Visual Arts Tutor

Big Creative Academy, London, E17 6HL

23 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  18 August 2025

• Closing date

  15 June 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Art and design
• Working pattern: Part time: 4 days per week (0.8) Monday - Thursday (Flexible)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 31,000 to 38,000 depending on QTS status

What skills and experience we're looking for

Education and Qualifications

Degree or equivalent within a Visual Arts subject

Teaching Qualification or Qualified Teacher Status

Postgraduate qualification within relevant area of specialism

Experience

Evidence of the ability to deliver consistently good or better teaching, learning and assessment

Experience of teaching with the 16-19 age group

A proven track record of collaborating in a team to plan and deliver an excellent learning experience

Experience of the pastoral care of students, monitoring their attendance and achievement

Professional industry experience within Visual Arts

Knowledge and Skills

Knowledge, skill and ability with a range of Visual Arts practices

Skills with Adobe Creative Cloud or equivalent

A well-developed understanding of the particular needs of the 16-19 age group both in full-time education and employment and of the professional challenges by inner city students many of whom come from deprived backgrounds

An understanding of and commitment to safeguarding young people and vulnerable adults

Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people/vulnerable adults

Emotional resilience in working with challenging behaviours · attitudes to use of authority and maintaining discipline

Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative

Ability to promote and advocate for study programmes

Connected to relevant industries to bring opportunities to the Academy

Commitment

Demonstrate enthusiasm, adaptability, and collaboration

Demonstrate an aptitude for maintaining high standards of delivery

Demonstrate an ability to develop study programmes and implement positive change in line with organisational initiatives

What the school offers its staff

•Flexible Fridays, half day, to provide work-life balance •Employee assistance programme •Research-based professional development •Supportive, caring and developmental environment with full staff wellbeing programme •Excellent career development opportunities and performance recognition •Staff social events •Gym facilities for staff use •Cycle to work scheme

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to bca-hr@bigcreative.education

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Visual Arts Tutor (0.8) - May 2025.pdf - 1010 KB (opens in new tab)

About Big Creative Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 16 to 19
• Education phase: Sixth_form_or_college
• School size: 0 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 16 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Big Creative Academy website
• Email address: bca-hr@bigcreative.education
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/big-creative-academy

Big Creative Academy (BCA) is a post-16 free school specialising in the creative industries. We believe that teaching skills employers want and empowering young people to think reflectively enables positive outcomes for students and our wider community. Big Creative Academy is committed to wellbeing and excellent teaching. Our mission is to improve the lives of young people through high quality training and creative industry experiences. We have 350 learners studying vocational programmes progressing to higher education and employment.

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