Teacher of Art with Design Technology

Permanent, Full Time (Part time will also be considered)

ECT / MPS / UPS

September 2025 / January 2026 Start

Closing Date Monday 16th June 2025

We are seeking to appoint a talented and inspiring colleague to join our Art and Design Department to teach art and some design and technology at Key Stage 3. The position offers an excellent opportunity for either an established teacher or an ECT to join our highly successful school with an opportunity to teach to A Level.  If you are passionate about art and design and want to make a difference to the lives of young people then we would love to hear from you.

Horsforth School is no ordinary School, join us and you’ll see what we mean. No role in Horsforth School is ‘just a job’, you will become part of a team who work to support and develop our amazing students whilst giving you the opportunity to take ownership of your own career. Our outstanding, highly motivated and enthusiastic staff team, strongly believe that working collaboratively, sharing ideas and supporting each other achieves great things and allows us to develop innovative teaching and learning strategies.

We are very proud of our Art and Design Department who also work closely with our Design Technology Department. Across the two departments, we currently have GCSE groups in fine art, photography, design technology and food and A Level groups of fine art, photography and food. The departments aim to provide students with a supportive environment to develop their knowledge, skills and confidence in art and design, including opportunities to:

• Analyse and investigate the work of other artists and art forms from a range of different cultures, expressing their own thoughts and opinions and take influences from these when developing their own creative ideas
• Discover and explore a variety of art materials and processes with confidence, learn new skills, experiment creatively and respond to positive feedback and encouragement from staff and their peers
• Develop and refine techniques in drawing, painting, ceramics, photography and a range of other media to record ideas and observations
• Participate on exciting trips and engage with art exhibitions both in and out of school

Our vision is ‘Opportunity and Achievement for All’ - creating opportunities and supporting achievement for our students and colleagues alike. 

Horsforth School’s results speak for themselves - GCSE and A Level results are consistently well above the national averages and in 2022, 2023 and 2024 the school had the best state school A Level results in the whole of Leeds.

In addition, Horsforth School was named one of the top 10 schools in the North in The Sunday Times Power Guide in 2024 and the Yorkshire Post has recently voted the Sixth Form at Horsforth one of the top 3 Sixth Forms in Yorkshire.

We are also delighted to be able to offer the following staff incentives and recognise the importance of activities outside of the classroom for staff wellbeing:

• Extracurricular activities
• Exciting trips and visits
• Free access to an onsite gym and opportunity to join the staff football team
• Bike to work scheme
• Regular staff voice
• Buzzing and lively staffroom/work hubs
• Cover Pool – allows teaching staff access to an amount of flexible working per academic year
• Amazing onsite catering with regular all staff breakfasts and seasonal events
• New Sixth Form building with onsite coffee shop ‘Common Grounds’
• Onsite car parking/excellent public transport links with local train station providing easy access from Leeds and Harrogate
• Dedicated investment in physical and mental wellbeing
• Access to Vivup – an Employee Assistance Programme with confidential employee support available everyday 24/7 for counselling and any concerns such as bereavement, mental health support, debt, legal issues.
• Recognise the importance of a good work/life balance

Located in North-West Leeds, the school is just five miles from the city centre with its thriving retail, leisure and cultural facilities, yet on the edge of open countryside. York, Harrogate and the Yorkshire Dales are within easy reach.

If you’d like to find out more, please call 0113 226 5454. Or for full details and to download an application form, please visit www.horsforthschool.org and click on the vacancies tab or email recruitment@horsforthschool.org

We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and we expect all colleagues to share this commitment.  Appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.