Castle EAST School are seeking to appoint a Lead Teacher of Creative Arts, to lead on Creative Arts, which includes Arts Award, Design & Technology & Home Cooking. You will work across the school in all key stages to be part of our special school for pupils with Communication and Interaction (C&I) needs, starting from September 2026. This is a unique and extremely exciting opportunity to work in a truly outstanding provision where pupils with specific needs genuinely excel. As a specialist provision we are looking for an excellent KS3/4 Art specialist who is committed to meeting the complex and holistic needs of young people with C&I needs so that they can reach their full academic and personal potential at Castle EAST School.

If you have any questions with regards to the vacancy or would like to a have a look round the school, please contact Ashley Elder, Head of School's PA either via email on - aelder@castleeastschool.co.uk or phone 01986 808 651.

Please visit our website and follow the link to apply for the Lead Teacher of Creative Art vacancy.

How to apply

A job description, a person specification and a recruitment pack are available from ‘Attachments.

For this vacancy, if you click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be redirected initially to our website and then onto our recruitment website to apply via the online application form.

Closing date: 1 May 2026, 9am

Interview date: 13 May 2026

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

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