Art Teacher
| Posting date: | 06 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 May 2026 |
| Location: | Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2DD |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | e63781c1-2b81-4ec6-814e-90b18b5e0d56 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
• Teach Art across KS3–KS4, adapting lessons to meet a wide range of needs
• Experience of understanding the needs of pupils with SEMH or is eager to learn
• Use creativity to engage pupils who may have experienced disrupted education
• Build strong, trusting relationships that support emotional regulation and positive behaviour
• Work closely with our therapeutic and pastoral teams to ensure a holistic approach
• Celebrate every success — big or small — and help pupils recognise their own achievements
• Ability to teach other curriculum elements in class as and when required
• FULL Driving Licence Essential, including ability to drive a minibus and willingness to undertake Local Authority Driver Assessment
What the school offers its staff
• A supportive, skilled, and friendly staff team
• Small class sizes and a high staff-to-pupil ratio
• Ongoing CPD, including SEMH and trauma-informed practice
• Opportunities to shape and develop the Art curriculum
• A workplace where creativity is genuinely valued
• The chance to make a life-changing difference every day
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.
• Teach Art across KS3–KS4, adapting lessons to meet a wide range of needs
• Experience of understanding the needs of pupils with SEMH or is eager to learn
• Use creativity to engage pupils who may have experienced disrupted education
• Build strong, trusting relationships that support emotional regulation and positive behaviour
• Work closely with our therapeutic and pastoral teams to ensure a holistic approach
• Celebrate every success — big or small — and help pupils recognise their own achievements
• Ability to teach other curriculum elements in class as and when required
• FULL Driving Licence Essential, including ability to drive a minibus and willingness to undertake Local Authority Driver Assessment
What the school offers its staff
• A supportive, skilled, and friendly staff team
• Small class sizes and a high staff-to-pupil ratio
• Ongoing CPD, including SEMH and trauma-informed practice
• Opportunities to shape and develop the Art curriculum
• A workplace where creativity is genuinely valued
• The chance to make a life-changing difference every day
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.