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Teaching Vacancies; Lyme Regis; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The Woodroffe School in Dorset is seeking a passionate Teacher of Art/Digital Art to join our Art Department. You will teach across Key Stages 3, 4 and 5 in a supportive team dedicated to high-quality teaching and student achievement.

We welcome experienced teachers and Early Career Teachers, with a comprehensive professional development programme and clear career progression. The school values staff wellbeing and a thriving coastal community.

Responsibilities

• Teach Art and Digital Art to Key Stages 3, 4 and 5.
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop and deliver engaging curricula.
• Foster students' artistic confidence, technical skills and creative expression.

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a passionate and ambitious Teacher of Art/Digital Art to join our dynamic Art Department in Dorset’s top-performing school.

This is an exciting opportunity to teach across Key Stages 3, 4 and 5 within a supportive and forward thinking team, committed to academic excellence and high-quality teaching.

Our students are motivated, hardworking, and eager to excel, creating a positive and purposeful learning environment. The successful candidate will be an excellent Art/Digital Art practitioner with strong subject knowledge and a passion for inspiring participation and achievement. They will be committed to nurturing students’ artistic confidence, developing their technical and digital skills, and fostering a lifelong enjoyment and appreciation of art and creative expression.

We welcome applications from both experienced teachers and Early Career Teachers. A comprehensive programme of support, mentoring, and professional development is in place to ensure all staff thrive.

Join us and be part of a school where staff are valued, supported, and inspired to achieve their best.

What the school offers its staff

The Woodroffe School is a vibrant and rewarding place to work, where dedicated professionals share a deep commitment to high-quality teaching and learning, and where students flourish both in and beyond the classroom.

As an 11–18 Local Authority maintained secondary school, we are proud to uphold a strong culture of teacher professionalism and autonomy. We believe that, in order to genuinely meet students’ needs, teachers must be empowered to drive curriculum planning and classroom practice; centrally imposed, one‑size‑fits‑all approaches simply do not work.

Our aim is to develop the whole child. Built on rigorous academic foundations and enriched by a wide‑ranging extracurricular programme, our curriculum supports students to succeed not only academically, but also as confident, thoughtful, and engaged members of society.

We are one of only 34 Maths Hub schools in the country.

Working for The Woodroffe School

We take pride in looking after our staff. We know that happy, healthy teachers are at their best, which is why we place wellbeing at the heart of what we do. Our comprehensive wellbeing programme and commitment to a sustainable work–life balance ensure staff have the time, energy, and space to enjoy the activities that make living in this spectacular coastal location fulfilling.

At Woodroffe, you will also benefit from high‑quality professional development, with clear pathways for career progression and opportunities for promotion within the school.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.