DT Teacher (Resistant Materials and Food Technology) - Permanent Contract Mole Valley, Surrey Full-time (term time only), September 2026 £35,000 - £45,000 per annum Interviews are arranged ASAP Most DT teachers will tell you the same two things. The classes are too big to run a practical lesson properly. And the subject is always the first to lose time, lose budget, or lose its place on the timetable when something else takes priority. If you have been teaching DT in a mainstream school for any length of time, neither of those will surprise you. You will have found ways to work around them. But working around something is not the same as not noticing it. This role does not ask you to work around either. The school is a specialist setting in Mole Valley, Surrey, for pupils aged 7 to 16 with Autism, ADHD, and Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs. All pupils hold an Education, Health and Care Plan. Classes are small, adult-to-pupil ratios are high, and the curriculum is personalised to each individual. Resistant Materials and Food Technology are not squeezed into the margins here. They are part of how the school builds confidence, independence, and practical capability in young people who need all three. The headteacher leads from the front. He works directly alongside his staff, knows what is happening in classrooms, and takes his responsibilities seriously to ensure teachers have what they need to do their best work. This is not a school where you will feel like a funct