Location: Heanor Gate Spencer Academy, Derbyshire, DE75 7RA, UK
Salary: NJC 3-7 (£21,290 - £22,670)
Education Phase: Secondary
Working Pattern: Full-Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Application Deadline: Friday, 19th September 2025
Interview Date: Week beginning Monday 22nd September 2025
About Us
We are seeking to appoint appoint an enthusiastic and suitably experienced individual to join the Design, Technology and Visual Arts Department. We need someone who is passionate about helping every child succeed and improve their life chances. The successful candidate will have the ability to work well with students and teaching staff, supporting the efficient, effective and safe delivery of the food curriculum, including supporting students on the Level 2 Hospitality and Catering course.
The successful candidate would be expected to undertake any reasonable task asked of them by the Head of Department and include tasks such as setting up for practical lessons, ordering ingredients and cleaning the kitchen environment.
Heanor Gate Spencer Academy
Heanor Gate Spencer Academy is an
'Outstanding' secondary school and sixth form
(Ofsted, June 2023) which is oversubscribed in Year 7 for the second successive year. We are extremely proud of our inspection report which is a testament to 7 years of school improvement. It states that "teachers are subject experts", "pupils are ambitious about their future", "classrooms are calm places, where pupils focus on their learning" and "leaders are relentless in their desire to provide the absolute best education for all pupils and to serve the local community".
Read More About Our Outstanding Ofsted Report Here
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Over the past 8 years we have developed an inclusive, disciplined culture which has culminated in a student body full of aspiration, commitment and success. The staff buy into #TeamHeanor and this ethos of collegiality, team values and moral compass is what makes the unique working environment at Heanor Gate so enjoyable and fulfilling.
As Well As The Staff Being United By The Concept Of #TeamHeanor, To Ensure That Our Students Succeed At School And In Life, All Students Work Towards Demonstrating The Following Values In All Aspects Of School Life
* Respect
* Pride
* Unity
* Resilience
* Integrity
* Organisation
Through an ethos of 'Aspire, Learn and Achieve', we believe that all of our students will achieve their very best educational outcomes. This ethos is at the heart of everything that we do. We want our students to believe that they can achieve whatever they want to with hard work, resilience and self-motivation.
We deliver a challenging yet inspiring curriculum and an unrivalled level of academic and pastoral support, and believe that what we offer students will support them to achieve success in the classroom and beyond; academically, personally and socially. Through our curriculum and extra-curricular offer, we aim to instil students with a love of learning as well as helping them to become responsible, independent members of the community who go on to a range of destinations including Russell Group universities, higher level apprenticeship and local industry.
We have a strong culture of professional development for teachers and support staff at all stages of their careers. Our ECT development plan is extensive with bespoke in-house training, closely aligned with the Spencer Academies Trust ECT programme. For experienced staff, our in-house CPD programme is bespoke to need. All of this is complemented by access to opportunities to pursue NPQ qualifications, alongside CPD provided by Spencer Alliance for Leadership and Teaching. We also have a close working partnership with the Chartered College of Teaching, providing routes into obtaining Chartered status.
Spencer Academies Trust
SAT is an educational charity, Multi-Academy Trust and Sponsor of Academies. We have approaching 18000 children and young people in our academies and employ more than 2800 teachers, leaders and educational support professionals across the East Midlands. We aspire to be a leading regional high performing Trust, with a national reputation for excellence.
We currently have 18 primary academies, 8 secondary academies and 1 primary aged special school in our family of schools. All of our schools benefit from the collaboration and added value that being a member of our Trust offers and share our values and beliefs. Spencer Trust academies share an ambition to deliver results that compete with the very highest performing schools in the country and deliver a curriculum for students that is underpinned by breadth, opportunity and quality: one that seeks to give young people the opportunity to develop into well rounded global citizens that believe they can influence positive change in the world.
Mission
Our Mission is to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.
Vision
Spencer Academies Trust is an exceptional Trust, providing an outstanding education for local children.
We Believe
* All children have a right to a quality education regardless of background or ability, and have an entitlement to the opportunity of a secure progression route in their learning and development.
* Schools are stronger when they work in collaboration with each other, operate within a 'family' and are open to a true sense of partnership.
* We grow the effectiveness and sustainability of our schools by developing the people within them, and that through shared and equitable responsibility for quality and outcomes; we achieve more.
Applicants would be expected to share the Trust's high aspirations and expectations for pupils and staff.
If you would like to discuss the role, or have any queries, please contact Gemma Kidd (CTL for Technology) at or on
The Spencer Academies Trust Safer recruitment policy requires applications for this post must be submitted through our recruitment portal. CV's cannot be accepted. We are also required to request references prior to interview.
Closing date for applications is
Friday 19 September 2025
Interviews will take place
w/c Monday 22 September 2025
Early application is strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to interview and close the advert ahead of the closing date.
How To Apply
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Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and young people. Therefore, we expect everyone to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre- employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Barred List Check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and the completion of Level 2 Safeguarding training. It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity).
The Trust and its member academies are committed to promoting equality and diversity in both employment and education provision. We aim to ensure that students, parents, governors, employees, contractors, partners, clients and other stakeholders within the Trust community are treated fairly, and with dignity and respect regardless of Protected Characteristics.
Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer
Job Description
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Benefits
We offer a comprehensive range of employee benefits, please visit: Spencer Academies Trust - Employee Benefits
Alongside the wealth of CPD opportunities, we also recognise the importance of staff wellbeing. We offer a broad wellbeing package ranging from free access to our on-site gym, staff support groups and weekly wellbeing breakfast.
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