Teacher of Art & Photography

Uxbridge High School, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 2PR

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026/April 2026

• Closing date

  15 December 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  2 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £37,870 - £56,154 Main/Upper Pay Scale (Outer London Weighting)

Teacher of Art & Photography job summary

The School

Uxbridge High School is a vibrant, forward-thinking school that celebrates the academic, social, and emotional growth of each student. We take pride in our diverse, committed student body, supportive staff, and strong relationships with the wider community. As a truly comprehensive and multicultural school, we embody the spirit of modern Britain, valuing every child's unique journey and success.

Uxbridge High School Academy Trust believes in creating an environment that allows employees to be at their best. This is known by the community as our gold standard. Our commitment to our people, how we value and treat staff is set in our People Strategy.

The Department

Our Art Department is ambitious, exceptional, and future-ready. We combine artistic creativity with academic rigour and innovation, consistently achieving top GCSE and A-level results. Our students’ portfolios are nationally recognised as benchmarks of excellence.

The department displays our PROUD values through fostering a positive growth mindset, creating an environment where students respect each other’s ideas, encouraging curiosity and keeping students open minded to different perspectives and celebrating each student’s individuality and uniqueness.

The Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled teacher to join our Art department. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong digital and technical expertise, including proficiency in Photoshop and image-editing workflows, and have experience with studio lighting and digital photography. The successful candidate will be able to deliver lessons across all key stages and will be confident in using our extensive Photography resources, which include a fully equipped darkroom and an expanding digital setup.

We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity to join our dynamic and progressive Art department. Whether you are an Early Career Teacher (ECT) eager to make your mark, or an experienced educator looking for a new challenge, we welcome your application to become part of our supportive and innovative team

Benefits of Joining Uxbridge High School:

• Competitive salary and pension scheme.
• Opportunities for career progression and leadership roles within the department.
• A welcoming and inclusive environment that values wellbeing and promotes work-life balance.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment.
Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.

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.

About Uxbridge High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1345 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Uxbridge High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/uxbridge-high-school-uxbridge

Uxbridge High School is an ambitious and dynamic converter academy with over 1,200 students aged 11 -18.
We have much to celebrate at Uxbridge High School including a committed and focused staff, outstanding facilities, strong relationships with the community and school partners, supportive Governors and a thriving Sixth Form.

We are delighted to be recognised by Alps in the top 20% of UK schools, celebrating outstanding Sixth Form student progress at A-level. We value the successes of every child, whatever their starting point. All of this takes place within a truly comprehensive and multicultural school that reflects life in modern Britain.

Our school values have been developed by students and staff, and form the basis of our ethos and culture.

All members of our school community subscribe and work towards always being: Positive, Respectful, Open-Minded, Unique, Determined: PROUD to Make Success Happen.

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