Teacher of Art – Maternity Cover
Start date: January 2027
Contract: Maternity cover
Full time
Competitive salary plus benefits
South Hampstead High School is seeking an enthusiastic and committed Teacher of Art to join its lively and highly regarded Art department from January 2027, covering a period of maternity leave.
You will teach across Years 7 to 13, helping motivated and inquisitive students develop their creativity, confidence, technical skills and individual artistic approaches.
Art has a prominent place within school life at South Hampstead. The department takes a fine art-centred approach that encourages experimentation, playfulness and creative risk-taking, alongside strong observational drawing skills. Students work across an extensive range of media and techniques, including painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, textiles, ceramics, video and digital art. The department benefits from five studios, specialist facilities, a darkroom, Art library and Apple Mac suite, as well as dedicated gallery space for showcasing students’ work.
About you
You will have a genuine passion for Art and the ability to communicate that enthusiasm to students of different ages and abilities.
You will be an engaging and collaborative teacher, able to plan challenging and inspiring lessons while encouraging students to develop their own ideas and creative independence.
Applications are welcomed from experienced qualified teachers as well as ECTs and those looking to begin a career in teaching.
About the School
Working at South Hampstead is stimulating, challenging and fun. Located in leafy Hampstead, with the buzz of central London’s cultural life close at hand, the school is very well served by public transport and there are excellent local amenities nearby.
The school is part of the GDST, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools. We offer a variety of benefits, such as:
- Competitive salaries and pay progression
- Access to extensive professional development opportunities
- Training grants for qualifications
- Generous pension schemes
- Free life assurance benefit
- Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
- A Cycle to Work scheme
- Competitive terms and conditions of employment
- A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
To find out more and to apply, please click the apply button.
Closing date: Monday 5 October 2026 at 9.00am.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received and suitable candidates may be invited to interview before the published interview date, so early applications are encouraged.
The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post.
The Girls’ Day School Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection checks appropriate to the post, including online searches and checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.