Part-Time Teacher of Art (0.6 FTE)
A fantastic opportunity has arisen within The Castle School, Taunton, for an ambitious and inspirational part-time Teacher of Art (0.6 FTE), with the ability to teach GCSE Fine Art and Photography, who is passionate about providing high quality teaching and learning and has a natural flair for delivering creative and dynamic lessons to join our school from September 2025.
At The Castle School you will be joining an enthusiastic and hard-working faculty that includes Art, Drama, Dance, and Music. All students follow a varied Arts curriculum with specialist teachers through key stage 3, and benefit from a fantastic range of extra-curricular opportunities including clubs, open art studio time for GCSE students, whole school and Art, Photography and Textiles exhibitions and educational visits. As well as music tuition, concerts, plays and musicals including a major school production, a Dance showcase, Variety Show, Community Concert, We offer 5 Arts GCSE courses and 2 BTEC Courses and up-take at key stage 4 is excellent.
The Arts are valued here for the huge contribution they make to the life of the school and to the learning and wellbeing of our students. The Art department currently has 3 full-time and 1 part time teachers, and there is a part time technician. Art is popular at both key stages, with students progressing to study Fine Art, Photography and Textiles GCSE courses. We have 3 purpose-built art rooms and regular use of a computer suite and a photography studio.
At The Castle School we have very high expectations of ourselves and of our students. We invest heavily in our staff and have a superb reputation for outstanding support and development for teachers, particularly for ECTs.
We can offer you: An opportunity to work in an experienced and supportive team from whom you can learn, develop and grow; a friendly, busy and dynamic workplace where each day is different from the last; a competitive salary; wider opportunities to be involved across our Trust; an energised and professional working environment.
Disclosure Level: Enhanced CVs are not accepted, please complete the application form in full.
See the Job Description for a full breakdown of the role and responsibilities. The closing date for this post is Midday on Thursday 24th April 2025 with interviews being held on Friday 2nd May 2025.
Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.