Teacher of Art and DT

Worle Community School, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, BS22 8XX

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  6 October 2026

• Closing date

  16 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  6 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subjects: Art and design, Design and technology
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: MPR - UPR

Teacher of Art and DT job summary

Job title: Teacher of Art & DT    

Contract type: Permanent 

Start date: 1st January 2027

FTE: 1 

About the role

Our teachers don’t just deliver a curriculum— they shape futures, foster inclusive learning environments and provide the vital pastoral support that helps our young people thrive.

What you’ll do:

• Create clear learning objectives and lesson structures that maintain a high pace, motivation, and challenge for all students
• Establish a safe, purposeful, and welcoming environment where students feel secure and confident
• Maintain high standards of student behaviour through positive relationships and well-focused teaching 
• Mark and monitor students’ work and set targets for progress in line with the learning and teaching and assessment policies.
• Act as the primary point of contact for a tutor group, providing academic monitoring, guidance and pastoral welfare while liaising with parents and external agencies.

About you

We’re looking for a flexible teaching professional to join our DT/Art department. Experience in or a willingness to teach Food Technology is desirable, but not essential!

You will: 

• Be a qualified teacher possessing QTS with proven experience teaching across a range of ages and abilities. 
• Demonstrate a clear passion for Business Studies and a deep commitment to sharing this enthusiasm with young people.
• Have a detailed working knowledge of the National Curriculum requirements and the pedagogical skills to translate them into impactful, deep learning experiences.
• Be personable and approachable professional, capable of building effective relationships with both students and colleagues across the trust.
• Be proactive team member with a "can-do" approach and the agility to respond to the evolving needs of the school environment.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding and child protection legislation, implementing these policies with consistency and care.
• Be committed to continuous professional development and are eager to take an active part in whole-school and Pathway-wide CPD programs.

About us

At Worle Community School, we work hard to make our students, staff and communities PROUD to be a part of Worle. We aim to be:

• Prepared
• Respectful
• Optimistic
• Understanding
• Determined

At Worle Community School we focus on developing children and young people into well rounded individuals, who leave school not only with good grades, but also valuable life experiences and an aspirational mindset, with high expectations of, and for, themselves. At WCSA, we also look after our colleagues. We offer high quality development opportunities and a supportive, dynamic and diverse workplace, highly supported by a hands-on team in all areas, from support, to teaching, to senior leadership.

We can offer you: 

• Happy, engaging students
• A supportive trust and school community
• Strong collaboration across the trust family of schools and access to a centralised team of specialists across all areas of school operations
• A commitment to high‑quality CPD, with dedicated time and budget for your development
• A values‑driven ethos where diversity, equity and inclusion are lived every day
• Recognition of continuous service (modification order) to protect employment rights and entitlements
• Teachers Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions and death‑in‑service cover
• Access to a fully funded Healthcare Scheme for all employees and their dependants
• Occupational sick pay to support you during illness or unexpected emergencies
• Family‑friendly leave packages to help maintain a healthy work–life balance

In order to apply for this role please complete an application form by 9am, 16th October. Interviews are expected to take place week beginning 19th October. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the process. 

Further details and additional information about our school may be viewed on our website. If you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact us to arrange that. 

Please know that depending on the number of applications received we may decide to close the advert early. If you do not hear from us by a week after the closing date then please assume that you have not been shortlisted for an interview. If you have previously applied for this role there is no requirement to apply again, all applications will be reviewed. We wish you all the best in your future and ask that you join our E-Teach Talent Pool so as to keep up to date with all of our latest current opportunities. 

Join us in Providing a Great Education for Every Child

Pathway Trust is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and communities, as we recognise the importance and benefit this has for our pupils.

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 Worle Community School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1244 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/worle-community-school-weston-super-mare

About Worle Community School:

WCSA is a community school at heart - we focus on developing children and young people into well rounded individuals, who leave school not only with good grades, but also valuable life experiences and an aspirational mindset, with high expectations of, and for, themselves.

At Worle Community School Academy, WCSA, we look after our colleagues. We are a supportive, dynamic and diverse workplace, highly supported by a hands-on team in all areas, from support, to teaching, to senior leadership.

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