Teacher of Graphic Design Visual Arts

John Mason School, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1JB

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  18 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  6 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Art and design
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE)

Teacher of Graphic Design Visual Arts job summary

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic and reflective Graphic Design teacher to join our well-established and successful faculty.

The Visual Arts Faculty at John Mason School is a faculty that has developed a rich curriculum offer across KS3-5. The team are dedicated to the principle that, if taught well, all students can be artistically and creatively successful. At JMS we teach Graphic Design up to KS5 under an Art & Design syllabus, which allows for creative expression and innovation with processes, strengthening learning links with other art and design subjects. Leaders in the faculty work to ensure positive staff wellbeing and manageable workload, ably assisted by a skilled team of technicians.

Applications are invited from reflective, disciplined, motivated and inspiring practitioners with specialisms in Graphic Art and/or Design, who have the capacity to deliver outstanding teaching, ensuring that students achieve their full potential.

The successful candidate will understand principles of a knowledge and skills rich curriculum and have an understanding of relevant techniques in graphic communications, illustration and design. They will be passionate about personal improvement and promoting and teaching Visual Arts.

If you are committed to inspiring your students to learn how visual arts help them to understand the world, express themselves through visual communication, and value the transferable skills developed through purposeful practice, then we encourage you to apply.

The successful candidate will be:

an enthusiastic artist-designer, able to ignite interest in from students and colleagues;

committed to ensuring that all students reach their potential regardless of prior attainment;

capable of promoting partnerships and collaborative working in our school, across the Abingdon Learning Trust and in the wider artistic teaching community.

a role model for our students and staff;

effective in setting and attaining high standards of student progress;

active in working to develop their own teaching practice.

In return we will offer you:

the support and satisfaction of being part of a dynamic and creative team led by very experienced and highly motivated staff.

students who have a desire to achieve and respect the school’s expectations.

a programme of supported induction and continuing professional development firmly rooted in educational research.

a commitment to supporting the well-being of all staff.

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

Abingdon Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced check. The Trust is fully committed to the principles of equal opportunity, di-versity and inclusion and welcomes applications from less well-represented groups in the school and Trust. Posts in regulated activity are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and all shortlisted candidates will be required to disclose information about their previous criminal convic-tions. All staff are expected to promote fundamental British values.

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 John Mason School

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 995 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: John Mason School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/john-mason-school

John Mason School is part of the Abingdon Learning Trust and is fully committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of all its students and staff.

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