Full Time Art Teacher - St George’s School

Job Posted: 22 May 2026

• Contract Term: Permanent
• Location: Newport, Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Full time
• Salary: MPS/UPS + SEN POINT
• Industries: Education Arts & Graphic Design

Working at St George’s School means being part of a supportive, inclusive environment where every student is valued. Our staff work with children and young people with a wide range of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), including those who may present with physical behaviours. Many of our students also require support with personal care and medical administration as part of their daily routines. 

Applicants should be resilient and committed to compassionate, person-centred support, confident in building trusting relationships with learners with diverse and complex needs, while upholding strong safeguarding practice.

Our school values are Perseverance, Aspiration, Independence and Respect

FULL-TIME ART TEACHER – MAIN SITE (NEWPORT)

Salary – MPS/UPS + SEN POINT 

Hours per week – Full-time, 32.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

The successful candidate will be responsible for the delivery of high-quality inclusive teaching, including maintenance of all subject curriculum related documentation, including student progress, attainment and accreditation. 

You will be an enthusiastic professional, with the ability to work with energy and vision to continue to take the Art provision at St. George’s School forward. With the necessary experience and demonstrable passion for your curriculum area, you will possess the ability to lead teams of staff to support their class groups in a consistent manner.

You will work with students at St George’s School with medical and behavioural challenges. St George’s is embedding a trauma informed approach to teaching and learning, and all staff receive appropriate training to embrace this approach. You may also be required to support individuals requiring medical support and will therefore be required to undertake/update specialist training as necessary.

You will develop your practice to effectively meet the needs of our students, supporting them to progress in line with individual’s expectations, or exceed them with additional support.  You will develop positive working relationships, sharing good practice across school, and take a lead in identifying areas for your own professional development through your reflective practice.

What you can offer us:

• Be able to demonstrate a high level of personal resilience
• A dynamic, enthusiastic and inspirational teacher who can work creatively to enhance the education of students with a range of physical, sensory and learning difficulties as they journey through to adulthood.
• Relevant experience of working with students who have High Needs/SEND in a specialist area, such as SEMH, Medical, Autism, and complex challenging behaviour.
• Self-reflection on the effectiveness of lessons and approaches to teaching.
• A working knowledge of the KS3 National Curriculum for Art and accreditation suitable to the needs of our students. 

In return we can offer:

• Wonderful students.
• The opportunity to be part of an adaptable, committed and skilled staff team.
• A creative learning environment, timetable and curriculum.
• A wide range of training opportunities for career development.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all our staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for the successful applicant.

Please contact Jenny Holmes on [email protected] for further details and an application pack.

Application forms are also available to download from the school website at

www.stgeorges-school.co.uk

Please note that we cannot accept CVs by way of application and any

CV received will not be considered for the role

Closing date: Friday, 12^th June 2026