Art & Photography Teacher

Debden Park High School, Loughton, Essex, IG10 2BQ

9 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  9 May 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  29 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: Art and design
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday to Friday 32.5 hours per week
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 Year - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Full-time equivalent salary: Between £20,000 and £40,000

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to appoint an exceptional professional who is both ambitious and committed to teaching Art and Photography. You will join a highly successful and talented team who strive to bring out the best in our students and promote success within the team. The role will involve teaching Art and Photography and would be suitable for an ECT or an Art and Photography teacher who is looking to develop their experience. Art & Photography are extremely popular choices at Debden, & students are highly successful at both GCSE & A Level.

What the school offers its staff

Debden Park High School is a heavily oversubscribed Academy that Ofsted judged to be Outstanding in January 2017. We constantly achieve outstanding outcomes for our students. The Art and Photography Team delivers an exceptional curriculum experience for students through inventive, well planned & resourced schemes that are constantly reflected upon. We are a team & a school that values collaboration between professionals, & through our weekly staff training sessions work creatively together using the most recent evidence-led pedagogy to reflect on & plan an outstanding experience for our students.

The successful candidate will be someone who is visionary, innovative and committed to moving learning forward in an exciting and active way; someone who is prepared to go ‘beyond outstanding’.

We are part of a family of schools within the Kemnal Academies Trust. Every week staff take part in 2 hours of Debden Minds which is a bespoke CPD programme focusing primarily on the development of teaching & learning. We provide exceptional career progression for staff, which leads to our Middle and Senior Leadership teams being composed of many teachers who began their career with us. We lead the Essex hub of the TKAT SCITT.

TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteersto share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full Safer Recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

TKAT is committed to equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic for example race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. All applications are treated on merit. This includes applications from individuals wishing to work full time, part-time or on a flexible basis.

Commitment to safeguarding

TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full Safer Recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to donna.james@debden-tkat.org

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Additional documents

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Teacher Job Description .docx.pdf - 219 KB (opens in new tab)

About Debden Park High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1065 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Debden Park High School website
• Email address: donna.james@debden-tkat.org
• Phone number: 0208 418 1202
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/debden-park-high-school-loughton

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Arranging a visit to Debden Park High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email donna.james@debden-tkat.org.

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