Art Teacher

Art Teacher

Required from: September 2025

Contract term: Permanent

Hours: Part-time 50% – 60%

This is an exciting opportunity for a well-qualified and passionate Art Teacher to join a thriving and successful Art Department within an exceptional school.

You will ideally be a subject specialist in Art who is able to contribute to the planning and delivery of lessons up to GCSE and A Level, and who could help with the future development of the department and support all Art Department events which include an annual Art Exhibition and Fashion Show.

You will be an enthusiastic, positive and hard-working Art Teacher, who is able to teach Art from KS3 to KS5. You will be a well-qualified graduate, with a proven track record of academic success and prior experience of working within a successful team.

If you can demonstrate equal passion for Art and working with young students and can contribute to our wide ranging co-curricular programme, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Art at Blackheath High School

We teach students a wide range of practical skills and activities including: painting, drawing, sculpture, textiles, ceramics, block printing, silkscreen, digital imaging and video. This subject is very popular within the curriculum which enables us to offer GCSE Art, Craft + Design and two separate A Level endorsements of Art and Textiles.

About the School

Founded in 1880 by the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST), the UK’s leading network of independent girls’ schools, Blackheath High School is a selective school for girls aged 3–18. We are fortunate to be located on the edge of the stunning Heath and within easy reach of historic Greenwich and Canary Wharf. Following an £18 million investment, our brand-new Senior School has been redeveloped to provide state-of-the-art facilities to ensure that our school environment matches the excellent standard of education we provide.

There are many good reasons to work with us. Blackheath High School has a real sense of community, and you’ll be part of it. You’ll be part, too, of the wider GDST family and you’ll be in the company of some of the best and brightest people in independent education. We also offer a variety of benefits, such as:

• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities
• Training grants for qualifications
• Generous pension schemes
• Free life assurance benefit
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
• Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment

For an application form, please visit www.gdst.net or for further details please contact s.read@bla.gdst.net

Applications must be received by: 14 March 2025 at 12 noon.

Interviews will take place on: Date to be confirmed

We reserve the right to interview prior to the closing date.

Blackheath High School and the GDST are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.