Design Technology & Art Teacher in Southampton

Dibden Park School is seeking a creative, committed, and inspiring D&T and Art Teacher to join our team and make a lasting impact on learners’ lives. This is an exciting opportunity to deliver inclusive, innovative, and engaging teaching across Design & Technology and Art, helping students develop skills, confidence, and creativity. Working closely with the Head of School and Senior Leadership Team, you will play a key role in shaping high-quality learning experiences that reflect our values, ethos, and commitment to meeting the individual needs of every learner.

As our D&T and Art Teacher, you will take full responsibility for the learning, progress, and achievement of your students. You’ll deliver a broad, balanced, and progressive curriculum, inspiring curiosity and creativity while ensuring continuity and progression across key stages. This role is ideal for a teacher who believes in personalised learning, values inclusion, and is passionate about empowering students through creative subjects.

Key Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for the progress, attainment, and wellbeing of all learners in your classes
• Deliver a broad, balanced, and progressive curriculum in Art and Design & Technology
• Ensure equality of opportunity and high expectations for all students
• Promote literacy, numeracy, and ICT skills through creative learning
• Plan and prepare effective long- and medium-term schemes of work
• Create a purposeful, engaging, and well-organised learning environment
• Teach motivating, well-adapted lessons that meet individual educational needs
• Set, mark, and assess work in line with school policies
• Use inclusive and differentiated strategies to personalise learning and maximise outcomes
• Build positive, respectful, and supportive relationships with learners
• Use assessment effectively to identify needs, set ambitious targets, and inform planning
• Deliver exciting, creative lessons using a wide range of teaching and assessment methods
• Take a holistic approach to teaching, supporting both academic and personal development

Who We’re Looking For

• A passionate and creative teacher of Art and Design & Technology
• Committed to inclusive practice and high-quality teaching
• Confident in adapting learning to meet diverse needs
• Motivated to help every learner achieve their full potential

Essential Requirement

• UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent

If you’re ready to inspire creativity, unlock potential, and make a meaningful difference through Art and Design & Technology, Dibden Park School would love to hear from you.

Dibden Park School is a brand-new independent specialist school based in Southampton. We provide inclusive education within a safe and nurturing environment for students with complex needs, including social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) challenges, communication and interaction difficulties, and associated behaviours. Our focus is on meeting each pupil’s individual needs and helping them thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.

We are part of Acorn Education and can offer plenty of challenges along with a wide range of opportunities to develop your career. Acorn Education is the UK’s leading provider of specialist education for children and young people with special educational needs. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in creating and delivering innovative approaches that achieve measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2025, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.

Why join Acorn Education?

We place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

Benefits

• Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support – inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit.

Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.