Teacher of Art (Maternity Cover)

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Teacher of Art (Maternity Cover)

An Exciting Opportunity to join Swindon Academy - the top performing school in Swindon

Bordering on the beautiful Cotswolds and within commuting distance of Bristol, Bath, Reading and Oxford

Salary:               £35,000 - £51,000 per annum

Contract type:  Full Time

Contract term: Permanent 

Start Date:        September 2025

Swindon Academy is looking to appoint a well-qualified and dynamic Art teacher to join the school’s highly regarded Art Department. As well as welcoming applications from experienced teachers and those relocating to the area, the school can offer an excellent support network and induction programme for Early Career Teachers who are committed to helping young people realise their potential.

We are looking for an Art Teacher who:

• is passionate about their subject and is great practitioner with high expectations and good classroom management
• is interested in the science of learning and is committed to continuous improvement
• can demonstrate excellent organisational and inter-personal skills and the ability to work in a team
• is committed to making a significant contribution to our extra-curricular programme
• has energy and commitment for all aspects of school life
• has a desire and passion to make a real difference to the lives and life-chances of our students

Swindon Academy can offer you:

• the opportunity to work in the best school in Swindon
• an exceptional salary, above the maintained sector by 5% on average
• a strong whole-school team of hardworking, supportive and friendly colleagues
• a culture and ethos of sky-high expectations
• a rigorous whole-school behaviour system that allows teachers and pupils to benefit from disruption-free learning.
• fully resourced curriculum with centralised, shared units of work and resources.
• whole-class feedback marking policies and retrieval practice strategies aimed at supporting the work-life balance of teachers.
• a dedicated team of non-teaching pastoral and SEN staff who work with teachers to support pupils
• a commitment to workload and wellbeing through our WW Charter.
• a research driven (no fad) in-house professional development program utilising best practice and evidence-based teaching and learning initiatives.
• a coaching culture, where every teacher is supported to develop professionally
• access to the best professional development bespoke to all levels of leadership
• a ‘hands-on’ and committed Senior Leadership Team, completely determined to create an environment in which teachers can get on with their core role: delivering excellent lessons.
• huge personal satisfaction in your work as a leader & teacher 

If you are looking for the next step in your career, and would like to find out more, please email Karen Wright at (email removed) - Principal. She will arrange a visit to the Academy or an informal call to talk about the role.

Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy early in light of a large response.

Due to the high volume of applications received, the School is unable to provide individual feedback on why an application is unsuccessful. If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

United Learning

We are part of United Learning, a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England.

Our schools work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. Our subject specialists, our Group-wide intranet, our own curriculum and our online learning portal all help us share knowledge and resource, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance.

As a Group, we can reward our staff better: with good career opportunities, better pay, benefits, and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff wellbeing. Our academies each have at least eight INSET days per year (with three of those solely dedicated to planning), and an ongoing group-wide wellbeing programme. It's an ethos we call ‘the best in everyone’.

We are working hard to become a more diverse organisation – which is key to our commitment to bringing out the best in everyone. We welcome applications from everyone committed to this ethos and would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented in the Group as a whole. We always appoint on merit. We are open to discussing flexible working options.