Design, Technology & Engineering Technician in London

Competitive salary with progression opportunities. Local Government Pension Scheme. 24/7 access to a free virtual GP Service. Collaborative MAT network. Additional LAT benefits.

Are you seeking a new opportunity to join a highly successful comprehensive school that provides an outstanding education of excellence for all? Are you someone who is a passionate Design, Technology & Engineering Technician? Would you thrive when working with other committed and innovative practitioners? Leigh Academy Halley is now recruiting for a Design, Technology & Engineering Technician to join us in September 2026.

This is a truly fantastic opportunity for a passionate Technician to become part of a well-established, highly collaborative, and successful Design, Technology & Engineering team that works hard to ensure that students enjoy a challenging, dynamic, and rewarding curriculum. Students study Technology in Years 7-9 as part of our International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme, and the department offers a comprehensive range of subjects at GCSE in Key Stage 4, and as part of our Key Stage 5 provision. Our curriculum is enriched through our state-of-the-art Engineering and Design Centre which not only supports the development of our thriving STEM specialism but also gives students access to world-class learning facilities.

If this sounds like an environment within which you would like to work, apply to join our team. The successful applicant will be enthusiastic, flexible, well organised and able to work as part of a team, as well as having the ability to work alone when required.

We deem this to be a great position on the basis that:

• We offer a vibrant and committed Technology department passionate about technology, design & engineering and dedicated to supporting students throughout their learning experience and securing the best possible outcomes.
• We offer pupils the very best in learning opportunities by delivering high-quality teaching via our bespoke curriculum, alongside inspiring extracurricular opportunities.
• We believe in developing staff into outstanding practitioners through our excellent CPD programmes.
• This is further supported through our membership of the Leigh Academies Trust which provides regular teach-meets and co-operative training sessions within the trust to facilitate staff and student growth.

The salary for this position is £26,590 (£30,505 full-time equivalent), based on a 35-hour work week, term-time plus one week.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding, Equality & Diversity: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates – you can read more about it on the Careers site. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.