The Crestwood School
Dudley
£32,916 - £51,048 per year
Salary:
MPS/UPS (32, ,048) + TLR2c (£8,611)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
01 January 2026
Apply by:
22 September 2025
Job overview
Head of Design and Technology
Start Date: January 2026
Permanent
Salary: MPS/UPS (32, ,048) + TLR2c (£8,611)
We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and one primary school with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivational Head of Design & Technology with the ability to teach to a professional standard who understands effective student learning through challenging, high quality and exciting teaching methods.
The successful candidate will possess the expertise to inspire and engage students, and will be determined to get the best from our diverse cohort of students, ensuring they make their very best progress. This will be achieved through planning and delivering engaging lessons, which will inspire our learners to succeed.
Applications are welcomed from talented and aspirant individuals who genuinely enjoy teaching and who have a commitment to continuing to improve students' achievement and attainment. We are ambitious for our students and take great pride in being a positive and supportive learning community.
Please see attached job description for more details.
Closing Date: 9am on Monday 22nd September
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Please contact Zoe Trevis at - if you would like more information regarding the role or to book a viewing.
In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, and as part of our recruitment process, the Trust will carry out an online search on all shortlisted candidates. This is to help identify any incidents or concerns that are publicly available which may pose a safeguarding risk or bring the Trust into disrepute. Any such findings will be shared with the recruitment manager and may be discussed at interview.
We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All required pre-employment checks will be undertaken, and offers of employment are subject to satisfactory outcomes. These include an enhanced DBS check with Children's Barred List information, identity checks, online checks, and verification of professional qualifications and references. Further details are available in Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025.
This role involves regulated activity and is therefore subject to:
* An Enhanced DBS Check including the Children's Barred List
* Verification through the DfE's Check a Teacher's Record (for applicable roles)
It is a criminal offence to apply for this role if you are barred from working with children.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, as amended). Certain convictions or cautions are considered 'protected' and need not be disclosed. Guidance on disclosure is available on the Ministry of Justice website: Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
For information on the filtering of cautions and convictions, visit the DBS Filtering Guidance: DBS Filtering Guidance
As a Trust, we are committed to ensuring that during all stages of recruitment and selection, no applicant is disadvantaged or discriminated against based on any protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.
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About The Crestwood School
The Crestwood School
Bromley Lane, Kingswinford
West Midlands
DY6 8QG
United Kingdom
The Crestwood School is part of the Invictus Education Trust, to learn more about the Trust please click
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or visit our website
here
The Crestwood School is a secondary school for children between the ages of 11 and 16. It is a coeducational establishment which was converted to academy status in March 2015. It is based in the town of Kingswinford, West Midlands, in Dudley.
Crestwood School exists to provide an unrivalled learning environment for the young people in our local and wider community. Through our teaching and pastoral care we aim to develop independent young people with a thirst for learning. We encourage students to strive to make more progress than is expected of them. We encourage students to strive to achieve more than is expected of them. Our students know, if they do so, they will achieve more success than is expected of them.
The Crestwood School aims to help every student to develop into independent adults. The curriculum is stimulating and enriches the children's minds. Students who have respect and tolerance for others are valued by the academy. By working hard, the students should be able to achieve excellent results with the support from the teachers.
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