CORE PURPOSE

We require an ambitious, highly skilled Art & Design Teacher to deliver elite visual arts instruction across Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, and Key Stage 5. Operating within a high-achieving, academically selective grammar school framework, the successful candidate will facilitate a rigorous, studio-led curriculum designed to cultivate exceptional technical mastery, critical contextual analysis, and sophisticated conceptual development, preparing all pupils thoroughly for terminal GCSE Fine Art and linear A-Level Art, Craft and Design examinations.

THE SCHOOL

Our grammar school operates as a center of academic excellence, dedicated to nurturing exceptional cognitive capability, intellectual curiosity, and creative innovation. The campus features light-filled, specialist art studios, dedicated printmaking facilities, digital media suites, and an exhibition space. Our behavior management framework relies on an established culture of scholarly self-discipline, high personal accountability, and artistic focus, maintaining a calm, sophisticated, and highly productive studio environment where pupils can safely explore advanced mediums and undertake complex independent projects.

KEY TASKS & DAILY OPERATIONS

• Advanced Technical & Fine Art Instruction: Plan, resource, and deliver high-impact art lessons across all key stages, embedding rigorous skills-based workshops in drawing, oil painting, sculpture, printmaking, and mixed media.

• Contextual & Critical Analysis Studies: Cultivate advanced critical thinking by integrating art history, contemporary visual culture, and critical theory into practical design work, guiding pupils to articulate complex analytical concepts in their portfolios.

• Elite Portfolio & NEA Moderation: Guide GCSE and A-Level examination cohorts meticulously through the demanding requirements of their personal portfolios and externally set assignments, tracking progress metrics to ensure exceptional high-grade boundary retention.

• Studio Logistical Management: Oversee the department's premium equipment and materials with meticulous care, managing specialized stock allocation, organizing gallery excursions, and maintaining a safe, highly functional workspace environment.

• Academic Pastoral Mentorship: Fulfill full form tutor and academic mentor responsibilities within an established pastoral framework, supporting student wellbeing, managing university application guidance (UCAS) for creative industries and architecture pathways, and maintaining professional communication with families.

PROFILE REQUIREMENTS

• Qualifications: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or a recognised equivalent teaching credential, paired with a strong honours degree in Fine Art, Visual Communication, or a closely related contemporary arts discipline.

• Pedagogical Capability: A proven track record or clear capacity to deliver top-tier progress metrics and exceptional high-grade outcomes in terminal public GCSE and A-Level examinations through structured, rigorous pedagogy.

• Precision-Driven Ethos: An unwavering commitment to creative and academic excellence, possessing the exceptional organizational skills, intellectual passion, and technical capability required to challenge and stretch highly capable young artists.

REGIONAL CONTEXT

• The City of Rebels, Literature, and Creative Arts: Based in the culturally rich city of Nottingham, the school capitalizes on a unique regional identity celebrated for its textile heritage, vibrant live arts scene, and creative innovation. The city's thriving visual arts infrastructure—anchored by Nottingham Contemporary, the Lakeside Arts centre, and the creative hubs within the Lace Market—provides an inspiring, real-world backdrop for modern media analysis, public sculpture projects, and historical art studies, connecting classroom fine art directly to regional artistic networks.

• Connectivity & Infrastructure: The campus benefits from excellent East Midlands transport infrastructure, offering straightforward road commuting via the M1 motorway, the A52, and the A46 corridors. Public transit networks operate seamlessly across the metropolitan area, utilizing an extensive local bus system and the modern Nottingham Express Transit (NET) tram network, alongside Nottingham railway station, which provides frequent East Midlands Railway and CrossCountry services linking the school directly to Derby, Leicester, Sheffield, and Newark.

APPLICATION INTAKE

Please submit your current CV to begin the application process.