Subject Teacher - Art & Textiles

Cirencester Deer Park School, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1XB

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  10 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Art and design
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS
• Additional allowances:

  MPS/UPS

Subject Teacher - Art & Textiles job summary

Art and Textiles teacher - the role

We are seeking an enthusiastic, organised and student focused teacher of Art and Textiles to join our highly successful department.

As a Teacher of Art and Textiles, you will deliver challenging, inclusive lessons that secure the progress of all learners.

All students in Key Stage 3 have two hours of Art a fortnight. The aim of the course is to develop pupils’ skills and confidence in dealing with issues regarding the visual world. Time is taken to ensure our students can develop a range of techniques and expand their knowledge and understanding across all areas of Art and Design. Our students are encouraged to use a variety of different media and to use the history of Art and Design and contemporary visual culture to inspire and enhance their own work.

In Art our students' study all the requirements of the National Curriculum and the pupils’ grades are recorded across the whole of the faculty. The curriculum is a fluid modular system under constant development and review. This reflects our commitment to refining our practice and ensuring our young people can achieve and make good progress.

We strive to inspire through rigorous design of activities that encourage the students to use their imagination and creativity, solving real and relevant problems within a variety of contexts, considering their own and others’ needs, wants and values. This allows us to teach a varied and creative curriculum which is in line with the National curriculum and the GCSE Specifications. The faculty has its own textiles suite with quality sewing machines, large art rooms, a computer suite, and workshops equipped with a combination of traditional tools, laser and digital technology.

All students at Deer Park follow a modular programme in Art and Design in Key Stage 3 and a large proportion of our students choose to pursue an Art and Design subject in Key Stage 4. Students in Key Stage 3 have 4 hours a fortnight of Design Technology (two double lessons) and this ensures they could gain experience in each of the disciplines within the faculty. These 6-8-week modules encourage creativity and innovation and are designed to impart knowledge and skills through a practical hands-on approach. Students gain inspiration from different cultures and thought is given to the sustainability of the materials that they use.

We are committed to inspiring pupils through high-quality design-and-make activities that develop imagination, creativity, and independent problem-solving. Students are challenged to tackle real-world and relevant design problems across a range of contexts, while considering their own needs and those of others. This approach supports the delivery of a broad and engaging curriculum that is fully aligned with the National Curriculum and GCSE specifications. The faculty is well resourced, with a dedicated computer suite and workshops equipped with a balance of traditional tools alongside laser and digital technologies.

Cirencester Deer Park School

As part of our team, the successful candidate will lead by example — recognising the opportunity in every interaction to make a difference, and inspiring others to bring out the best in every student. Together, we achieve excellence through inclusion, fostering a culture of ambition, trust, kindness, determination, and high expectations for all, creating an environment where every young person can dream big, work hard, and achieve their fullest potential. 

Our staff are at the heart of what we do. We offer a range of benefits designed to support wellbeing and professional growth, including: 

• Membership with Education Mutual, providing health and wellbeing support 

• A positive and inclusive working environment where everyone is valued 

• A strong team spirit and a genuine sense of buzz and energy across the school 

• Opportunities for professional growth, development, and make a meaningful impact every day 

Our commitment to equity, inclusion, and diversity underpins everything we do — from how we support our students to how we work together as colleagues. Our vision is to achieve excellence through inclusion. We believe that varied perspectives strengthen our school and enrich the learning experience for everyone.  We actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities and are dedicated to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, supported, and able to thrive. 

Further general information about our school can be found on our school website and we have provided our Subject Teacher job description and Person Specification.

Applications should be completed through My New Term and should be accompanied by a personal statement. Applications should be submitted no later than Sunday 10 May 2026

Interviews are provisionally scheduled to take place on Monday 18 May 2026

We are committed to the safeguarding of our students and employment is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and the receipt of satisfactory references.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to the safeguarding of our pupils and employment is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and the receipt of satisfactory references.

Our Ofsted Report in January 2023 confirmed: "Leaders have established a strong culture of safeguarding. Appropriate checks are made on adults working in the school. Staff understand the priority that should be given to safeguarding. They receive effective training and report concerns about pupils or adults appropriately."

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 Cirencester Deer Park School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1017 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Cirencester Deer Park School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cirencester-deer-park-school-cirencester

As a high performing comprehensive school with 1000 pupils in the South Cotswolds, Cirencester Deer Park School is committed to providing outstanding education and developing our staff. Having initially converted to an Academy in April 2011, we are now a leading member of The Corinium Education Trust, the first ‘mixed’ Multi-Academy Trust in Gloucestershire which brings together a large secondary, community primary and church schools; the leaders of which are ambitious for their pupils’ learning and life chances and are committed to continuous school improvement.

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