ROLE: Teacher of Design & Technology/Resistant Materials/Product Design Specialist
FULL/PART TIME: Full Time or Part-time available (0.8FTE)
SALARY GRADE: Teachers’ Pay Scale (Inner London)
REPORTING TO: Head of Cluster
COMMENCING: September 2026
We are looking for an enthusiastic and well-qualified Product Design specialist to join our dynamic and supportive department. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a thriving team in a well resourced and
forward-thinking school. This position would suit either an ECT (fully supported as ECT1/ECT2) or an experienced Teacher wishing to further develop their career.
The ideal candidate will have strong subject knowledge, with expertise in product design practices, including CAD/CAM. They will be confident in teaching KS3 Design & Technology and GCSE Product Design. The
candidate should have the ability to teach A Level 3D Design. The experience to teach KS4 Food would be an advantage.
The successful candidate will benefit from exceptional, purpose-built facilities, a collaborative team, and excellent support to help them thrive in their role. This post is available as a full-time or part-time (0.8) role,
and is for a fixed term of 1 year, initially, with the possibility for extension.
HOW TO APPLY
Burntwood is a popular, multi-cultural school. We put equality, safeguarding and inclusion at the heart of our ethos. Burntwood has a strong corporate identity characterised by our firm commitment to the UNICEF
Convention on the Rights of the Child. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people & vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We
particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups including: gender, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. The successful applicant will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check.
Please note, we are only accepting online applications through our career site on e teach. Other applications will not be accepted.
The closing date for applications is Tuesday 14th April 2026 at 11am.
Interview dates are to be confirmed.
Burntwood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
