Competitive United Learning Payscales plus TLR2

Full Time, Permanent

Easter 2025

1 December 2024

We are looking for a dynamic and motivated individual to join our Art, Design Technology and Vocational Department as the Deputy, a position that promises both leadership development and the chance to significantly contribute to the department's growth.
The faculty has a proven track record of academic excellence across all subjects, and we are looking for a dedicated professional who will play a pivotal role in furthering our students' achievements and continuing to develop our exceptional facilities. This role offers a unique opportunity for personal and professional advancement.
The successful candidate should possess a strong background in teaching Food & Nutrition, particularly up to Key Stage 5, demonstrating effective pedagogical strategies and a deep understanding of the curriculum to engage and inspire students in the subject.
There have been substantial investments to modernise facilities, including a fully equipped food classroom and Art gallery. With a strong emphasis on academic excellence and a range of extracurricular activities, including catering events and diverse clubs, the role provides valuable experience in fostering student achievement and advancing exceptional educational opportunities in a collaborative environment.
Campion stands out as one of the few schools in Northamptonshire to offer a comprehensive range of Design and Technology subjects, including Food & Nutrition, Engineering, and DT, in addition to Art at both key stages. This diverse curriculum not only attracts a high level of interest and enrolment but also promises to expand with plans to include Key Stage 5 for Food & Nutrition in the near future, thereby enriching the educational opportunities available to our students.
What we offer: More pay, more time, and more support.

• We offer the best pay in the sector - We pay an average of 5% above national scales, with starting salaries of £32,850 for an ECT.
• Three extra INSET days a year for planning.
• Health Cash Plan - We offer a health cash plan that gives you money towards essential medical treatment.
• Guaranteed Personal day – 1 paid personal day each year, to use as you want.
• Great training for your career - Excellent ongoing CPD and career development opportunities across the academy and United Learning.
• Wellbeing Support - Access to a comprehensive wellbeing programme, providing support with issues from legal and financial to family and housing; access to free counselling; and other wellbeing support.
• The opportunity to save money across hundreds of major retailers, through Perkbox.

We hope that our website provides you with plenty of information about us. Don't hesitate to get in touch with us if you require any additional information or want an informal discussion/visit.
Potential applicants are most welcome to visit the school and meet the Headteacher before applying.

Campion School in Bugbrooke, Near Northampton, is a co-educational secondary school. It became a Language College in September 1997 and an academy in 2011.
The school adopts the latest teaching pedagogy and staff engage in an internal teaching and learning development programme called “XL” (Leading to Excellent Teaching). A continual evaluation cycle measures the effectiveness of Campion School’s work and identifies the next steps to be taken to ensure continuous improvement in all areas of teaching and learning.
To ensure that all students in the sixth form are challenged an motivated, the latest equipment for interactive lessons is utilised.
Headteacher
Patricia Hammond
Values and vision
"Creating Brilliant Futures” for all our students is our mission. Our core values of Achievement, Character and Excellence underpin everything we do, we are proud to be Campion, we are proud to be part of United Learning. It sets high expectations and aims to encourage and support students to become caring, confident, independent young people who value their education and are ambitious for their future.
The school is keen for all its students to take full advantage of the wide range of activities which the school offers, both within the classroom and beyond, believing that exploring many different avenues will help to unlock their talents.
All members of the school community work closely together, aiming for continual growth and improvement in standards and opportunities, so that excellence is the norm.
Ofsted
“Sixth form provision is good. Learners make good progress because they are well taught. They are well prepared for the next stage in their education, training or employment.”
Campion School & Language College is part of United Learning. United Learning is a group of schools which aims to provide excellent education to children and young people across the country. We seek to improve the life chances of all the children and young people we serve and make it our mission to bring out 'the best in everyone' – students, staff, parents and the wider community. Uniquely, our Group includes significant numbers of schools in both the public and the private sectors, working together for mutual benefit. Our growing Group has over 100 schools, from Cumbria to the south coast, over 60,000 pupils and over 10,000 members of staff.