Teacher of Art

Art/Textiles Teacher - Unleash Creativity. Inspire the Next Generation.

Do you live and breathe creativity? Do you believe that art can change the world? If you’re an inspiring, innovative, and passionate Art Teacher, we'd love to hear from you. 

At Ringwood School we don’t just teach Art—we celebrate it. We’re looking for an Art Teacher who can ignite imagination, push creative boundaries, and encourage self-expression in our students.

 As our new Art Teacher, you will:

• Deliver inspiring, hands-on lessons that encourage students to experiment and explore.
• Guide students in creating stunning portfolios
• Introduce students to diverse artistic styles, cultures, and techniques.
• Embrace both traditional and digital media to keep lessons fresh and exciting.
• Help showcase student talent through school-wide art displays, and competitions,

Who We’re Looking For…

We want an Art Teacher who’s more than just a teacher—someone who is a creative leader and role model!

• QTS (or equivalent) and a strong background in Art & Design. NQT are welcome to apply.
• A passion for the arts and an eagerness to inspire the next generation.
• Passionate, energetic, and full of fresh ideas.
• Excellent communication skills to inspire and support young artists
• An innovative approach to teaching, bringing fresh ideas and energy into the classroom.
• The ability to create a positive, inclusive, and engaging learning environment.

About us:

Ringwood School is a large thriving oversubscribed 11-18 Comprehensive School situated in beautiful surroundings close to the New Forest and the Hampshire / Dorset coastline. We recognise the importance of creating a dynamic, innovative learning environment to support young people with their learning.  

Students at Ringwood are offered the opportunities to study a range of Art disciplines; from Art and Textiles at Key Stage 3, to Art, Textiles and Photography at Key Stage 4 and 5. We believe passionately in the transformative potential of our subjects and would hope to appoint a colleague able to teach a range of art disciplines, and be open to learning more.

The Art team is friendly, mutually supportive and works together and with other teams across the school to produce an ethos and atmosphere which is conducive to learning. We recognise the importance of learning from each other to include sharing best practice both within and between schools.

The Art department consists of 6 rooms, including one specialist room dedicated to the teaching of photography; alongside a darkroom and studio. We are supported by a department technician 3 days a week and are developing new ways of engaging with the wider community. We are a well-resourced and fully supported department within the school. Art is valued by all members of the school community and we are looking to celebrate the intrinsic value of our subject even further going forward; the department has worked with a large number of partner schools in developing Art and Photography competitions and initiatives in recent years; any new colleague would play a role in sustaining and growing this part of our work. We have also recently developed links with creative industry professionals known as our Creative Conversations; these can be viewed on the schools YouTube channel, and are illustrative of our belief in study of Art in its broadest sense.

Our results at A-Level over time are good and our GCSE results are often excellent.  We aspire to continue with these excellent results as a department and work closely with the team to ensure that students are always making good progress.

If you’re ready to bring art to life in a school that values passionate teaching, we’d love to hear from you!

Closing date: 3 April 2025.

Ringwood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people, this role involves directly working with children and significant contact with children, and therefore we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Please ensure a full work history is completed in your application form including any gaps of employment. Applicants will be required to complete satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check for this post prior to commencement. Ringwood School is an equal opportunities employer.

If successfully shortlisted the HR Department will also be conducting an individual online search including social media platforms of your ‘education and employment’, to demonstrate due diligence following ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education' guidance. The search will not form part of the actual shortlisting process and any concerns arising from the search will be discussed directly with you.