Job title: Curriculum Coordinator – Graphic Design & Digital Art
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Industry: Secondary
Functional Expertise: Teacher
Salary type: Annual
Salary: Negotiable
Location: Hayes, Hillingdon
Job published: 05-10-2026
Job ID: 125092

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.

What’s in it for you?

  • 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