Head of Design and Technology

1 week ago

Bridgwater, United Kingdom Bridgwater & Taunton College Trust Full time

**Actual Salary**

Qualified Teachers’ Pay Scale plus TLR2A

**Contractual hours**

32.43

**Basis**

Full Time - All Year Round

**Package**

Employee Rewards Scheme - High Street discounts, wellbeing centre Generous employer pension contribution

**Job category/type**

Teaching

**Date posted**

15/09/2025

**Job reference**

REQ000369

Bridgwater College Academy is a secondary school located in Bridgwater. The school is part of the Bridgwater & Taunton College Trust.

**Head of Design & Technology**

**Start Date**:Anticipated (to be confirmed)

**Qualified Teachers’ Pay Scale plus TLR2A**

At Bridgwater College Academy we aim to provide a rich and varied education for all of our students. We believe that ensuring students realise their full potential depends upon a continuous drive for excellence by our staff.

You will also need to have good behaviour management skills and the ability to inspire and motivate students in order to raise standards and maximise their potential.

**What we offer**:

- A Trust wide leadership competencies framework
- A professional leadership development coach
- Personalised professional development supported by an exceptional team within the Academy and driven through The
- Continual Professional Growth Policy which replaces appraisal and pay progression
- Employee Rewards scheme - High Street discounts, Staff Wellbeing centre
- Please note, although we are ideally looking for a full-time colleague, we are open to discussing flexible working options_

**Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 28th September 2025**

We believe in hiring for potential and this means that we value individuals for the knowledge skills and experience that they have developed in every aspect of their lives. If you don’t feel that you meet all of the criteria listed in the person specification, we would still encourage you to apply.

We care about our staff and provide a number of benefits in addition to salary including a positive and supportive working environment, employer pension contribution of at least 23%, generous annual leave entitlement for all-year round staff, on-site gyms, free parking, access to a retail discounts platform and Employee Assistance Programme. Helping you achieve a good work life balance is important to us. Lots of our colleagues work flexibly including part time hours and/or job shares and we are happy to discuss these opportunities with you.

Bridgwater & Taunton College Trust is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share its commitment. Our mission is that all children achieve. This post is exempt from Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974). A comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all applicants, which will include a check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

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