Overview
Full/Part Time (0.8) Teacher of Art
This is initially a temporary position until 31 August 2026
Required for January 2026
MPS/UPS
Why choose us?
Do you want to be part of a community that values the Arts and places both performing and visual arts at the heart of the school ethos? Hillview School for Girls is a popular, high achieving, non-selective school based in Tonbridge, Kent. Working for us will give you the opportunity to work alongside enthusiastic subject specialists and engage with creative pedagogical development.
Our calm and focused classroom environments, where students are keen to learn, achieve and appreciate their teachers’ dedication and support, are the main reasons why teachers love to work at Hillview.
Role and responsibilities
We are seeking to appoint a highly skilled Teacher of Art. The successful candidate will need to deliver high quality lessons while successfully nurturing and inspiring our students. As part of our energetic and welcoming team, you will enthuse and motivate students to strive for success and produce exceptional outcomes. The successful candidate should be confident in a range of media, techniques and processes with the Fine Art specialism. Desirable candidates will have experience teaching both GCSE and A Level Fine Art.
Working with the Faculty Leader for Visual Arts, you will:
* Deliver a dynamic and inspiring Arts provision
* Support students to high levels of skill and success
* Consider the school’s ‘Pure potential’ belief and how this can be interpreted within the Visual Arts faculty, through high expectations and aspirations for the students
What we offer
In return, we offer an exciting and rewarding place to work. We are a supportive, collaborative school and have a strong record of developing our teachers towards middle and senior leadership.
How to apply
Please use the contact details below if you would like the opportunity to tour the school or to discuss the role informally before making an application.
Please return a completed application form, to Mrs A Dennett, HR Manager, Hillview School for Girls, Brionne Gardens, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2HE or by email: dennetta@hillview.kent.sch.uk
Tel: 01732 352793 Ext 180
Closing date: Monday 29 September 2025
Interview date: TBA
(The school may interview early in the case of an exceptional candidate)
Hillview School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students and we expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
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