Teacher of Art & Design
Hinchingbrooke School, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 3BN17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
16 March 2026 at 9am
Date listed
27 February 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Art and design
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE)
Teacher of Art & Design job summary
We are offering teaching across Key Stages 3, 4 and 5 and are looking for a candidate who is passionate about art and their work with young people; they must be able to inspire individual creativity and independence in students. It would be an advantage if you have taught Creative Textiles at GCSE and Photography at A Level.
The departmental suite includes five specialist studios including independent sixth form working spaces. Hinchingbrooke House and grounds are also used extensively by the department as natural and easily accessible subjects for artists across all Key Stages.
This is an exciting time to join the flagship Art Department at Hinchingbrooke School. The results and outcomes are outstanding. The supportive Senior Leadership Team have the vision and drive to take the school to Outstanding and are supportive of the Creative Arts.
Teaching
The successful candidate will be expected to be an excellent classroom practitioner. As a school, we value highly the development of new and existing materials and the post will involve the opportunity to work on the review of existing materials and the development of new ideas.
Above all else, the successful candidate should be enthusiastic about their artwork and with their work with young people and have a genuine concern for their development as individual young artists.
The school sees the form tutor as a key role in the support, development and welfare of the students and teachers are expected to undertake this role with the same standards and commitment as their subject role.
The role will suit either newly or recently qualified, enthusiastic and aspirational teachers or those with good and outstanding practice who wish to share their expertise and make a difference. The school offers a bespoke CPD programme, research and development, links and networks with other outstanding schools as well as a plethora of extra-curricular and cross-curricular working opportunities.
For further details on our school, please visit our website Hinchingbrooke School - Home.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Hinchingbrooke School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 2109 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hinchingbrooke School website
School location
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