Teacher of Design and Technology (Food/Resistant Materials encouraged)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Your Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging and challenging lessons that inspire a love of Design and Technology.
• Monitor and support pupil progress, adapting teaching to meet diverse needs.
• Collaborate with colleagues to raise standards and promote academic success.
• Actively contribute to our inclusive school ethos and positive learning environment.

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for teachers who embody our values within a school community: Ambition, striving to unlock the full potential of every pupil; Courage, embracing challenges with resilience and high expectations; Confidence, promoting positive learning environments where pupils and staff believe in themselves; and Kindness, creating a caring, inclusive school culture where every child feels safe, valued, and supported.

• Qualified Teacher Status and a degree in Technology or a related subject.
• Strong subject knowledge and understanding of current educational developments.
• Excellent communication skills and a passion for inspiring young learners.
• A commitment to continuous professional development and innovative teaching.

What the school offers its staff

About Us - Medina College, on the historic and beautiful Isle of Wight, is located over two sites: our 11- 16 site on the outskirts of Newport, and the post 16 site, The Island VI Form, in the town centre.

Medina College is a proud member of HISP Multi Academy Trust, a forward-thinking educational community whose purpose is the provision of courageous, transformative education for all. Celebrating diversity and inclusion, our vision is to create and promote supportive environments that eliminate barriers to education and empower individuals.

As part of our dynamic Creative Arts/Technology department, you will play a key role in delivering an ambitious curriculum that equips pupils with essential skills for life.

What We Offer

• A supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Access to high-quality CPD and career progression opportunities across the HISP Trust.
• Opportunities to contribute to curriculum innovation and extracurricular activities.
• A school community that values creativity, independence, and critical thinking.

Commitment to safeguarding

HISP MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): Childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Medical Online and social media Prohibition from teaching Right to work Satisfactory references Suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.