Teacher of Art/Digital Art

The Woodroffe School, Lyme Regis, Dorset, DT7 3LX

10 days remaining to apply

• Earliest start date

  1 November 2026

• Latest start date

  4 January 2027

• Closing date

  16 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  6 October 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
  • Suitable for early career teachers (752)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: Art and design
• Working pattern: Part time: Part time 0.31 contract (392.15 hrs) Flexible on days according to timetabling.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a passionate and ambitious Teacher of Art/Digital Art to join our dynamic Art Department in Dorset’s top-performing school.

This is an exciting opportunity to teach across Key Stages 3, 4 and 5 within a supportive and forward thinking team, committed to academic excellence and high-quality teaching.

Our students are motivated, hardworking, and eager to excel, creating a positive and purposeful learning environment. The successful candidate will be an excellent Art/Digital Art practitioner with strong subject knowledge and a passion for inspiring participation and achievement. They will be committed to nurturing students’ artistic confidence, developing their technical and digital skills, and fostering a lifelong enjoyment and appreciation of art and creative expression.

We welcome applications from both experienced teachers and Early Career Teachers. A comprehensive programme of support, mentoring, and professional development is in place to ensure all staff thrive.

Join us and be part of a school where staff are valued, supported, and inspired to achieve their best.

What the school offers its staff

The Woodroffe School is a vibrant and rewarding place to work, where dedicated professionals share a deep commitment to high-quality teaching and learning, and where students flourish both in and beyond the classroom.

As an 11–18 Local Authority maintained secondary school, we are proud to uphold a strong culture of teacher professionalism and autonomy. We believe that, in order to genuinely meet students’ needs, teachers must be empowered to drive curriculum planning and classroom practice; centrally imposed, one-size-fits-all approaches simply do not work.

Our aim is to develop the whole child. Built on rigorous academic foundations and enriched by a wide-ranging extracurricular programme, our curriculum supports students to succeed not only academically, but also as confident, thoughtful, and engaged members of society.

We are one of only 34 Maths Hub schools in the country.

Working for The Woodroffe School

We take pride in looking after our staff. We know that happy, healthy teachers are at their best, which is why we place wellbeing at the heart of what we do. Our comprehensive wellbeing programme and commitment to a sustainable work–life balance ensure staff have the time, energy, and space to enjoy the activities that make living in this spectacular coastal location fulfilling.

At Woodroffe, you will also benefit from high-quality professional development, with clear pathways for career progression and opportunities for promotion within the school.

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

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

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About The Woodroffe School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 886 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Woodroffe School website
• Email address: rrattenbury@woodroffe.dorset.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01297 442232
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-woodroffe-school

 The Woodroffe School is a vibrant and rewarding place to work, where dedicated professionals share a deep commitment to high-quality teaching and learning, and where students flourish both in and beyond the classroom. 


As an 11–18 Local Authority maintained secondary school, we are proud to uphold a strong culture of teacher professionalism and autonomy. We believe that, in order to genuinely meet students’ needs, teachers must be empowered to drive curriculum planning and classroom practice; centrally imposed, one-size-fits-all approaches simply do not work. 


Our aim is to develop the whole child. Built on rigorous academic foundations and enriched by a wide-ranging extracurricular programme, our curriculum supports students to succeed not only academically, but also as confident, thoughtful, and engaged members of society. 

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