Teacher of Design and Technology (ECT)

Royal Greenwich Trust School, London, SE7 8LJ

37 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  30 April 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 40,317.00 - 52,300.00

Teacher of Design and Technology (ECT) job summary

Teacher of Design and Technology (ECT) to start September 2026

Are you a dynamic and inspiring Teacher of Design and Technology looking to enthuse students about your subject and raise their achievement?

Our Design and Technology Faculty is committed to high achievement for all, ensuring every child makes strong progress, reaches their full potential, and leaves school as a happy, confident and well‑educated global citizen.

As a Teacher of Design and Technology, you will:

• Plan and deliver a broad, balanced and engaging curriculum for students contributing to raising standards of student attainment.
• Provide high‑quality teaching and effective pastoral support, creating a learning environment that enables all students to achieve their potential.
• Monitor students’ progress and development and set expectations in relation to standards of achievement and the quality of learning and teaching.

About you

We want to hear from you if you are:

• An Early Career Teacher (ECT) with QTS, or currently completing teacher training and on track to gain QTS by September.
• Qualified to at least degree level in subject area and/or good A Levels or equivalent.
• Unrelenting in your pursuit of excellence in all aspects of your practice
• Successful in working with young people and securing the best outcomes for them.
• Team spirited and prepared to go above and beyond to get the job done.

If you would like more information on our school, please visit our website: Welcome - Royal Greenwich Trust School

Interested candidates are encouraged to arrange an informal discussion about the role and/or to visit the school. These can be organised via the Recruitment Team:

Email - ustrecruitment@ust.london

Telephone - 020 3034 2375

Applications are reviewed and interviews may be arranged on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply promptly. We reserve the right to start or conclude the recruitment process prior to the advertised closing date. 

Please note, we do not accept CVs alone.

We do not accept applications via agencies. 

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

RGTS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS Check.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Royal Greenwich Trust School

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 854 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Royal Greenwich Trust School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/royal-greenwich-trust-school

Royal Greenwich Trust School (part of the University Schools Trust) became an 11-18 mixed comprehensive school in September 2017. We are proud to be a school which retains the importance of positive and productive relationships at the heart of our community.

In 2020, we opened our brand new £14 million new wing and moved into the next stage of the school’s development as our inaugural cohort transitioned into Key Stage 4.

In October 2022, Ofsted judged us to be a GOOD school across all areas within the framework.

The University Schools Trust is a unique partnership of six world-leading universities and three sector-leading bodies who are working together to deliver a shared vision of inclusive, high-quality and transformational education.

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