Teacher of Art

Post: Teacher of Art

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary Range: STP&C MPS UPS (£32,916 - £51,048 FTE)

Working Type: 32.43 hours, 52 working weeks, 52 paid weeks

Base: Kearsley Acdemy, Springfield Road, Bolton, BL4 8HY

Starting Date: September 1st 2026

Please note: the post holder will be engaging in regulated activity, working mainly or wholly with children. This position is exempt from the rehabilitation of offender’s act 1974. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Northern Education Trust (NET) is a charitable education Trust with a good track record for school improvement. The Trust sponsors 30 academies; 17 secondary and 13 primaries across the North of England in fourteen Local Authority regions.

We are seeking to recruit Teacher of Art to join our highly successful Technologies department. Our successful candidate will set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge Pupils and promote good progress and outcomes by demonstrating good subject and curriculum knowledge, planning and teaching well structured lessons and by adapting their teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all pupils. Our successful candidate will also make accurate and productive use of assessment and manage behaviour effectively to promote a good and safe learning environment as well as fulfilling wider professional responsibilities. A copy of the full job description can be found linked next to this advert.

Northern Education Trust offers:

• The opportunity to work and progress across the family of schools, should you wish in the future;
• The chance to apply for leadership roles in the Deeps structure taking on a whole school leadership project;
• The support and expertise of Director of Subjects.
• A full and detailed programme of support and development for all;
• A further comprehensive programme of professional development, including leadership, provided through the NET Staff College.

Employee benefits

• Free flu vaccinations
• Free onsite parking

In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the interview process.

The Trust is committed to considering flexible working requests.

The Trust is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. All posts are subject to enhanced disclosure and barring service checks. We expect all adults to share our commitment to safeguarding and the health and wellbeing of our pupils.

We would welcome anybody who wished to visit the academy prior to application.

For more information, please contact Mark Field, Business manager at m.field@northerneducationtrust.org

To apply for this vacancy, please visit https://northerneducation.octo-firstclass.co.uk/candidates/account/login/197627?aisId=12&rmId=3352

Closing date: Tuesday 15th April at 23:59

Please note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early and appoint to the position should a suitable candidate apply.