Teacher of Art with DT

Posted: Suitable for ECTs through to UPS

Salary: MPS – UPS

Location: North Tyneside

Start Date: September 2025

Closing Date: Sunday 22nd June

Interview Date: Interviews are expected to take place w/c 30 June 2025

Kings Priory School wish to appoint a highly qualified and committed professional as a part time (0.6) member of the Art department. We are seeking a colleague who is capable of teaching GCSE and A-Level Fine Art (Painting, Drawing and Printmaking) to a high academic standard. The successful candidate will be a highly committed, creative and energetic practitioner who is able to make a full contribution to further raising standards of achievement and to the wider life of the school.

The ideal candidate may also be able to offer DT at Key Stage 3 (we teach Resistant Materials). Please state curriculum strengths and interests in your application.

Applications are welcome from ECTs through to teachers on the Upper Pay Scale.

Kings Priory School is one of the highest performing schools in North East of England, providing high quality education to over 1500 pupils aged 4 – 19. We are a school with excellent teachers, a family environment, motivated pupils and a commitment to educating the whole child both in and outside of the classroom. We are proud of our pupils who regularly achieve well above the national average in public examinations: *in 2022 at GCSE, 94% of pupils achieved a grade 4+ in English and 89% of pupils achieved a 4+ in Maths. In 2023 at GCSE, 93% of pupils achieved a grade 4+ in English and 94% of pupils achieved a 4+ in Maths. And in 2024 94% of pupils achieved a grade 4+ in English and 94% of pupils achieved a 4+ in Maths.

The School operates across neighbouring sites in the centre of the attractive coastal village of Tynemouth with short commuting links into Newcastle upon Tyne. Kings Priory School is part of Woodard Academies Trust multi-academy sponsor whose aim is to be a provider of world class education, transforming lives within and across communities. Our Christian Ethos helps to make our school a thoughtful community and we are welcoming, positive and open to pupils and staff of all faiths and none.

Kings Priory School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safer Recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.