At Outcomes First Group, we believe in better work/life balance and were putting wellbeing first.
Thats why were proud to be part of a 4-Day Working Week (4DWW) trial, where you can work one day less each week (or equivalent hours), while still receiving your full-time pay.
Job Title: Construction Teacher
5 hours per week | Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent | Term Time Only
Start: January 2026
Are you a skilled tradesperson or construction teacher ready to pass on your expertise to the next generation? Were looking for a Construction Teacher to join the team at Bramfield House School where pupils dont just learn, they build, create, and grow.
As a Construction Instructor at Bramfield House School, you will deliver engaging, high-quality, hands-on construction learning that promotes pupils vocational, personal, and social development. Your teaching will equip pupils with valuable, practical skills for life and future employment, while nurturing key values such as teamwork, resilience, and problem-solving.
Alongside delivering your own curriculum, you will take a lead role in coordinating construction-based learning across the school. Working collaboratively with colleagues, you will ensure construction is meaningfully integrated into cross-curricular projects and enrichment activities. You will maintain the highest standards of health and safety, creating a supportive and inclusive learning environment where all pupils can thrive and succeed.
Deliver engaging, practical construction lessons in fully equipped workshops
Teach and inspire learners in bricklaying, joinery, plumbing, and decorating
Build pupils skills, confidence, and qualifications in line with industry standards
Motivate and mentor pupils with additional needs, including those with social, emotional and mental health challenges
Work closely with a supportive team to adapt lessons and keep students progressing
Monitor progress, tailor teaching and celebrate every breakthrough
Bramfield House School is an independent special educational needs school for boys aged 7 16 years who have social, emotional, mental health, communication difficulties and associated challenging behaviours, located in rural Suffolk. The School has a committed and innovative multidisciplinary team, extensive site and excellent facilities to support both learning and extra-curricular activities; we are in a great position to provide our pupils with the best education possible.
Acorn Education is the UKs leading independent provider of specialist education. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.
Why join Acorn Education?
We place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so youll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
Life Assurance
Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
Your Wellbeing Matters access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package thats right for you, including:
~ A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
~100s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
~ Cycle to Work Schemes
~ Electric Car Purchase Scheme
~ Critical illness cover
~ Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit
Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.