Salary: GDST Teachers’ scale: FTE 1 from £41,730 per annum. Scale subject to 26.27 annual pay award and dependent on experience
Contract: Permanent and full time
Required from: September 2026
The Product Design Department at Putney High School is a vibrant and dynamic centre of creativity. As part of the newly formed Creative Visual Arts and Technology Faculty – bringing together Textiles, Art, Design Thinking and Computer Science – we deliver a relevant, future focused and innovative curriculum. Our aim is to develop deep creative thinkers and the makers of the future through intellectually stimulating and challenging learning experiences.
Practical problem solving lies at the heart of our approach. Students benefit from excellent workshop facilities, specialist equipment and the expertise of a highly skilled full-time technician. Our studios provide an exciting hub for cross material prototyping, offering the technologies (Bambu Lab, Formlabs 3D printers, Flux Beamo laser cutter) and environment needed to foster ambitious design practice grounded in a culture of creativity and STEAM.
From the very beginning of their journey at Putney, students are immersed in design enquiry. In Key Stage Three, projects span metalwork, CAD/CAM, electronics and timber joinery. At GCSE, pupils can study AQA Design and Technology, progressing to AQA Product Design at A Level. The Creative Visual Arts and Technologies Faculty recorded exceptional outcomes last year, with all GCSE students awarded grades 7-9, and an impressive 54% achieving grade 9. At A Level, the department continues to perform at the highest standard, maintaining 78% A-A*. The achievement of six A grades* underscores the department’s exemplary academic excellence.
Product Design at Putney thrives far beyond the classroom. Our extensive co curricular programme encourages students to pursue design independently and collaboratively. The weekly Product Design Club – led by our own Design Scholars – offers challenge and enrichment for pupils, with a particular focus on upcycling and creative problem solving. All Sixth Formers benefit from weekly Futures seminars to support the development of their design portfolios for university and work experience applications.
The department has an excellent record of success in the prestigious Arkwright Engineering Scholarship programme, and our A Level students consistently achieve strong outcomes. Many progress to competitive STEAM degrees, with recent destinations including Central Saint Martins, Cambridge and Durham, as well as leading international universities.
We are seeking an outstanding Teacher of Product Design to join our forward thinking, highly skilled and welcoming department. We offer a rich and challenging curriculum to bright, curious young designers, supported by superb in house professional development and the extensive opportunities available across the GDST. We are well placed to support both Early Career Teachers and experienced practitioners alike.
About the School
As one of the UK’s leading schools, Putney High School is rightly proud of its exceptional academic results and pastoral care. A spirit of intellectual agility and engagement is at the heart of the school’s ethos, with pupils stretched, challenged, and supported inside the classroom and beyond.
The school is set in leafy, tranquil grounds close to the heart of Putney and to the River Thames.
The school is part of the GDST, the UK’s leading network of independent girls’ schools. We can offer a variety of benefits, such as:
• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment
• Generous pension scheme
• Free life assurance benefit
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities
• Training grants for qualifications
• Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and season ticket loans
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Retail and lifestyle discounts
• Financial guidance and support
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
For further information about the school, role and person, please refer to the Candidate Brief under the Attachments.
Applications must be received by Monday 27th April 2026 at 9am.
Interview date: Wednesday 6th May 2026.
Putney High School and the GDST are committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.
Putney High School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including online checks, checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.