Visual Creative Arts
Lavington School, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 4EBThis job expired on 7 October 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
01/01/2026 or as soon as possible.
Closing date
7 October 2025 at 9am
Date listed
24 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- 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
Additional allowances
TLR 2b, £6,068 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
Lavington School is looking to appoint an inspiring and dedicated leader of visual creative arts to join us in January 2026. We are looking for a leader who can engage, inspire and challenge our students through Art, Photography and Graphics. The successful candidate must demonstrate a passion for these subjects and have the drive to further develop an already high performing curriculum area.
Key responsibilities will be focused on maintaining and developing an aspirational curriculum that engages students of all abilities and to enhance and further develop a high performing KS5 offer in the visual arts.
This post would suit an inspirational teacher who is ready to take on a leadership role within creative arts and to work with a talented group of teachers in a school where art, photography and graphics are highly valued by students, staff and parents.
The working hours for this role are expected to be, 1.0.Some of your duties and responsibilities will include supporting the school in developing a subject culture that is committed to improvement through raising achievement and high aspirations. The successful candidate will implement strategies to improve the teaching of all staff within art photography and graphics, including the sharing of best practice. You must be able to demonstrate an understanding of and take responsibility for promoting high standards of literacy, articulacy and the correct use of standard English.
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Lavington School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 910 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- 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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