Teacher of Art
Ernest Bevin Academy, London, SW17 7DF13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
20 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
7 May 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Art and design
Working pattern
- Full time: 37.5 hours a week.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- United Learning Pay Scale PT1 or EPT3 scale (MPS-UPS)
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Qualified Teacher Status.
- Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification.
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Detailed knowledge and understanding in the subject with an ability to teach to GCSE level.
Excellent experience and knowledge of IT to support learning.
Excellent use of a range of evidence, including performance data, to support, monitor, evaluate and improve aspects of school life.Experience of marking for examinations boards.
Evidence of ability to teach across the whole of the 11-16 age range.
Evidence of use of strategies for raising achievement and achieving excellence.
Evidence of use of strategies for ensuring inclusion, diversity and access
Ability to create effective relationships with a variety of different people
Effective classroom manager
Ability to motivate and encourage children
Ability to apply knowledge and skills from theory in a practical classroom context
Detailed knowledge and understanding in the subject with an ability to teach to A level.
- Ability to prioritise, plan, organise and manage work life balance
- Ability to work as an effective team player, understanding the strengths and weakness of others to help team development
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Excellent interpersonal, presentation and communication skills, both written and spoken.
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Ability to contribute to wider school administration and initiatives
What the school offers its staff
Working at Ernest Bevin Academy
We are proud to be part of United Learning Trust, our schools work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. Our subject specialists, group-wide intranet, own curriculum, and online learning portal all help us share knowledge and resource, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance.
As a Group our staff are better rewarded: with good career opportunities, benefits, and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff wellbeing, it's our core ethos we call ‘the best in everyone’.
Central Office staff work closely with schools, offering a wealth of expertise to underpin our knowledge. The specialist departments, including HR, finance, technology, strategy and performance, estates, and marketing, work alongside dedicated school improvement teams.
Committed to having a diverse and representative team
We welcome applications from everyone committed to our ethos and would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented in the Group as a whole. We always appoint on merit.
Our Approach to Teaching and Learning
Our teaching is guided by research-informed practice, including the Science of Learning and Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction. Staff benefit from a strong professional development offer, including weekly Deliberate Practice sessions and regular Twilight training, reflecting our genuine commitment to developing staff at every stage of their careers.
As part of United Learning, the school benefits from a strong central curriculum framework alongside expert subject and specialist advisor support, enabling departments to deliver ambitious and high-quality learning experiences for students.
What we offer:
- A school committed to the Science of Learning andRosenshine’sprinciples
- Extensive CPD opportunities, including weekly practice sessions and termly training
- The support of United Learning’s centralised curriculum and specialist advisor team
- A collaborative and forward-thinking leadership environment
Rewards and benefits
- Competitive salary
- At least eight INSET days per year
- Enhanced contributory local government pension scheme
- Enhanced occupational sick pay, protecting you and your family
- Competitive and enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption benefits
- Over 250 employee exclusive benefits through our partnersPerkbox, including access to wellbeing resources, discounted cinema tickets, holidays and gym memberships, carleasingand Cycle2work schemes
Flexible working opportunities
Flexible Working
At United Learning, we value the dedication, professionalism and hard work of our teachers, support staff and school leaders, and strongly believe that everyone should be able to do their job without sacrificing a family life or compromising their well-being. We are committed to encouraging and enabling flexible working opportunities throughout our schools wherever possible and will support employees seeking to work more flexibly.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Ernest Bevin Academy
- School type
- Academies, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 643 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ernest Bevin Academy website
- Email address
- charlotte.gill@ernestbevinacademy.org.uk
School location
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