Primary Art Specialist Teacher
Primary Art Specialist Teacher (part time 3 days per week ideally Wednesday to Friday) – Stoneydown Park Primary, Walthamstow
Location: E17 6JY – Pretoria Avenue, close to Blackhorse Road station
Phone: 0208 520 7026 or 020 8521 3839
Website: stoneydownpark.org.uk
Job start: 1st September 2026
Salary: UNQ 1 (U1) - £26,789 (September 2025 figures)
Contract type: Part time – fixed term contract in the first instance. 3 days per week ideally Wednesday to Friday
Deadline for applications: Monday 4th May 2026 at 11.59pm
Shortlisting: Tuesday 5th May 2026
Lesson observations/interviews: TBC
Stoneydown Park
Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your career in a great school that cares about staff training and workload? We are looking for a Primary Art Specialist Teacher (Art Graduates – not qualified teachers) to join us at Stoneydown Park Primary School.
Stoneydown is a popular community school in Walthamstow with a well-established commitment to the Arts. We have a friendly, inclusive ethos married with high academic standards and are committed to achieving the very best for each child. We have good quality indoor and outdoor learning environments. Come and visit our school and see for yourself; we’re confident you will want to join us if you do!
Our Ofsted report, 2023, stated: Pupils are welcoming and friendly here. Leaders have created a strong sense of community, which helps pupils to be happy and confident. Parents and carers said that they appreciate and value being a part of this community. One parent said, expressing the views of many, ‘It is a pleasure to be a parent at this school. I feel fully involved in my child’s learning.’ Pupils treat each other with respect and look out for one another. They are safe in school and they speak to a trusted adult if they have any worries. Typically, pupils behave sensibly and focus in class, without distraction.
Our leadership structure ensures that all teachers, at different stages of their careers, receive training and support in order to help them develop their expertise and subject knowledge. Teachers who train with us feel valued and supported. We have talented and committed teachers who are very willing to help each other, share good practice and work together as part of a team, making Stoneydown a positive place to work in for staff and children. We are committed to ensuring manageable workloads here at Stoneydown.
The Post
Stoneydown is looking for a motivated, positive and innovative art teacher for this part time role. Balance the dream with the reality alongside our specialist music, dance and drama expert teachers in this coveted role, whilst leaving enough time in your working week to pursue your own practice. Our expansive curriculum encompasses learning far beyond the national curriculum for primary art. Our children benefit from process led, conceptual art, alongside a full program of print making, ceramics (we have our own Kiln), painting, drawing, light art installations and sound art workshops. Stoneydown is just minutes from Blackhorse Road tube station and is well embedded into the creative landscape locally. Join us.
The person we appoint will:
- Be enthusiastic and flexible
- Be creative and use initiative
- Be a reflective learner
- Be an artist
Safeguarding
Stoneydown is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We comply with the Department for Education ‘Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education Settings guidance and all potential employees will undergo vigorous vetting checks to ensure their suitability including an enhanced DBS check.
Following KCSIE guidance 2023 an online search may be conducted on publicly available social media on shortlisted candidates ONLY prior to interview.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the successful applicant will be expected to undertake a satisfactory disclosure.
Other information
We aim to promote and ensure equality of opportunity and equal treatment for all.
The selection process will include a task(s) and an interview.
References will be requested for those short listed prior to interview.
For further details regarding this vacancy, please visit the school website: stoneydownpark.org.uk or contact Tracey Palmer, Office Manager on 020 8520 7026 or 020 8521 3839 for further information about the school.
Please return all completed application forms to Tracey Palmer, Office Manager via email only to recruitment@stoneydownpark.waltham.sch.uk
Please note that CVs will not be considered and will automatically be disregarded. A valid application form will need to be completed.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Adam Bennett
Headteacher
Stoneydown Park Primary
Pretoria Avenue
London
E17 6JY
Equal Opportunities
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value. To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy
How to apply
For further details regarding this vacancy, please visit the school website: stoneydownpark.org.uk or contact Tracey Palmer, Office Manager on 020 8520 7026 or 020 8521 3839 for further information about the school.
Please return all completed application forms to Tracey Palmer, Office Manager via email only to recruitment@stoneydownpark.waltham.sch.uk