6 days remaining to apply

  • Closing date

    2 February 2026 at 10:59pm

  • Date listed

    26 January 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

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Subject

Art and design

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

£32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (Actual)

Teacher of Art & DT (FTE 0.6/0.8) - Maternity Cover job summary

Teacher of Art & DT - FTE (0.6/0.8) - Maternity Cover

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We require a creative and enthusiastic teacher of Art & Design Technology on a Fixed Term Contract asap for a 12 month period, for maternity cover. The successful candidate will demonstrate a passion for their subject and the ability to secure the best possible outcomes for all students.

St John Payne Catholic School is a diverse, friendly, supportive and community spirited secondary school with 1200 students including 260 in the sixth form, enjoying a long record of academic success and high quality pastoral care.

Our most recent Ofsted report notes that, ‘Pupils are taught in a caring and supportive environment. Pupils and staff describe it as being part of a community and some a ‘big family’. Pupils are safe, well cared for and valued. Pupils know that staff are there for them.’

For an application pack please contact the school office or follow the link from the ‘Vacancies’ section of our website.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and fitness to work questionnaire.

Closing Date: Midnight 2nd February 2026

Interviews: TBC

The school reserves the right to interview in advance of the closing date.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford

School type
Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
1210 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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Our school is highly oversubscribed and has an excellent reputation for academic success and for the pastoral care of the students.
NOR 1192, including a sixth form of 243 students

School location

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