. This role does not offer sponsorship.
As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Art & Design Teacher to join our close-knit team at Glebedale School located in Stoke-on-Trent.
About the Role
As our Art & Design Teacher, you’ll deliver engaging, inclusive, and imaginative lessons that encourage pupils to explore their ideas, experiment with materials, and celebrate their individuality. You’ll plan and deliver a curriculum that balances creative freedom with key skills development, helping each learner grow in confidence and ability.
You’ll:
1. Design and deliver inspiring Art & Design lessons across a range of mediums
2. Encourage self-expression while developing pupils’ technical and creative skills
3. Adapt teaching to meet individual learning needs and abilities
4. Create a positive, inclusive classroom environment where students feel valued
5. Maintain accurate records of progress, assessment, and achievement
6. Support pupils in preparing for accredited qualifications where appropriate
7. Collaborate with the wider teaching team to contribute to whole-school creativity and enrichment
Who We’re Looking For
You’re an innovative, passionate teacher with the vision and empathy to help every pupil succeed. You bring energy, patience, and positivity to your classroom — and you’re ready to use art as a tool for connection, growth, and self-belief.
You will have:
8. QTLS or QTS (Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills / Qualified Teacher Status)
9. Experience teaching Art & Design
10. A passion for inclusive, student-centred education
11. Excellent communication and classroom management skills
12. Experience within a SEN or alternative provision (desirable but not essential)
If you’re ready to inspire the next generation of artists and designers while helping young people rediscover a love of learning, we’d love to hear from you.
About us
Glebedale School is a special needs school which provides provision for ages 7 years and upwards. We provide a nurturing and welcoming environment to SEMH pupils, and our curriculum has a keen focus on therapy, education and personal development. Our school aims to help pupils grow academically, socially and emotionally to enable them to become capable future citizens.
We provide education to 30 pupils from the Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire and Cheshire areas. At our last Ofsted in December 2022, we were rated “Good”.
Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.
We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.
Why Join Acorn Education?
We place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
13. Life Assurance
14. Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
15. “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
16. A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
17. 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
18. Cycle to Work Schemes
19. Electric Car Purchase Scheme
20. Critical illness cover
21. Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit
Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.
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