Art Teacher

Long-term Teachers Ltd; Taunton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading education provider in Taunton as a dedicated Art Teacher from September 2025. This full-time role emphasizes creativity and inclusivity, supporting students with complex learning needs. Enjoy a nurturing environment focused on staff wellbeing and professional development.

Benefits

Opportunities for CPD

Support and advice during clearance

Small class sizes

Focus on staff wellbeing

Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities

Qualifications

• Essentials include QTS and teaching experience.
• Desirable experience with students having SEND.
• Strong interpersonal and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver engaging Art lessons.
• Support students to achieve their qualifications.
• Create a positive learning environment for SEND students.

Skills

Passionate about Art

Excellent communication skills

Compassionate and resilient

Team collaboration

Education

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Job description

Role: Art Teacher

Location: Taunton

Start: September 2025

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: £30,000 - £43,600 per annum (depending on experience and qualifications)

Long-term Teachers are proud to be working with a specialist provision in Somerset to appoint a creative and enthusiastic Art Teacher for a full time, permanent position starting in September 2025. We have a long-standing relationship with this school and have placed many educators over the years, including teachers and support staff.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a nurturing, inclusive setting that supports students with autism, communication challenges and complex learning needs. The school places a strong emphasis on wellbeing, therapeutic practice and real work-life balance, making it a truly rewarding place to teach.

About The Role:

As an Art Teacher, you’ll inspire creativity and confidence in learners across KS2 - KS4, delivering engaging, differentiated lessons that allow every student to access and enjoy the curriculum.

You will:

• Plan and deliver Art lessons to small groups and individual students
• Support students in achieving qualification appropriate to their ability level
• Use imaginative, structured teaching approaches that foster self-expression and independence
• Create a positive, calm and respectful classroom environment tailored to SEND learners
• Collaborate with colleagues across disciplines to support each student’s wider development

Ideal Candidate:

• Holds QTS (Qualified Teacher Status) - essential
• Passionate about Art and student-centred learning
• Previous experience teaching students with autism or SEND (desirable but not essential)
• A resilient, compassionate and flexible teacher who builds strong relationships with learners
• Excellent communication skills and an ability to work as part of a close-knit, supportive team

Why Join This School?

• A truly supportive working environment with a focus on staff wellbeing
• Small class sizes and high staff-to-student ratios
• Opportunities for CPD and progression within specialist education
• A therapeutic, learner-first culture where creativity is valued
• The chance to make a long-term difference in the lives of vulnerable students

If you’re a talented Art Teacher looking to use your creativity in a meaningful and supportive SEND setting, we’d love to hear from you.

Working with Long-term Teachers:

We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools.

LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.

Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you.

We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.

In addition you will receive:

• Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities
• Permanent job roles
• Support and advice during the clearance and onboarding process
• Working to Agency Workers Regulations
• Interview preparation, advice and support
• Statutory employment rights, such as; sick pay, holiday pay, maternity and paternity pay