Supply Design Technology Teacher – Secondary School | March 2026 Start
Location: Bath
Contract: Supply / Full‑time (Monday-Friday)
Hours: 8:30am – 3:30pm
Salary: Competitive (Dependent on Experience)
Are you a skilled and enthusiastic Design Technology teacher looking for a flexible role that supports a healthy work-life balance? We are seeking committed Supply Design Technology Teachers to work across secondary schools in Bath, with regular demand for cover across Resistant Materials, Product Design, Food, Textiles, and Engineering. While DT specialists are especially encouraged to apply, we also welcome teachers from related technical or creative disciplines who can deliver engaging, well‑structured lessons.
Supply teaching offers a great opportunity to experience different school settings, strengthen your teaching practice, and enjoy more control over your weekly schedule-without the additional responsibilities that come with a permanent post. Many short‑term supply placements naturally develop into long‑term or permanent roles, providing both flexibility and future career pathways.
The school provides a warm, ambitious, and supportive environment where students are encouraged to take pride in their work and develop practical skills with confidence. It promotes a culture where learners feel valued, motivated, and inspired to innovate. With excellent teaching, strong pastoral systems, and a wide range of enrichment opportunities, students are supported to grow academically and personally. A clear focus on aspiration, positive relationships, and student voice ensures young people feel empowered within a community that celebrates achievement, creativity, and technical skill.
Why This School?
- A welcoming and inclusive school community with shared values
* A culture grounded in respect, high expectations, and supportive relationships
* Strong pastoral care prioritising wellbeing and character development
* Leadership committed to staff training, professional growth, and wellbeing
* A forward‑thinking, innovative environment serving the wider Bath area
About the Role
As a Supply Design Technology Teacher, you will deliver engaging, practical lessons across KS3 and KS4, helping students develop technical understanding, problem‑solving skills, and creativity across a range of DT specialisms. You’ll bring strong subject knowledge, adaptability, and enthusiasm into a variety of classroom and workshop settings. You will establish routines quickly, maintain a safe and organised learning environment, and inspire students to take pride in designing, making, and evaluating their work.
Key Responsibilities
- Teach engaging and practical Design Technology lessons across KS3 and KS4
* Support students in developing skills in design, manufacture, workshop safety, and problem‑solving
* Follow school policies, schemes of work, and any provided lesson plans
* Maintain a safe, tidy, and well‑managed workshop environment
* Promote creativity, resilience, innovation, and independent thinking
* Provide targeted support for students in need of help with focus, confidence, or behaviour
* Contribute positively to the school’s inclusive, community‑focused ethos
* Encourage a love of designing, making, and engineering principles
What We’re Looking For
- QTS or relevant secondary DT teaching experience
* Strong classroom and workshop management skills
* Ability to motivate, support, and challenge learners of mixed abilities
* A proactive, adaptable, and positive approach to teaching
* A passion for Design Technology and nurturing students’ practical skills
* Commitment to safeguarding, inclusion, and school values
* Secondary experience preferred; ECTs are welcome
Benefits of Working with Monarch Education:
- Leading provider, Crown Commercial Service Approved
- Opportunity to enhance your CPD portfolio through our Affinity Academy
- Free Safeguarding training
- Refer a friend scheme – £200 bonus (you can make unlimited referrals)
- Online portal to manage your pay and timesheets
To learn more about us and what makes Monarch one of the leading education recruitment providers nationwide – please visit our website – About Us – Monarch (monarcheducation.co.uk)
Important Information:
- All pay rates provided are inclusive of rolled up holiday pay.
- Equal Opportunities – Monarch
- Affinity Workforce Solutions and Monarch Education are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and expects all its temporary workers to share these commitments. As this role involves working with children daily, regulated activity is that any successful applicant’s applications will, accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to 2 employment references, an enhanced DBS check and a right to work in the UK check.
- This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Monarch Education operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK. Whilst we will endeavour to contact you following your response, due to the high volume of applications we regret that this cannot always be possible. If you have not had notification from us within 30 days please take your application as not being successful this time but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities.
