Job Description

Curriculum Coordinator – Graphic Design & Digital Art – Hayes, Hillingdon – Permanent Opportunity

Are you an experienced Art & Design or Graphic Design Teacher looking to take the next step into curriculum leadership?

A specialist media academy in Hayes, Hillingdon is looking for a creative and ambitious teacher to coordinate its Graphic Design & Digital Art curriculum, alongside teaching students across Key Stage 4 and Post-16.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape a subject, support colleagues and help young designers build portfolios through real industry briefs, creative projects and exhibitions.

• Full-time, permanent role

• Competitive salary on the teachers’ pay scale plus TLR – to be confirmed

• Curriculum responsibility with a middle leadership pathway

• Protected PPA time, with the opportunity to take this off site

• Two-week October half term

• Opportunities to connect teaching with live design briefs and industry partners

• Regular CPD and opportunities to develop your leadership skills

• Start date to be confirmed

Role and Responsibilities

• Teach engaging Graphic Design & Digital Art lessons across Key Stage 4 and Post-16

• Develop students’ skills in design software, typography, illustration and branding

• Coordinate the curriculum, schemes of work, assessment materials and teaching resources

• Lead standardisation and internal moderation, ensuring awarding body requirements are met

• Support colleagues through shared practice, constructive feedback and subject-specific CPD

• Organise exhibitions, portfolio reviews and showcases that celebrate students’ work

• Connect learning to real design briefs and campaigns, and lead a student creative enterprise project

• Act as a tutor, supporting students’ attendance, wellbeing and progress

Person Specification

• Qualified teacher with a strong track record in Art & Design or Graphic Design

• Strong subject knowledge across graphic design, digital art and relevant course specifications

• Confident using industry-standard design software

• Experience of curriculum planning, assessment and moderation

• Some experience of leading or coordinating work within a team

• An excellent classroom practitioner who can support and develop colleagues

• Organised, creative and confident coordinating exhibitions and student portfolios

• Commitment to inclusive teaching, high expectations and safeguarding

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Curriculum Coordinator – Graphic Design & Digital Art | Hayes, Hillingdon