Teacher of Art & Photography
Dixons Fazakerley Academy, Liverpool, Merseyside, L10 1LB6 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2026
Closing date
13 October 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
7 October 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Art and design
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS to UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
The right candidate will be totally aligned to our values of determination, integrity and respect and completely committed to our mission: to get students to and through university or a real alternative so that they can thrive in a top rewarding career and have a purposeful and happy life.
What the school offers its staff
Why choose Dixons Fazakerley Academy?
- We believe that people, more than strategy, create value - we all belong and grow together
- '9 in 10' for teachers: our innovative strategy providing greater flexibility and agency
- Culture of high expectations; supporting teachers so all students can learn
- Focus on feedback and professional growth
- Opportunities across our trust
Why choose Dixons Academies Trust?
Our mission is to challenge educational and social disadvantage in the North. As a school trust, we are committed to making a difference where it matters most through delivering exceptional education in our schools in Bradford, Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester, which include primaries, secondaries, all-throughs and a standalone sixth form.
- We are values driven: we work hard on the things that matter, with humility; we are good and kind; we are motivated by mastery, autonomy and purpose.
- We have been challenging educational and social disadvantage for over 30 years.
- We have launched a bold flexible working policy to give our teachers more time back.
- We are ambitious for every child and highly inclusive.
- We have an innovative approach to central operations which allows educators to focus on teaching and learning.
- We prioritise the professional development and growth of all our staff; every member of Team Dixons receives regular coaching.
- We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and our staff work collaboratively to share resources and reduce workload.
- We offer hybrid working arrangements and free on-site parking.
- We have a wealth of benefits and salary sacrifice schemes (private health, lifestyle benefits and discounts).
Within our communities, we work together to establish joyful, rigorous, high performing schools which maximise attainment, value diversity, develop character and build cultural capital. By the age of 18, we want every students to have the choice of university or a high-quality apprenticeship.
Visit our OpenSource Youtube channel to learn more about our approaches and culture.
Learn more
Full details of this role can be found in the job description and person specification.
Interviews will take place on Thursday 16 October 2025.
Please visit our careers site at joindixonsat.com for more information about our trust, our roles and our benefits or call us on 0151 3326790 and speak to Paula Elder, Academy Administration Manager, to discuss the role further.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, recruiting a diverse workforce, and creating an inclusive environment for everyone at Dixons. Therefore, we encourage applications from underrepresented communities and irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergent status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender reassignment, sex, or sexual orientation. We are happy to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible through the recruitment process should this be required.
We are focussed on delivering an ambitious equality, diversity and inclusion strategy. You can read more about this here.
Our trust 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 required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.
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 Dixons Fazakerley Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 801 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Dixons Fazakerley Academy website
- Email address
- kwilliams@dixonsat.com
Arranging a visit to Dixons Fazakerley Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email kwilliams@dixonsat.com.
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