Teacher of Art

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding Teacher of Art. You will be expected to deliver academic lessons at KS3, GCSE and A Level. We would also welcome applications from ECT candidates looking to build their skills in a flourishing school.

The Art department is well resourced and consists of four main studios: two where general mixed media processes are taught, a specialist ceramic studio and a dedicated sixth-form studio. There is also a photography studio, a darkroom and a dedicated gallery that runs a programme of exhibitions of pupil work, competition work, and displays by visiting artists. Additional areas include a critical studies resource studio which includes computer and digital resources, a specialist library and a departmental office/technician's room.

The Department is friendly, lively and flourishing with an ever-growing pupil body opting for GCSE and A level. We currently prepare pupils for the OCR Fine Art and 3D design at GCSE, and Edexcel Fine Art and AQA Photography at A level.

There is a strong tradition of co-curricular art, including ceramics, we also have a scholarship group, and all pupils participate in a range of specialist experiences through workshop activity including life drawing. Regular open studio sessions allow pupils to extend and enrich their portfolios or produce work for the annual art competition. We run sessions on building portfolios for entry to art-based careers, and we also offer pupils the opportunities to enter competitions including the National Articulation Prize.

Teaching at LWC requires that members of the academic staff be willing to contribute fully to the life of the College. This includes tutoring, co-curricular involvement, boarding house duties, cover duties and attending parents' evenings for the year groups taught. Liaison with parents is included in the sphere of the teacher's responsibilities.

LWC offers a broad range of staff benefits including contributory pension scheme, fee remission for children, free lunch, use of wide-ranging school facilities - swimming pool, tennis, walks, trails etc and excellent social and sporting events.

Should you wish to discuss the role in strict confidence, please feel free to contact the Head of Art, Vicky Sanderson, by email: sandersonv@lordwandsworth.org

For more information and to apply, please visit our vacancies page.

Closing date: Midnight on Monday, 11th May 2026.

Interview date: Tuesday, 19th May 2026.

The college reserves the right to close the role early. Please note 2 references will be required prior to interview.

We welcome people of all faiths and those that are committed to these values. We recognise that we have under-represented groups within our workforce. As part of our commitment to diversity and equality of opportunity we are actively encouraging applications from underrepresented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions and those with a lived experience of poverty as well as any other under-represented group in our workforce. We are committed ensuring the safety and protection of our employees from all forms of harm.

Appointments will be made subject to receipt of satisfactory references and enhanced DBS

check. The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. We are an equal opportunities employer.

LWC offers a broad range of staff benefits including contributory pension scheme, fee remission for children, free lunch, use of wide-ranging school facilities - swimming pool, tennis, walks, trails etc and excellent social and sporting events.