Design Technology teacher
Start date - September 2026
Location: Poole Dorset, BH15 4BQ
Salary: Competitive - United Learning Pay Scale (ECT, PT or EPT – depending on experience)
Contract: Permanent
Hours : Full time (37.5hrs)
Are you an outstanding Design Technology Teacher looking for an opportunity to join a dedicated and professional Art & Design Technology team? Or maybe you are an ECT looking to start your teaching career in a great school and fantastic location. If so, come and join our community.
You will be playing a key role in the Art & Design Technology department where a real emphasis is placed on the quality of learning and lessons are designed to inform, create, challenge and encourage. As a Design Technology Teacher, you will ensure the highest standards of learning, achievement and development for all students within these subjects.
The Cornerstone Academy is part of United Learning; a large and growing group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England. Schools within United Learning work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. Our intranet site, United Hub, is just one example of how we share these resources and communicate across sites, helping to simplify processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance. We reward our staff with wide career opportunities – between Primary and Secondary, Academy and Independent – better pay, benefits, and ultimately the satisfaction of helping every child at each of our schools to succeed and reach their full potential.
We’re focused on improving our drive to encourage every student to strive to achieve the very best they can be. If you share our ambition and are an outstanding classroom practitioner, it’s an exciting time to join the academy. You will have the opportunity to work with a staff team that is supportive, friendly and dedicated to providing the best for our students.
People often say after their first visit to The Cornerstone Academy how distinctive the school is, how pioneering we are and yet also how our care and compassion clearly permeates all our work in all the best ways. Imagine, then, how transformative that environment is for the children who study and grow into adults here. This also applies to our staff; we have a fantastic team and we are all very proud to be working at The Cornerstone Academy.
For information about this exciting opportunity and to apply please visit
or United Learning Careers website
Please note we do not accept CV’s
Closing date: Tuesday 24th February
Shortlisting date: Wednesday 25th February
Interview date: Monday 2nd March
Please be available for interview on the date detailed above; you will be advised by close of play on Wednesday 25th February if you have been successfully shortlisted.
Please note we reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum amount of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
This school is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, governors and volunteers to share the same commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS clearance.