Art Teacher with opportunity for Lead responsibilities across the Trust
Stansfield Academy, Exeter, Devon, EX2 7LBThis job expired on 11 July 2025
Start date details
October 2025 (Jan 26 acceptable)
Closing date
11 July 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
2 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Art and design
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,916 - £51,047
Pay scale
- M1 - UPS3
Additional allowances
SEN Allowance
What skills and experience we're looking for
This is an exciting opportunity to both teach Art at Stansfield Academy, and with the additional role of leading the Art curriculum across the Trust as part of the Trust School Development Team.
The role is based at Stansfield Academy where you will be responsible for Art provision and teach Art- up to GCSE level- for 4 days a week. As part of the broader Trust wide role, the successful candidate will have 1 day a week release to support the implementation and quality assurance of the Trust Art curriculum.
This excellent opportunity to make a difference will involve travel to our Trust academies in Devon and Cornwall, as well as times where you will be home based. We are looking for an experienced and exceptional candidate to drive forwards the quality of the Art curriculum and provision at Stansfield, as well as to support its implementation and impact across the Trust Art Subject Network.
Our ideal candidate will have excellent teamwork and communication skills, boundless patience and resilience and the ability and enthusiasm to make a difference with pupils who have a range of social, emotional and mental health needs.
For a full list of duties, please see the job description below.
Wave is dedicated to the safeguarding of children and Safer Recruitment Procedures will be followed. The position requires a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and we may carry out an online check.
What the school offers its staff
Health & Wellbeing
Pension
Training & Development
Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Free Parking
Further information about the job
Wave are an established and successful Multi Academy Trust, comprising of Alternative Provision Academies (APAs), Medical Academies (including Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s child and adolescent mental health unit ‘Sowenna’) and a Special Academy.
We provide education for vulnerable pupils aged 4 – 19 across Devon and Cornwall. The Trust has a national reputation for the delivery of outstanding pupil outcomes including enabling pupils to access the most appropriate education setting and transition to employment, training and higher or further education. The Trust educates over 1000 pupils and employs over 350 members of staff.
We Aim To
- Provide a balanced and broad curriculum that promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils and prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.
- Give access to the National Curriculum; provide opportunities for external accreditation, and, for those pupils with specific learning difficulties, effective and personalised programmes.
- Ensure all pupils are supported to develop positive attitudes towards themselves and others. Promoting emotional well-being and self-esteem; helping our pupils to recognise their potential and work positively within their community.
- We will respect all pupils and encourage them to become active participants in their own learning, develop confidence, independence, self-esteem and express their needs and desires.
- Seek effective and positive working relationships with pupils’ families, schools and other agencies.
- Enable effective outcomes for our pupils.
Commitment to safeguarding
Wave is dedicated to the safeguarding of children and Safer Recruitment Procedures will be followed. The position requires a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and online check.
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About Stansfield Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 16
- School size
- 53 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Stansfield Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@waveedu.org
Stansfield Academy is an Alternative Provision Academy providing full time education for children from 4-16 years of age. We cover Central Devon including Exeter, East Devon and Mid Devon and work closely with Devon County Council to ensure a swift transition both into and out of the Academy to minimise the impact of any transition on the learning of those young people.
Arranging a visit to Stansfield Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@waveedu.org.
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