Teacher of Art

Sigmatrust; Colchester; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The Thomas Lord Audley School is seeking a dynamic Teacher of Art to join their team from July or September 2025. The successful candidate will teach with enthusiasm, engage students in their learning, and contribute to a collaborative environment fulfilling the school's educational goals.

Benefits

Excellent pension scheme

Health Cash Plan

Free membership to Perkbox

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work scheme

Eye care plan

Annual free flu vaccination

Discounted gym membership

Discounted cinema tickets

Qualifications

• Willingness to keep up to date with subject knowledge & pedagogy.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with both adults and children.
• Ability to organize and prioritize workload.

Responsibilities

• Teach your subject with enthusiasm.
• Plan and deliver engaging lessons.
• Assess and provide feedback to students.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Education

Qualified Teacher Status

Job description

THE THOMAS LORD AUDLEY SCHOOL

Teacher of Art

(Suitable for Early Career Teachers or more experienced teachers )

Pay Range: Teachers Main Pay Scale or Upper Pay Scale

Actual Salary from: £31,650 to £49,084 per year

Start Date: July or September 2025

The Role

The Thomas Lord Audley School are seeking a dynamic, motivated teacher in Art to join our school from July or September 2025:

As a Teacher, your key responsibilities will include:

• Teach your subject with an enthusiasm
• Plan and deliver engaging lessons
• Assess and provide feedback
• Provide care, guidance and support to our young people.
• Work as a member of a team

The full details can be found in the attached Candidate Pack, Job Outline and Person Specification.

We're looking for you if you have:

• A willingness to keep up to date with subject knowledge & pedagogy;
• Excellent interpersonal skills with both adults and children;
• The ability to organise and prioritise your own workload;
• A positive, helpful and courteous manner when carrying out your professional duties.

Why work for The Thomas Lord Audley School, Sigma Trust?

We can offer you:

• Employment on Teachers Pay & Conditions
• Friendly and value driven workplaces
• A robust CPD training programme that enables you to flourish
• Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships
• “PPA+” - this is an on-going trial where full-time teachers are able to complete their PPA at home for one afternoon per fortnight rather than remain in school

Employee Benefits:

• Excellent pension scheme
• A Health Cash Plan
• Free membership to Perkbox, offering discounts and savings
• Employee Assistance Programme providing free and confidential advice
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Eye care plan
• Annual free flu vaccination
• Discounted gym membership at selected local gyms
• Discounted cinema tickets
• Eligible for Blue Light Card

Please note that an integration period applies to all new staff joining the Trust, to support introduction into the organisation.

Additional Information:

For additional information about the Trust and its schools, please visit our website https://www.sigmatrust.org.uk/our-academies

To Apply

To apply for this post, please click on the ‘apply’ button.

Please note that only fully completed application forms will be accepted and any CVs and accompanying covering letters will be disregarded. A Notes for Applicants document is attached for further information.

Successful applicants will be invited to attend an Assessment Day at one of our schools which will include a lesson observation, face to face interview and task.

Closing date: midnight, 22nd June 2025

Shortlisting date: 23rdJune 2025

Interview date: w/c 23rd June 2025

The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.

The Sigma Trust is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristics. This is embedded in our vision ‘To Be Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts’, where we believe we are strong and more successful working together, creating a workplace which celebrates diversity.