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Art & Photography Teacher with Head of Year 7 responsibilities
Bridgwater College Academy, Bridgwater, South West
£34,069 - £52,835 per annum
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About the job
About The Role
We are seeking an inspiring and dedicated Art and Photography Teacher to join our thriving all-through school. This is an exciting opportunity for a creative and enthusiastic professional to deliver engaging lessons that nurture students' artistic talent, creativity and technical skills across Art and Photography.
Alongside teaching responsibilities, you will undertake Head of Year responsibilities, providing strong pastoral leadership and supporting the wellbeing, personal development and academic progress of students within your year group. You will play a key role in creating a positive, inclusive and aspirational culture where every student can succeed.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality Art and Photography lessons that inspire and challenge students.
- Plan, assess and monitor student progress to ensure excellent outcomes.
- Foster a positive and inclusive learning environment where creativity can flourish.
- Lead, support and monitor the pastoral care of a designated year group.
- Promote high standards of attendance, behaviour and student wellbeing.
- Build strong relationships with students, parents/carers and external agencies.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to raise achievement and support whole-school improvement.
- Contribute to enrichment opportunities, educational visits and extracurricular activities.
- Uphold the school's safeguarding responsibilities and commitment to student welfare.
About Bridgwater College Academy
- Type of school
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through, with nursery classes
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,561 (room for 1,880)
- Free school meals
- 36.1% of pupils
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Address
- Parkway, Bridgwater, TA6 4QY
Ofsted report card, inspected 10 March 2026
- Safeguarding standards
- Met
- Inclusion
- Urgent improvement
- Curriculum and teaching
- Urgent improvement
- Achievement
- Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour
- Urgent improvement
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Urgent improvement
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