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St Damian's RC Science College
Ashton-under-Lyne
Subject Leader of Design and Technology
ST DAMIAN’S R.C. SCIENCE COLLEGELees RoadAshton Under Lyne OL6 8BHTel: 0161 330 5974 Mr S Logue, Headteacher Subject Leader of Design and Technology Salary: MPS/UPS plus TLR 2bStart Date: 1st May 2026 preferred or September 2026 St Damian’s is a heavily oversubscribed Roman Catholic Science College which is committed to the professional development of staff and promoting the welfare of children. We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic and innovative Subject Leader of Design and Technology to join a thriving Department. There is access to a well-established range of exciting curriculum materials that inspire and motivate pupils. Our Design and Technology department is highly valued, high achieving and well-resourced. It currently offers GCSE Food & Nutrition, BTEC Construction and the Built Environment and BTEC Hospitality & Catering. These results are the outcome of exceptional pastoral care, high-quality teaching and strong leadership. We are looking for a teacher who will ensure our children continue to receive an excellent education. The person we are looking for will be committed to enthusing children of all abilities, be passionate about teaching and learning, and will be supportive of the College’s Catholic ethos. We have achieved back-to-back outstanding and over the past few years we have been awarded a plethora of external awards. We are proud to be a high achieving Catholic school, who consistently produces at least good outcomes for our great children. Equally, we are also proud that we have a very stable staff who love working here and enjoy the benefits St Damian’s has to offer. St Damian’s is situated on the Tameside and Oldham border and is widely recognised for the quality of care it provides for all pupils and the professional opportunities afforded to all colleagues. The College is committed to safeguarding children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. CES application forms can be downloaded from www.cesew.org.uk. and further details are available from our website www.stdamians.co.uk Letters of application should be returned to Mr S Logue, Headteacher. Closing Date for Applications: 12 noon, 6th February 2026Interviews: week commencing Monday 9th February 2026
St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
Stockton-on-Tees
Attendance Officer
We are seeking to employ a confident, determined and caring person to provide a practical and strategic approach to further improving attendance and punctuality at this school. The successful candidate will:Enjoy working with young people and their familiesHave a positive and flexible approachCommunicate effectively and maintain confidentialityBe tenacious and refuse to stop until the required outcome is achievedAnalyse and identify student absences and take appropriate action to support students back into schoolSt Patrick’s Catholic College is part of Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust, a family of 32 primary schools, and 6 secondary schools. With more than 12,300 pupils and 1,500 plus staff, the Trust is now one of the largest Catholic Multi Academy Trusts in the UK.This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious educational professional to work as part of a supportive, friendly and dedicated pastoral team. If you are innovative in your approach and committed to having a positive impact on the lives of young people we look forward to receiving your application.We can offer you:A strong Catholic ethos where everyone is valuedHappy, enthusiastic and friendly pupilsHighly experienced and committed staff Supportive and committed governors and parents Commitment to continuing professional development
St Damian's RC Science College
Ashton-under-Lyne
Teacher of Science
ST DAMIAN’S R.C. SCIENCE COLLEGELees RoadAshton Under Lyne OL6 8BHTel: 0161 330 5974 Mr S Logue, Headteacher Teacher of ScienceSalary: MPS/UPSStart Date: 1st May 2026 preferred or September 2026 St Damian’s is a heavily oversubscribed Roman Catholic Science College which is committed to the professional development of staff and promoting the welfare of children. We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic and innovative Teacher of Science. There is access to a well-established range of exciting curriculum materials that inspire and motivate pupils. Our Science results are consistently outstanding and we are determined that this will continue. In the recent Inspection Data Summary Report [IDSR] Science Average Point Score was above the National average. These results are the outcome of exceptional pastoral care, high-quality teaching and strong leadership. We are looking for a teacher who will ensure our children continue to receive an excellent education. The person we are looking for will be committed to enthusing children of all abilities, be passionate about teaching and learning, and will be supportive of the College’s Catholic ethos. In both our current Ofsted report and Section 48 report we were judged Outstanding in all areas. We