Teacher of Art & Photography (Maternity)
The Basildon Upper Academy, Basildon, Essex, SS13 3HL48 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
30 June 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 May 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Art and design
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 year - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- £35,317 - £54,063
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Basildon Academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to DBS and health checks.
We wish to appoint an exceptional Teacher of Art & Photography to join our talented Creative Arts Faculty on a 1-Year Fixed Contract.
Salary: £35,317 - £54,063 (M1 - AL3 Academy Qualified Teachers Scale)
Position Available: September 2026
Duration: One Year Fixed Term (Maternity)
Our academy operates across two sites.The Lower Academy specialises in the teaching of our Key Stage 3 students, whilst The Upper Academy specialises in teaching Key Stage 4 and 5.
The successful Art Teacher will be based at the Upper Academy, offering KS4 & 5Art & Photography courses to both our mainstream students, and those in our own in-house Enhanced Provisionwhich provides SEMH support for young people.
We have a fully inclusive ethos and are therefore seeking an Art Teacher who embodies our Trauma Perceptive Practice principles.
The Creative Arts Faculty boasts a team of highly trained creative and motivated practitioners who work collaboratively to share and develop each other's specialisms through department CPD.
Upper Academy students benefit from access to professional-standard creative facilities, including a photography studio with multiple backdrops, professional lighting, DSLR cameras, a darkroom, and industry-standard editing software. Students also have use of a dedicated KS5 studio with individual workstations and display boards, alongside large-scale printing, 3D printing, laser and spray booths, textile facilities with sewing machines, and digital graphics tablets.
What the school offers its staff
The Academies offer staff tailored and effective support to meet their professional development needs, ensuring they are provided with opportunities that challenge them at a high level. All staff take ownership of their own learning journey and are given opportunities to reflect on their own practice, as well as supporting others through being members of Teacher Learning Communities. There is an open-door culture that encourages teachers to 'drop in' on colleagues, therefore promoting good practice within the schools.We are dedicated to the SSAT Embedding Formative Assessment CPD programme for the next two years, while also supporting staff in advancing their expertise and leadership through a variety of internal and external programmes, including the complete range of NPQ courses. Our strong track record demonstrates our success in developing staff from ITT to Headship.
Staff are well supported and are proud to work here. Ofsted 2023
If you can engage, motivate and challenge students to make exceptional progress, then please download and complete ourapplication form and return it to our Recruitment & Cover Coordinator, Olivia Faustino -recruitment@basildonacademies.org.uk
We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications or are able to fill the position faster than originally anticipated.
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 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 The Basildon Upper Academy
- School type
- Academies, ages 14 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 913 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 14 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Basildon Upper Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@basildonacademies.org.uk
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