Teacher of Food & Textiles
This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
About this Role
Lockyer's Middle School is looking for a Teacher of Food & Textiles to join our fantastic team. Could this be you?
Actual Salary £31,650 - £49,084 per annum M1 to UPS 3
This job is Full Time.
It is offered on a Permanent basis
Approximate start date 1st September 2025
We are seeking to appoint an inspiring, enthusiastic and highly motivated Food and Textiles teacher committed to providing the best quality learning experience for our students. This position offers an exciting opportunity to inspire and engage our students in the practical and creative aspects of these subjects. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, innovative, and committed to delivering high-quality lessons in a supportive and dynamic school environment.
We offer extremely motivated and high achieving students, supportive colleagues and a wide range of opportunities for professional development. This is a really happy environment in which teaching and support staff work together to provide students with a high quality, broad and balanced education.
The successful candidate will collaborate with the wider Trust team, join our well-established and highly popular Design and Technology department, and play a key role in ensuring students receive high-quality lessons and outstanding extracurricular opportunities. For the full-time post, the majority of teaching will be within the DT department, with a small number of hours allocated to areas outside of this specialism. We may consider part time.
Please refer to the attached job description for more details about the role.
If you have any further questions, please contact the recruiting manager Julie Brook or Bev Morris on 01202 692779 or by emailing recruitment@lockyersmiddle.org
About our School
Lockyer's Middle School is part of a successful pyramid of first, middle and upper schools in the Corfe Mullen area and is part of Initio Learning Trust. Our children join us in Year 5, aged 9 and make the important transition from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3, before moving to upper school at the end of Year 8, aged 13.
At Lockyer's, the talents and needs of every pupil are recognised and nurtured. We value the importance of developing the whole child through enriching academic, cultural, creative and sporting endeavours. Our aim is to ensure that, through the highest quality teaching of a broad, balanced and challenging curriculum, pupils are encouraged to develop an aspirational mind set which will enable them to respond positively to life’s challenges and opportunities. Our excellent pastoral care system fosters an environment where children feel safe and able to learn. Our expectations of high standards of behaviour and self-discipline encourage children to grow into respectful, inclusive global citizens.
For more information please visit our school website: https://www.lockyersmid.dorset.sch.uk/
We welcome visits to our school - if you would like to arrange a visit please refer to the contact details above.
Initio Learning Trust offers a welcoming and supportive environment and can provide:
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a genuine commitment to supporting professional development
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a supportive and flexible working environment which offers equal opportunities for all
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free onsite parking
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access to the local government or teachers pension scheme
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a range of employee benefits including Cycle to Work and Health Cash Plan
About Initio Learning Trust
Initio Learning Trust comprises 19 schools across Dorset, with our head office based in Wimborne. Formed in February 2023 from the merger of The Minerva Learning Trust and Wimborne Academy Trust, we offer outstanding education through every stage of schooling, from nursery through to upper sixth form. We believe in enabling every person to thrive within their role, and our core values of Ambition, Collaboration and Respect underpin the pride we take in offering genuine professional development opportunities for all our staff; and in our focus on staff wellbeing.
Working for Us
Initio Learning Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer and aims to provide an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process. If you would like to discuss any changes or support you may need as part of this process, please call or email the recruiting manager (see contact details above).
Initio Learning Trust values and respects the diversity of our workforce, and encourages employees to be their unique selves. Having a diverse and inclusive workforce underpins our core values of collaboration, ambition and respect, and we welcome applications from all sectors of the community regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, social background, religion or belief. Applicant shortlisting is done without reference to any personal data including your name.
Applying for a job with us - other things you need to know
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be verified.
Initio Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
In line with current safer recruitment guidance, we may collect further information for applicants who are shortlisted for interview including criminal record and social media checks, references and verification of qualifications.
All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2023). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.
Fluency in English is required for all student and public-facing roles, in accordance with the “fluency duty” (Immigration Act 2016). Please refer to the Job Description for further details.
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