Art Teacher (Fixed Term, Maternity Cover)

Watford Grammar School for Girls, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 0AE

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  20 April 2026 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  30 March 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Art and design
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £20,638.00 - £31,494.00 Annually (Actual)

Art Teacher (Fixed Term, Maternity Cover) job summary

Art Teacher

MPS/UPS (fringe area)

Maternity Cover/Part-Time 0.6 FTE / Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

A well-qualified and creative teacher of Art is required to join this extremely successful department. Excellent results are produced through inspired teaching ensuring the students enjoy and understand the subject. Four specialisms are offered at GCSE where numbers are very strong. The successful candidate should have a strong academic background, and should be able to teach to GCSE. This is a highly effective team and the candidate will be expected to play a full role within the Department.

Closing Date: Sunday 19th April 2026

Interview Date: To be confirmed

NB. This vacancy may close earlier than the closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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.

About Watford Grammar School for Girls

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1429 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Watford Grammar School for Girls website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/watford-grammar-school-for-girls-watford

Watford Grammar School for Girls is a partially selective 11-18 girls’ school, founded as ‘The Free School’ in Watford in 1704 with a mission to teach girls, initially alongside their brothers, from the outset. This makes us one of the oldest girls’ school in the country.

We are proud of our heritage, but equally proud of our innovative approach to teaching and learning. Watford Grammar School for Girls has a very strong and distinctive ethos with clear vision and values.

There are close to 1500 pupils on role with more than 400 in the sixth form; academic results are consistently very high indeed and the school is ranked as outstanding by Ofsted.
There are always plenty of opportunities for teaching and support staff to train and develop their careers at Watford Girls.

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