Habs has been awarded Independent School of the Year 2025, with Haberdashers’ Elstree Schools receiving both the award for Outstanding Educational Partnerships and the overall top accolade of Independent School of the Year 2025. This recognition reflects our long-term commitment to social impact and the deep, sustained collaborations we continue to build with our state sector partners. It is an exciting time to join our community.

We are seeking an innovative, energetic and inspiring Teacher of Art to join our busy and highly successful department. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented practitioner to contribute to a vibrant creative community and inspire students to develop independence, ambition and a strong personal voice in their work.

The successful candidate will be a confident and reflective teacher with a passion for art education and a commitment to fostering creativity across all abilities. You will be keen to support students in exploring ideas, taking creative risks and producing original, thoughtful outcomes.

The ideal candidate will:

• Bring strong practical skills across a range of artistic disciplines
• Ideally have experience teaching Art at GCSE and A Level
• Have, or be willing to develop, experience teaching digital photography and Adobe Creative Suite
• Plan and deliver creative, engaging and well-structured lessons
• Support students in developing independent ideas and a personal artistic voice
• Show enthusiasm for exhibitions, artists and contemporary practice
• Contribute to a rich co-curricular programme, including clubs, life drawing sessions and departmental enrichment
• Maintain high standards in marking, assessment and classroom organisation
• Create inspiring displays that celebrate student achievement
• Play an active and positive role within a collaborative and supportive team

What we offer:

• We offer a competitive salary, commensurate with the candidate’s experience and the size of the School, along with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your professional and personal wellbeing:
• Approximately 17 weeks holiday per year.
• Private Pension Scheme through Aegon with four flexible options and generous employer contributions.
• Additional life insurance cover.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), providing confidential support and advice.
• Financial assistance for further qualifications.
• Extensive professional development and training opportunities.
• Discount on school fees for children attending any of the Elstree Schools (fee remission applied at the time of child joining) - for fixed-term roles, we do not offer fee remission
• Free lunch and refreshments.
• Free onsite parking and access to travel on the school’s extensive coach network.
• Complimentary access to state-of-the-art sports facilities, including gym, swimming pool, and fitness classes.
• Wellbeing initiatives such as yoga, mindfulness sessions, and health checks.
• Access to an online GP service for quick and convenient healthcare advice.
• Access to Vivup, our staff benefits platform offering discounts, financial advice, and wellbeing resources.
• Cycle-to-Work Scheme and green travel incentives, including options for Octopus Electric Vehicles.

 This role would suit a dedicated professional eager to contribute to a forward-thinking department and to the wider life of the school.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. 

Haberdashers’ Elstree Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.