The opportunity

Castle EAST School are seeking to appoint a Lead Teacher of Creative Art, 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.

The individual

As part of our focus on raising standards and embedding excellence we are excited to be looking to appoint a talented colleague to the role of Lead Teacher of Creative Art. The role will focus on ensuring our ongoing drive for excellent teaching, learning and attainment in creative arts but will also form part of a team of specialist colleagues who work across the school on our approach to truly inspiring and cutting-edge teaching. 

You will have a keen interest in current pedagogical thinking and be excited at the prospect of working with colleagues across the school to drive the continuous improvement of teaching and learning that impacts on our students' learning and progress to mean they achieve outstanding outcomes - beyond expectation. 

The length of your previous experience as an excellent classroom practitioner is less important to us than your clear vision on what can be achieved for our pupils, your understanding of high standards and your ability to motivate and inspire.

Our successful colleague will have an unstinting belief that every young person, whatever their starting point or circumstances, can make and sustain exceptional progress and that our purpose is to change lives.

As well as having a passion for young people and their futures our colleague will: 

• Be a dynamic professional with a desire for rapidly improving standards

• Be an outstanding classroom practitioner and Art specialist at Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4
• Have the ability to plan and devise creative opportunities with colleagues to unlock their potential 
• Have excellent emotional intelligence and know how to work with other professionals to inspire them 
• Have experience of working with others to improve classroom practice 
• Bring an unwavering commitment to doing whatever it takes 
• Understand how to support colleagues with a range of experience and help them to always be brilliant teachers.

This is an exciting opportunity to take on an ambitious role aimed at making a real impact on and the outcomes for our pupils.

To arrange an informal chat please contact Ashley Elder (Head of School’s PA) on 01986 808 651.

East Anglian Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share and adhere to this commitment. Please note that all applicants will be subject to online searches. The successful candidate will be also be required to provide satisfactory references and undertake an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

We are proud to be part of East Anglian Schools Trust (EAST) alongside Farlingaye High School, Holbrook High School, Kesgrave High School, Bungay High School, EAST SCITT and six primary schools Aldeburgh Easton, Leiston, Kyson, Wickham Market and Saxmundham with whom we work closely with.