Teacher of Art

Inspire Change. Transform Lives. Shape the Future.

Are you ready to make a profound difference in the lives of young people, many of whom face significant disadvantage and play a key role in accelerating their progress?

Do you want to teach in a school where exemplary behaviour is the norm, where your expertise is valued, and where you can focus on what truly matters: delivering exceptional learning without unnecessary barriers?

Astrea Academy Netherwood is an 11-16 academy which opened in September 2012, set in an extensive $35 million campus. As part of Astrea Academy Trust, Astrea Academy Netherwood is in an exciting period of development.

As a Teacher of Art, you will excel in the classroom and support your departmental colleagues through mentoring, coaching, professional development, and challenge.

The ideal candidate will be an ambitious classroom practitioner with a desire to achieve strong outcomes, becoming a beacon of excellent practice and driving up standards for all young people.

• Huge support and progression opportunities
• A knowledge‑rich curriculum built on powerful knowledge and a traditional teaching and learning approach
• Collaborative planning with centralised, shared units of work and resources
• Excellent support from the Astrea Trust Central team
• A feedback policy focused on whole class feedback - no onerous marking policies
• Disruption‑free learning and a warm/strict behaviour system
• Highly visible/supportive senior leaders who have your back
• Centralised detentions, including homework detentions (you do not need to organise/run/chase them at all)
• No formal graded lesson observations - just ongoing no‑stakes instructional coaching
• Excellent ongoing CPD, career development and promotion opportunities across the Astrea South Yorkshire region
• Opportunity to complete NPQs
• An unrivalled professional progression model

• A highly effective professional able to motivate and encourage colleagues to share our vision
• Aligned to our values and mission, fitting with our culture
• Someone passionately believes that all children can achieve, no matter what their starting point, background or needs

The closing date for all applications is midnight on 5th July 2026.

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks including references and enhanced DBS checks.