. An opportunity to join a dedicated team of supportive staff
6. A positive, supportive community of staff, local school committee members, the Trust and parents
Ideally, we would like to appoint someone who has:
* The ability to teach Product Design
* An awareness of Rosenshine’s principles of instruction
* An understanding of key substantive and disciplinary concepts in design & technology
* An awareness of some of the concepts explored in Tom Sherrington’s ‘Walkthru’ series or Doug Lemov’s ‘Teach Like a Champion’ series.
Please refer to the attached for more details about the role.
If you have any further questions, please contact the recruitment team by emailing [email protected] or on 01202 885233.
Further Information
Queen Elizabeth’s School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
Keeping Children Safe in Education
The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
About Us
Queen Elizabeth’s School, located in Wimborne, is a coeducational Church of England, Comprehensive Upper School within the Initio Learning Trust.
There is a strong commitment to comprehensive education and a focus on creating an environment that supports continual school improvement and the attainment of all students.
Our vision is linked to a commitment to hope for all students and which permeates all aspects of our school and is underpinned by the Trust’s values of Collaboration, Ambition and Respect.
For more information please visit our school website:
We welcome visits to our school – if you would like to arrange a visit or require more information, please refer to the contact details above.
Initio Learning Trust offers a welcoming and supportive environment and can provide:
* a genuine commitment to supporting professional development
* a supportive and flexible working environment which offers equal opportunities for all
* free onsite parking
* access to the local government or teachers pension scheme
* a range of employee benefits including Cycle to Work and Health Cash Plan
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