Teacher of Art - Maternity Cover
Arthur Mellows Village College, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE6 7JX15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
May 2026
Closing date
26 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
9 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Art and design
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
MPS/UPS
Teacher of Art - Maternity Cover job summary
Maternity Cover - Teacher of Art
Part Time or Full Time
MPS/UPS
Required from May 2026
A well-qualified secondary Art Teacher is required for maternity cover at Arthur Mellows Village College, an outstanding comprehensive College situated in a pleasant rural location between Peterborough and Stamford.
As an 11-18 provider with many students taking Art and Textiles at GCSE and A Level, the role will be to deliver an engaging art curriculum and requires an outstanding teacher who is creative and dynamic in their approach.
The successful candidate will deliver lessons and activities, supervise study courses and develop and maintain a stimulating learning environment. You must provide effective classroom management, ensuring a good standard of order and discipline is maintained within a culture of mutual respect
The successful candidate will be flexible, hardworking and have a creative flair. You will be able to balance and prioritise the varied teaching styles to meet the needs of mixed ability pupils with varied and educational and developmental needs, as well as have a degree of physical and emotional resilience.
Skills, qualifications and experience needed are listed in the Person Specification and are summarised below:
- A well-qualified teacher with a good degree in Art and/or Textiles
- Relevant experience and ability to demonstrate you are an outstanding teacher
- Proven track record of teaching students who have achieved outstanding results.
- Able to deliver Art across the ability range at KS3, KS4 and KS5.
- Experience of teaching 11- to 18-year-old students
- The ability to follow the curriculum guidance and provide creative lessons
- Self-motivated and able to inspire students
- A positive approach to teaching
- The ability to build good relationships with the staff and students
- Understanding of inclusion practice including meeting the needs of a range of SEND students
- A clear understanding of safeguarding children practice and procedures
- This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure
If you have the drive and enthusiasm to make a real impact, we would love to hear from you. Please apply by via MyNew Term www.mynewterm.com
Informal enquiries should be directed to Faye Skinner HR Officer on 01733 254062 or via email fskinner@arthurmellows.org We are able to offer a tour of the College - please reach out to us, we are keen to show you around our successful and friendly school.
Closing date for applications is noon on Monday 26 January 2026
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a high number of applications. If you have previously applied for this role in the past 6 months, please do not reapply.
The Four Cs MAT is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All appointments involve regulated activity and are subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, Barred Check List and two successful references. Online searches are carried out on all shortlisted candidates
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 Arthur Mellows Village College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1651 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Arthur Mellows Village College website
Arthur Mellows in an Ofsted Outstanding school located in the village of Glinton on the outskirts of Peterborough. The school is very successful and over-subscribed. Behaviour is excellent and students are keen to learn, with 75% of students achieving grade 4 or above in both English and Maths in 2019.
Arthur Mellows is part of The Four Cs Multi Academy Trust (MAT) which was originated in 2016. Two schools, Arthur Mellows Village College and Fulbridge Academy, both outstanding institutions but not natural partners, came together with a common interest in improving the standards for all students in Peterborough. This, combined with the offer of developing and leading two new free Schools in the Primary and Secondary sector, provided a pathway towards meeting that vision. As at September 2019 the MAT consists of 4 schools (1 secondary and 3 primaries).
If you are interested in working for a forward-thinking Trust, with a wealth of opportunity to work across sites and phases, please contact us. Successful new recruits can look forward to extensive support and professional development which can be translated into excellent outcomes for the young people which we serve.
The College prospectus is available on the website for further information. We welcome visits from prospective applicants, come and meet the staff you could be working with, arrangements can be made by contacting Sarah Cooper on 01733 254052 or email scooper@arthurmellows.org
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