are proud to be a high achieving Catholic school, who consistently produces at least good outcomes for our great children. Equally, we are also proud that we have a very stable staff who love working here and enjoy the benefits St Damian’s has to offer. St Damian’s is situated on the Tameside and Oldham border and is widely recognised for the quality of care it provides for all pupils and the professional opportunities afforded to all colleagues. The College is committed to safeguarding children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. CES application forms can be downloaded from www.cesew.org.uk. and further details are available from our website www.stdamians.co.uk Letters of application should be returned to Mr S Logue, Headteacher. Closing Date for Applications: 12 noon, 6th February 2026Interviews: week commencing Monday 9th February 2026
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St James' Catholic High School
Technician for Creative Technology and Expressive Arts
Job overview
Technician
Cheadle, Cheshire
Start date: As soon as possible
Salary: Scale 3 £24,790 - £25,183 pro rata (actual £6,590 - £6,695)
Contract term: Part Time, Permanent
About the Role
Purpose
As a technician you will commonly take responsibility for:
- preparing equipment and teaching areas for practical classes;
- maintaining equipment and teaching areas;
- ensuring a safe classroom environment;
- supporting teachers in practical classes;
- helping students to obtain the most out of their learning experiences;
- carrying out administrative and other tasks related to the smooth running of the department.
- using and maintaining a range of workshop tools, equipment and machinery
- risk assessments and COSHH
- preparation of materials and ingredients while also ensuring all are in date
Principal Accountabilities Practical Tasks
- Prepare equipment for practical lessons, organise necessary practical equipment to ensure that the correct resources are available for lessons.
- To assist when required in practical lessons to support staff and children to help with maintaining health and safety
- Supporting individual children during a practical activity;
- Modifying apparatus and equipment for those children with physical disabilities.
Administrative Tasks
- Order equipment to ensure that the resources are available for lessons to enable demonstrations and practical lessons to run smoothly
- Photocopying, printing and duplicating
- Reporting any equipment or other maintenance issues promptly to your line manager
- Health and Safety audits, checks, reporting, servicing, ordering, repairs
Scope for Impact
The post holder is responsible for all equipment and ingredients and needs to ensure they are in date, are used safely and are fit for use in the various lessons.
General responsibilities:
- To become familiar with the school procedures and regulations as set out in the staff handbook and other documentation, as appropriate to the responsibilities and to follow these.
- To implement the school’s health & safety policy currently in force and assist with safeguarding the health and safety of children when they are on the school premises.
- To participate in arrangements for the appraisal of your performance.
- To carry out such other duties as the Head of Faculty or Headteacher may from time to time reasonably determine.
Line Manager Responsibilities:
The line manager will give guidance on:
- working with teaching staff;
- confidentiality of some work within school (pupil circumstances and assessments);
- supporting teaching and learning and helping children with their practical work;
- maintaining safe working procedures and the approach to risk assessments;
- setting up and maintaining displays
Other Specific Duties
Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task
undertaken may not be identified. It is not a comprehensive statement of procedures and tasks, but sets out the main expectations of the school in relation to the post holder’s professional responsibilities and duties. This post is subject to Enhanced DBS disclosure.
The post holder will be expected to comply with all reasonable requests from the Headteacher to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in their job description. This post is subject to Enhanced DBS disclosure and basic online checks
What the school offers its staff
St James’ Catholic High School aims to ensure everyone within our school family achieves their full potential, to encourage learning and development through faith, and to strive for excellence
Commitment to safeguarding
St James’ Catholic High School is an equal opportunity employer which is “Positive about Disabled People”. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently under-represented in the workforce, who meet the person specification for the post
St James’ Catholic High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form, and once completed send to headteacherpa@stjamescheadle.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Scale 3 £24,790 - £25,183 pro rata (actual £6,590 - £6,695)
Part Time, Permanent
Start date: As soon as possible
Apply by 28/04/2025, 11:00