Teacher of Art

Ark Soane Academy, London, W3 8EA

365 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2027

• Closing date

  19 October 2027 at 10am

• Date listed

  19 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Art and design
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £41,328 - £65,000 per year

Teacher of Art job summary

Ark Soane Academy is an Ofsted Outstanding secondary The Role: school located in Acton. The Art department is an integral part of the school’s success, in the first set of GCSE results, the Art department achieved the strongest outcomes of any subject, with a progress 8 score of +2.26. This success reflects the high expectations, ambition and quality of teaching that underpin the department.

Students’ enthusiasm for Art is equally clear. Demand for the subject at GCSE has grown significantly, with the number of GCSE classes doubling. With increasing numbers of students choosing to pursue Art at GCSE, we are now looking to expand our team and appoint another exceptional Art teacher.   The successful candidate will join a very strong Art department and will ensure that Art remains at the heart of the curriculum. The successful candidate will embed the school vision and support the development of an outstanding school that empowers our pupils to take responsibility and drive their own destinies.

For more information about our school, please visit: www.arksoane.org. To arrange a confidential conversation with the Principal about a role in the school, please contact Jackie Kong at hr@arksoane.org.

 

We’re proud to share that our school has been recognised as a top-performing secondary school nationally, receiving a top 5% badge in Pupil Effort, Employee Agency, Inclusion, Leadership & Line Management and a top 10% badge in Employee Satisfaction in the Spring 2026 census with The Engagement Platform (TEP).

 

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

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.

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 Ark Soane Academy

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 874 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Ark Soane Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ark-soane-academy

Ark Soane Academy is part of Ark, one of the UK’s most successful school groups, with a network of 39 schools in 4 locations across the country.

Our school opened to 180 students in September 2021 and currently have 360 Year 7 and Year 8 students. In 2023, we will have 540 students in Year 7 to Year 9 and will grow by 180 students each year before reaching full capacity in 2028.

This year, we will also move into our brand new school building. Therefore, joining Soane now is a unique opportunity to become part of a thriving, collaborative and growing team who all hold the highest expectations of student behaviour and effort and are all deeply committed to the success of our students and of the school.  

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