Posted: Wednesday, September 24th 2025
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding Art Teacher to help develop our new school. We are looking for someone with a positive and professional attitude, who will thrive serving the needs of our school community. This is an exciting and rare opportunity to help grow One Degree Academy and to be part of something profound and special. Salary: ODT1 - ODT12 (£36,411 - £49,369) Starting salary point negotiable dependent on experience and subject to annual pay review. We are committed to paying at or above the London Living Wage for all staff. Start Date: ASAP (flexible start date for right candidate) Reports to: School Principal Working hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm Working pattern: Full-Time (Part-Time considered for exceptional candidate) • Do you want to play a key role in an exciting, new and innovative school? • Are you passionate that all children get the best start in life? • Do you want to move your career forward in an environment that nurtures talent and has scope for career progression? • Do you believe all students have the potential to succeed given great teaching and the right school culture? • Do you want to be part of an exciting new venture that aims to transform the lives of children? Unique opportunity to join a new school in North London One Degree Academy has been given a rare opportunity to raise standards of education in North London. Our school opened in September 2016. We moved to our brand-new building and state of the art facilities in August 2022 – come and help us grow! We are seeking to appoint an outstanding Art Teacher to help develop our new school. We are looking for someone with a positive and professional attitude, who will thrive serving the needs of our school community. This is an exciting and rare opportunity to help grow One Degree Academy and to be part of something profound and special. We know that success and habits of excellence are achieved through perseverance and incremental improvement - ‘one degree’ at a time. This idea is at the heart of our school. Whether you are experienced working in schools or seeking to enter this profession, you will play a key part in the academy’s development. As with our students, we want to grow and develop our team, ‘step- by-step’: all staff receive professional development in line with their role, with potential opportunities to progress as the school grows. Every child will leave One Degree ready for a life of choice and opportunity. To achieve this, we are focused on three things: • Outstanding teaching and learning of a knowledge-based curriculum • Developing character attributes and habits in a caring and disciplined environment • Building cultural capital and raising aspirations through partnerships with world-leading businesses and universities We are particularly interested in a candidate’s commitment to continual and incremental improvement - and in an unfaltering belief in the potential of every child - than in extensive experience. Whether you are an experienced teacher or are recently qualified, you will play a key part in the school’s development. As with our students, we want to grow and develop our teachers, ‘step by step’: all teachers receive weekly instructional coaching and extended development time. Our curriculum is based on cutting-edge insights from cognitive science and educational research and we look at the best practice from across the globe to influence our thinking. All staff at One Degree will visit excellent schools regularly and will have the opportunity to take part in high-quality CPD tailored to their needs. In this role, you will have the opportunity: • To join an engaged team and organisation utterly committed to developing its staff through incremental improvement, step-by-step • To play a key role developing our school, with the potential to progress as we grow • To be part of something profound and special Download an application pack from onedegreeacademy.org/vacancies • Completed applications should be e-mailed to: [email protected] • Closing date: 6th October 2025 • Early Applications and school visits are encouraged – we will process all applications on a rolling basis. To arrange a visit or if you have any questions, please email: [email protected] Encouraging Diversity ODA is committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity amongst our employees. We consider ourselves incredibly fortunate to be opening a school in London, one of the most diverse cities in the world. Our aim is that our workforce will be representative of all sections of society and each employee will feel respected and able to give their best. Fairness in how we recruit and select our employees plays a significant part in creating an equal opportunities environment. Our aim is that every internal and external applicant who applies for a position within the School is considered against criteria, which relates only to the requirements of the job. To that end, we are committed to providing equality and fairness for all. Appointment is conditional upon receipt of references from appropriate referees, which, in the view of the Academy, are satisfactory. Safer Recruitment ODA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of our children and young people in our schools. We expect all staff to share this commitment in line with “Keeping Children Safe in Education” (2020). The Academy will not unfairly discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of conviction or other details revealed. The Academy makes appointment decisions on the basis of merit and ability. If an applicant has a criminal record, this will not automatically debar him/her from employment within the Academy. Instead, each case will be decided on its merits in accordance with the objective assessment criteria. ODA requires all employees to undertake an Enhanced DBS check because of the nature of our work. Applicants are required, before the appointment, to disclose all previous convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings (except those which are “protected” as defined in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2013). A failure to disclose a previous conviction, caution, reprimand or warning may lead to an application being rejected or, if the failure is discovered after employment has started, may lead to termination of employment. Further information can be found at www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosureand-barring-service
Job type: Full Time
Location: Enfield
Closing date: Oct. 6, 2025
How to apply: For full job description and job pack visit the link below