Teacher of Arts and Graphics
Lavington School, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 4EB13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2026
Closing date
15 October 2025 at 9am
Date listed
2 October 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: The working hours for this role are expected to be, 1.0.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Between £32,916 and £51,047
What skills and experience we're looking for
Lavington School is seeking to appoint a dynamic and committed Art and Graphics Teacher to join our outstanding and successful Design and Technology faculty. You should also be an outstanding classroom teacher who will complement our professional, forward-looking and committed staff. The role will also include acting as a form tutor. The successful candidate will be given every opportunity to develop good practice, share teaching and learning ideas and collaborate with individuals and the whole department.
Some of your duties and responsibilities will include, promoting positive attitudes and behaviour within the school and wider community to support students in contributing to the school and wider community e.g. tutor group representatives and charity work. Using a wide repertoire of teaching and learning strategies that will stimulate learning. To monitor the academic progress of students within tutor group, identifying underachievement and supporting students to address this. The successful candidates must play a full part in the life of the school community, to support its distinctive mission and ethos and to encourage staff and students to follow this example. For a complete Job description, Person Specification and Candidate Briefing Pack please view the attached documents. We recommend viewing these documents as this will guide you in preparing a strong application and understanding what we’re looking for.
What the school offers its staff
We value a school community that is inclusive, kind and respectful.
We have high expectations in everything we do and want our students to feel safe but challenged so that they can thrive as well equipped and confident school leavers.
We believe all young people have immense potential and we are ambitious for all our learners, we deliver an ambitious curriculum which is well supplemented by a strong enrichment offer.
We are a hard working ambitious school who pride ourselves in providing the very highest quality of education possible. Students attend Lavington from a wide typically rural area, as a school of choice for many we know how important it is that we have the very highest expectations for the young people that attend.
We focus on maintaining a calm and orderly environment where students feel safe to challenge themselves and learn from passionate and knowledgeable specialist teachers. Lavington is a school where students enjoy their learning and embrace opportunities to take part in varied extra-curricular activities.
The behaviour of our students is excellent and there are clear boundaries and expectations for all students, students report that poor behaviour is rare and where it occurs it is dealt with quickly and effectively.
“Pupils behave well and this supports good learning. They are taught to be kind to others. Pupils are proud of their school. Pupils value their teachers and say how much they help them to learn. There is a calm, orderly and friendly atmosphere in classrooms and around the school.” Ofsted June 2023
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Lavington School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and well-being of its students and expects all staff and volunteers to share this committment.
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 Lavington School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 871 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Lavington School website
- Email address
- HR@lavington.wilts.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01380 812352
Lavington School is a mixed comprehensive school and currently has 965 students on roll, aged 11 to 18. It is situated on the western edge of the village of Market Lavington, about six miles south of Devizes, in the heart of rural Wiltshire. Numbers on roll have grown over the years with the school being over-subscribed. In 2018 the school opened its Sixth Form as a satellite centre of Devizes School.
Arranging a visit to Lavington School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email HR@lavington.wilts.sch.uk.
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