Subject Leader for Design & Technology including Food Technology & Art

Subject Leader for Design & Technology including Food Technology & Art

Pay spine: MPS/UPS + TLR 2b (£6,064)

Start Date: September 2026

Ridgeway Academy is part of the Ambition Education Trust (AET). The Ambition Education Trust (AET) consists of ten schools in Hertfordshire; three primary, one nursery and infants’, one juniors and five secondary. Our Trust launched in September 2024 following the amalgamation of two established Multi Academy Trusts (MATs), Alban Academies Trust and Atlas Multi Academy Trust. As a member of the AET, we are able to maximise opportunities for rewarding careers and opportunities for personal and professional development throughout our wider organization.

We opened in September 2018, as part of the Alban Academies Trust, to great excitement from our community with the aim of becoming a truly outstanding school in the future. Our motto is ‘Everyone can achieve’ and we are looking to appoint an outstanding person who can help us achieve our ambitions.

We can offer you:

• A collaborative, supportive team with a passion for teaching and facilitating progress
• Enthusiastic students who are keen to progress
• Appropriate professional development through AET, coaching with experienced core leaders
• Use of gym facilities, guaranteed onsite parking, staff wellbeing programme

We are looking for someone who:

• Has a track record of outstanding teaching and learning and excellent subject knowledge in Design & Technology
• Ability to lead and teach Food technology
• Ability to teach Art
• Passionate teacher who puts student progress and engagement at the heart of all they d
• Be inspiring and dynamic
• Is willing to learn and help evolve the good practices already in place

Ridgeway Academy is committed to ensuring inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates and encourage those from underrepresented groups, and/or with protected characteristics, to apply. Ridgeway Academy is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, satisfactory references and medical clearance.

Applications are via mynewterm https://www.mynewterm.com/ if you have any queries, please contact the HR Officer by email BissK@ridgeway.aetrust.uk or extension 3373.

Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.

Closing date: 9.00am Friday 17 April 2026

Interview date: Week commencing 27 April 2026

Start date: September 2026