Art Teacher
Wildern School, Southampton, Hampshire, SO30 4EJ20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026/January 2027
Closing date
12 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
23 May 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Art and design
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE)
Art Teacher job summary
Inspire the next generation of Artists: join our thriving
Art Teacher
September 2026/January 2027
Wildern Secondary School is a large secondary school in Hedge End, Southampton and we are looking for a passionate, enthusiastic, and creative Art and Photography Teacher to join our Art department. We are part of the RAISE Education Trust which comprises of Wildern School, Deer Park Secondary School and Boorley Park Primary School.
The successful candidate would be given excellent career development opportunities. For interested candidates who would like to work in a great school with a strong positive and supportive culture and work with a fantastic curriculum team with excellent GCSE results we would love to hear from you. This role is also suitable for Early Career Teachers. More information about our bespoke school led ECT programme can be found at https://wildernacademytrust.org/cpd/professional-learning/early-career-teacher/
Why Choose Wildern?
At Wildern, we’re more than a school — we’re a community. As part of the RAISE Education Trust each school within the trust follows their own bespoke, resourced and skilfully planned curriculum. We nurture both academic excellence and character development through a culture of collaboration, creativity, and care.
Benefits of working within our Art and Photography Department:
- All aspects of Art taught by all Art teachers at KS3.
- GCSE Art and GCSE Photography are both offered as GCSE options, starting in Year 9 and with a high uptake.
- A well-equipped department with 4 dedicated Art rooms.
- Use of new technologies to support GCSE photography and a kiln room for the teaching of ceramics.
- A wide supportive team within the faculty of Creative Arts.
- Dedicated technician support available 3 mornings a week.
- A long track record of good results with many students going on to follow creative career pathways alongside further and higher education.
- Well-resourced schemes of learning which are adapted and updated regularly to ensure subject knowledge is relevant and engaging for us and our students which are shared centrally with the team.
- Opportunities to develop CPD through curriculum meetings and workshops with the team as well as whole school twilights.
Why Join the RAISE Education Trust?
- Competitive salary and Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
- Two-week October half term.
- “RAISE a Hand” paid day off for personal events.
- On-site leisure centre with staff discounts.
- Exceptional CPD and career progression within Wildern or across the Trust.
- Supportive, friendly, and sociable staff community.
- Cycle-to-work scheme & free parking.
If you currently work in a school, please ensure one of your references is from your current Headteacher. Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may invite candidates to interview before the closing date. Closing Date: Midday Friday 12th June 2026.
Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we receive applications that meet the criteria. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
RAISE Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Wildern Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Wildern School
- School type
- Academies, None, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1800 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Wildern School website
Wildern School is a popular, oversubscribed secondary school situated in the Southampton suburbs. We are a school with significant strength in the CPD of staff, developing our teachers for the next stage of their careers. All students and staff alike can take advantage of excellent facilities which include a lecture theatre, digital media suites, a recording studio, both PC and Mac Suites, community sports centre and access to a professional theatre.
We are part of the Wildern Academy Trust which comprises of Wildern School, Deer Park Secondary School and Boorley Park Primary School.
This is an exciting time for the trust and all colleagues joining us.
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