Teacher of Art
Moreton School, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV10 8BY13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
13 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
30 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Art and design
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
- Degree in Art, Art & Design or a closely related discipline.
- Strong subject knowledge in Art and the ability to teach it effectively across Key Stages 3 and 4.
- Understanding of GCSE Art & Design assessment requirements and how to translate these into classroom practice and student-friendly guidance.
- Effective classroom management skills and the ability to create a positive climate for learning.
- Ability to differentiate to support students with a range of needs and prior attainment.
- Good organisational skills, including managing deadlines and maintaining accurate records of students’ progress and attainment.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with students, parents and colleagues across the department and wider school
- Commitment to safeguarding, inclusion and the wider personal development of students.
What the school offers its staff
At Moreton School, we are committed to supporting families from disadvantaged backgrounds and being at the heart of our local community. If you want to be part of a school with a clear moral purpose that is ambitious for the community and young people it serves, please get in touch or come to visit us. This can be done by contacting Kavina Patel on moretonhr@aatrust.co.ukand we will be back in touch with you as soon as we can.
Alongside a curriculum that offers breadth and ambition, strong pastoral support ensures students are kept safe and are well looked after and ensures a sense of family is felt throughout Moreton. At Moreton we are extremely proud of our calm, purposeful learning environment.
We can offer you:
- The full support of an experienced professional team of staff
- Well established protocols and systems
- Continuing Professional Development and training to support you in your work
- The opportunity to work in this innovative and forward thinking Multi-Academy Trust
If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of our students and are excited by the prospect of leading the development of teaching and learning at Moreton School, we encourage you to apply for this role.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
All necessary Safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise conditional job offer may be withdrawn. KCiSE 2024
This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check.
It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020).
For those applicants who are shortlisted for interview please note that you may be subject to online checks.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Moreton School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1078 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Moreton School website
- Email address
- moretonhr@aatrust.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01902 556689
Moreton School is a large secondary school serving our community in Wolverhampton, with catchment areas including Bushbury, Low Hill, and Scotlands. The school has a small sixth form and a football academy with links to Paris St. Germain, making it a unique and dynamic learning environment.
We have a committed and talented staff body who work relentlessly to offer our students the best life chances and we stop at nothing to achieve that. We benefit from fantastic grounds and facilities, including excellent and regularly updated ICT and an all-weather multi-sports pitch, and the Trust is in a strong position to make sure that our staff and students want for nothing.
Moreton School is part of the Amethyst Trust, which has expanded significantly over the past few years to now encompass five schools in a growing and thriving Trust partnership. We benefit from fantastic relationships with our sister schools, meaning that there is great opportunity for networking, professional development and ultimately professional success at Moreton and beyond in our Trust.
We are a Trust that believes in a ‘talent-first’ approach, ensuring that we grow potential and see leadership opportunities as a logical step for those who make a real impact, giving fantastic career development opportunities at every turn. The Amethyst Trust is at the forefront of educational thinking, with innovative teaching with a knowledge-rich edge along with progressive ideas on feedback and staff wellbeing, including a very well received early finish on Fridays.
Our dedicated leadership team is here to support you in your professional development and ensure that you have the resources and opportunities to thrive.
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