Cardinal Allen Catholic High School
Lancashire
£32,916 - £51,047 per year
Salary:
M1 (£32,916) to UPS3 (£51,047) plus TLR 2.2 (£5,871)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
01 January 2026
Apply by:
30 September 2025
Job overview
The Governors of this very successful Catholic High School wish to appoint a dynamic and inspirational Curriculum Leader for Design Technology.
This role will offer the successful candidate exciting challenges that will be both rewarding and fulfilling, and will support you to achieve your own personal career goals and aspirations. Governors would be delighted to offer an additional TLR for an appropriately experienced and exceptional candidate.
Cardinal Allen is a great place to work and an excellent community to belong to. We receive tremendous support from our parent body and our committed group of Governors. Our pupils actively engage in all aspects of school life, and there is a culture of mutual support and openness.
Governors hope to appoint someone who will:
* Love and care for our children as much as they would their own;
* Be, or have the potential to be, in every sense a great teacher;
* Be enthusiastic, resourceful and keen to ensure that the highest possible standards of pupil achievement, personal development and well-being are achieved;
* Have high expectations of both themselves and those they work with;
* Be able to lead and inspire colleagues to continuously improve;
* Always be willing to go the extra mile for our children.
The Design Technology department comprises five members of staff, including two technicians. There is a strong sense of team spirit and mutual support, as well as a passion for the subject and a determination to deliver a curriculum that will improve outcomes and allow each pupil to reach his or her potential. Teaching in the department is strong, with pupils enjoying lessons in this popular subject.
The department is well resourced, with classrooms based in the main school building. There are two fully equipped traditional workshops, an electronics workshop, dedicated computer design suite and food technology classroom. In our modern food room, there are a combination of gas and electric ovens, as well as air fryers to allow pupils to learn to cook in a variety of ways. Our workshops have six 3D printers and two laser cutters, and the dedicated Design Technology computers have a range of specialist packages, such as 2D Design, Rhino and several other CAD packages. All three main classrooms also have new ViewSonic interactive TV screens and visualisers.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
We are an ambitious school and want the very best for the youngsters in our care. First and foremost, Governors wish to appoint a dynamic and inspirational teacher of Design Technology; an individual with a sense of vision, and the enthusiasm, energy, and ability to develop a spirit of teamwork across the department and, possibly, the wider school community. We are looking for an exceptional candidate who will be excited to take a leading role and make a significant contribution to our journey in providing the very best for the children who have been entrusted to us. Governors want to appoint someone who is a 'grafter', a colleague who will give their absolute all for our children and staff, because they deserve nothing less.
Governors welcome applications from those who don't currently have a leadership responsibility, but would also be prepared to offer an additional TLR for an appropriately experienced colleague with a successful track record in a leadership role. Governors will be happy to discuss this at interview, along with what any additional responsibility might include.
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About Cardinal Allen Catholic High School
Cardinal Allen Catholic High School
Melbourne Avenue, Fleetwood
Lancashire
FY7 8AY
United Kingdom
Cardinal Allen Catholic High School is a co-educational, voluntary-aided secondary school based in Fleetwood, Lancashire, for pupils aged 11-16.
Headteacher
Andrew Cafferkey
Values and vision
Our school's ethos is based on the Christian tradition. It reflects the traditional values and standards that are respected and expected within an ever-changing world.
We expect all lessons to be stimulating, enjoyable and innovative. A wide variety of teaching strategies help personalise learning to ensure pupils are able to access the full curriculum, thereby encouraging creative and independent approaches to learning.
Our staff provide a wealth of enrichment activities for our pupils, including residential visits within the UK, Europe and even as far afield as India and the USA. All these visits have educational themes. In addition, there are frequent day visits to centres of specific educational interest that relate to all areas of the curriculum. These opportunities are available to all pupils.
Section 48 Denominational Inspection Report
'Pupils are proud to belong to Cardinal Allen Catholic High School; they are greatly appreciative of all that the school provides and how it supports and nurtures them. They feel encouraged and inspired to live by the school motto and be all that you can be.
Leaders and governors are deeply committed to the Church's mission in education; they are unequivocal in prioritising the Catholic life of the school. As a result, staff and pupils' understanding of the school's mission is outstanding. The ethos of the school is rooted firmly in the teaching of the Catholic Church. The fruits of this ethos are manifest in the pupils and staff in the school; through the very strong relationships and in the profound sense of belonging and of pride that exists. The behaviour and attitudes of pupils observed throughout the inspection were exemplary.
Cardinal Allen is an outstanding Catholic school; the capacity to improve still further is also outstanding.'
Ofsted Inspection 2022
'Pupils are happy to attend this kind and welcoming school. Pupils achieve well. This is because leaders set high expectations for all pupils, including those who are disadvantaged and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).'
View Cardinal Allen Catholic High School's latest Ofsted report
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