Lead Art Teacher

Are you passionate about Art and education? Do you have the creativity, vision, and leadership to inspire students and drive forward the success of the Art department?

Our students are truly exceptional – intelligent, articulate, funny, and welcoming. They value the support and care they receive, and they deserve nothing less than the very best. We are committed to ensuring they experience this consistently, in every aspect of school life, every single day.

We are a true comprehensive school which is built on strong family values, where everyone is seen, recognised and valued. This has led to us becoming one of the most successful and oversubscribed schools in the region. To continue to fulfill our ambitions for our students we need outstanding staff who are dedicated, passionate, dynamic, caring and inspiring. We firmly believe we have a world-class staff team, and we're excited to welcome an outstanding Lead Art Teacher who can combine artistic expertise with a commitment to high-quality teaching and learning.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape and lead the vision for Art across the school, ensuring high-quality teaching and learning that inspires creativity, innovation, and excellence in our students.

As Lead Art Teacher, you will play a key part in further developing the curriculum, building on the outstanding results, and nurturing a love of the arts in students through experiences within and outside the classroom.

In return, the successful applicant will become part of a school community built on strong family values, where staff are well-supported, well-resourced, and genuinely appreciated. This includes:

● Sensible, manageable workload policies and a recognition of the importance of work-life balance. and as such our staff community thrives with excellent staff retention.

● The chance to work in a setting where your impact on young lives is valued – not just in academic success, but in emotional and social wellbeing too.

● A welcoming school where everyone – staff and students alike – is treated with dignity and respect

● A culture where staff wellbeing is a priority, and everyone is encouraged, valued, and backed by leadership

● Outstanding resources and facilities

● Community based school who recognise the important role the school plays in the town

● Strong leadership at all levels which seeks to involve staff in decision making

● Bespoke CPD programme for every member of staff, based on individual needs and aspirations. This post would be suitable for someone considering training to teach, which can be supported.

Baysgarth School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to apply for enhanced disclosure from the DBS.

Whether you're an experienced art specialist, an aspiring leader, or someone with the creativity, passion, and drive to inspire young people through the arts, we’d love to hear from you! Further details can be found on our school website. If you would like to discuss any aspect of the post or arrange a visit, please contact our Deputy Headteacher, Andrew North, at andrew.north@baysgarthschool.co.uk.

Closing date for applications is Friday 17th October 8.00am

Interviews to be held week commencing 20th October