Art & Design Teacher

Twyford Academies Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A highly regarded educational institution in Greater London seeks an innovative Art & Design Teacher. This role includes supporting the Head of Art in curriculum planning and ensuring high teaching standards. Candidates should have a good degree and Qualified Teacher Status, along with experience in teaching Art & Design to KS4. The position emphasizes the importance of supporting disadvantaged pupils and offers exceptional professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Exceptional professional development

Positive working relationships

Supportive Leadership Team

Full-range Trust services

Qualifications

• Experience in teaching Art & Design to at least KS4.
• Knowledge of National Curriculum requirements.
• Understanding of recent curriculum developments.
• Reflective and driven towards self-improvement.
• Commitment to the school's ethos.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Art in planning curriculum.
• Ensure high quality of teaching and learning in department.
• Contribute to training in teaching and learning.
• Deliver a rich wider learning offer in Art & Design.
• Analyze student performance data.

Skills

Effective curriculum planning

Teaching Art & Design to KS4

Motivating students across abilities

Assessment of learning

Leadership skills

Education

Good degree

Qualified Teacher Status

Job description

2 i/c Art & Design Teacher

Salary: Main Professional Grade plus TLR 2a (£3,527pa)

Closing: Midnight Tuesday 10th February 2026

Interview: Interview Wednesday 25th February 2026

William Perkin Church of England High School is a highly successful and heavily oversubscribed school which achieves exceptional outcomes for its students. It opened as a Free School in September 2013 and its progress measures at GCSE have consistently placed it in the top 5% of schools nationally. It has a flourishing sixth form with a particular specialism in STEM subjects. William Perkin works closely with Imperial College London, The Royal Society and the Institute for Research in Schools (IRIS) to ensure our success as a centre of excellence for STEM. It serves the local community in North Greenford but benefits from being part of the Twyford CE Academies Trust which is the top-performing MAT in the UK. William Perkin has a strong and distinctively Christian ethos with open admissions criteria. The school is rated ‘Outstanding’ in all areas by Ofsted (May 2025) and was very successful in its most recent SIAMS inspection (January 2024). https://williamperkin.org.uk/

This is an exciting opportunity for an innovative teacher and curriculum who is ready to take a step into middle leadership alongside continuing to be a successful classroom practitioner. The successful candidate will support reh Head of Art in leading the department in terms of curriculum planning, standard of delivery across the department and progress monitoring. The successful candidate will ensure that the quality of teaching and learning in the department is consistently high and will contribute to the development of a culture of sharing good practice. Additionally, s/he will be responsible for the delivery of a rich wider learning offer in Art & Design.

The successful candidate will be an outstanding classroom practitioner with an ability to lead training in teaching and learning. S/he will be an experienced curriculum and assessment planner, will have experience of achieving outstanding student outcomes across a range of abilities and be an excellent analyst of student performance data. S/he be enthused by the prospect of leading and managing others to achieve common goals.

The successful candidate will feel passionately about the need to ensure that disadvantaged pupils achieve in line with, or better than, their non-disadvantaged peers, particularly in Art & Design.

You are warmly invited to visit us - if you would like to do this, please contact the Head Teacher, Amy Newman at [e-mail]

We offer:

• Exceptional professional development and career progression
• Positive working relationships at all levels
• A supportive Leadership Team
• A full-range of Trust services providing support and development

The successful candidate will have:

• A good degree and Qualified Teacher Status
• Ability to teach Art & Design to at least KS4
• Knowledge of the requirements of the National Curriculum
• An understanding of recent curriculum / learning developments
• An understanding of the strategies required to motivate and enthuse all students across the ability range as part of a whole school approach to raising achievement
• An understanding of the processes and techniques required to assess, record and report students’ learning effectively
• Ability to be reflective and driven towards self-improvement
• Energy and enthusiasm
• A commitment to the ethos of the school