Teacher of Art and Design Technology - Fixed Term Contract (0.4 FTE)

Fixed Term Contract - Required from September 2024

Salary: MPR/UPR

• Do you want a job where you make a difference to the lives of children and young people?
• Do you want to be inspired on a daily basis by your work?  
• Are you passionate about inclusion and committed to meeting the needs of all children?
• Do you have the ability to engage, motivate and promote the learning and personal development of pupils?
• Are you passionate about your subject and excited by teaching D&T? 

It couldn’t be a more exciting time to join Parkside School which joined Wellspring Academy Trust in September 2023 and was recently awarded the title of Multi Academy Trust of the year. As such, we are at the start of an exciting journey in this new partnership and we are looking for a like-minded, talented teacher to join us on this journey. Wellspring Academy Trust is known for its inclusive practice and these values are matched by Parkside School. ‘We make a difference’ If you have the same philosophy, this may be the job for you. 

Details of Wellspring Academy Trust can be found at: https://wellspringacademytrust.co.uk/

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and enthusiastic person to join our team at Parkside as a Teacher of Art alongside Design and Technology. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, innovative, and committed teacher with high expectations of students and themselves. The successful candidate will be capable of inspiring students of all abilities through their passion for the subject. There is a level of flexibility regarding which subject areas would be taught in this position as staff teach across different areas. Teaching would be across both the art and the DT departments which are across the same faculty area. The exact make up of the timetable will be matched to the successful candidates’ skills.

 You will work as part of the wider Art & Design faculty in the school, which has proven to be a strong successful department and you will be well supported by the Head of Faculty and TLR holders in the faculty. Wellspring Academy Trust and Parkside School believe in investing in our staff. We have a strong CPD offer and all new staff will receive a supportive induction programme and this post may be of interest to an ECT. There are many innovations ready for September around the curriculum, school day and pastoral structure so this is a very exciting time to join the school.

 If you are driven to ensure the highest possible standards of teaching and learning, progress and achievement, then we warmly invite you to apply and join our convivial team.

 Our students are enthusiastic and enjoy interactive lessons from passionate teachers, they respond well to strong trusting relationships with staff. Having recently joined Wellspring Academy Trust, Parkside has a renewed focus on student development, both academically and in personal growth. We are about to embark in new and innovative strategies in school so this would be an exciting time to join the team.

 We encourage any applicant to come and visit the school or to book an informal phone conversation about this role with the Head of Faculty, Gillian Stone. Please feel free to contact her on

Gillian.Stone@parksideschool.net to arrange a suitable time.

If you are as excited by this challenge as we are and you think this might be the role for you, please apply by completing an application form, having taken note of the attachments, by Monday 8th July at 9am.

Interviews for successfully shortlisted candidates will be undertaken soon after this date.

The School has adopted the principles of Safer Recruitment and will safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to do the same. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal records check via the Disclosure and Barring Service. Parkside School is an Equal Opportunities Employer