Teacher of Art

St Bonaventure’s is a Roman Catholic school, founded on gospel values and our boys (and girls in 6th Form) are an important and integral part of the faith community. Christian principles are at the very heart of all that we do at St Bonaventure’s.

St Bonaventure’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share the commitment. The suitability of the candidate will be assessed throughout the recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.

St Bonaventure’s was judged as Outstanding in all areas by Ofsted in November 2022.

We have a long and distinguished history of educating boys, aged 11-18, in the East End of London.

Our thriving co-educational 6th Form is ethnically and religiously diverse, attracting students from across many local schools.

TEACHER OF ART

Do you want the opportunity to join an ‘Outstanding’ Art Department that is consistently placed in the top 0.5% of National achievement for GCSE and A Level?

Are you looking to join a committed, friendly and supportive team to cultivate your skills as an Art Teacher and help you to maximise your future career development?

We are looking for an enthusiastic, creative and proactive practitioner of Art with the ability to teach at all Key Stages including GCSE Art & Design, A Level Fine Art with the possibility of Graphic Communication. Applications are welcome from both experienced teachers and ECTs. We have a proven track record of support and development and an excellent ECT package is available.

You will have the opportunity to work in our excellent purpose-built, 6th Form Art Studio. This is an amazing Art Space solely for the use of A level Art students and includes Sculpture, Printmaking, Digital and exhibition facilities. We have worked very hard to develop an outstanding A Level Art provision offering both Fine Art and Graphics Communication. The ability to teach A Level Fine Art including skills in painting & drawing, sculpture and printmaking is essential.

We use well-developed Schemes of Work across the Department but you will also have the freedom at GCSE and A Level to utilise your specialisms and expertise where appropriate as we believe our Department should be equally enriched by your contribution. Our Art Department Instagram account art.st.bons has lots of examples of the type of work produced by our students as well as a tour of some of our arts facilities. The role will include planning, assessment, and the delivery of a broad extra-curricular provision at all Key Stages.

Exact breakdown of teaching will differ from the above, depending on Curriculum and classes in each year group and Key Stage.

We encourage visits should you wish to come and meet the team and find out more about us and our school.

We expect that you will have evidence of excellent lesson practice and high expectations of pupil attainment and, if overseas trained, we would need evidence that your professional qualifications are recognised in the UK by UK ENIC &/or the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA).

St Bonaventure’s is an oversubscribed and popular provider of education within the London Borough of Newham. We are a welcoming, friendly and inclusive school with a high level of support offered to staff including 20% PPA.

We have a long and distinguished history of educating boys, aged 11-18, in east London and our thriving co-educational 6th Form is ethnically and religiously diverse, attracting students from across many local schools. We believe that our students have an entitlement to the very best education, with high expectations for all in our community.

We offer:

• An opportunity to be part of an enthusiastic, inspired and motivated team where staff genuinely feel valued and cared for.
• A minimum of 20% PPA for all teaching staff.
• A teacher friendly marking policy.
• No written reports to parents.
• A strong commitment to your professional development and career management.
• The provision of top quality CPD opportunities for you.
• Encouragement for you to provide CPD to others; within our school, our borough, our diocese, our alliance and beyond.
• A school with outstanding teaching and behaviour for learning, with which all our staff and the wider community feel proud to be associated.
• A Chromebook for all new teaching staff.
• Free refreshments for all staff.

St Bonaventure’s School is only a short bus ride away from the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and Westfield Shopping Centre in the vibrant area of Stratford. Stratford is a transport hub with easy access to central London and Essex, which has been further enhanced by the Elizabeth Line. We are also close to the District Line.

Closing Date: Friday 29th May 2026 at 12 noon

Please note we reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.