As an art and photography teacher you'd help your pupils value and develop their creativity and imagination. You'd teach them the practical skills to express themselves by creating their own art in a wide variety of forms including painting, drawing, sculpture, digital design, photography and textiles.You'd help young people develop an appreciation of aesthetic and cultural values, identities and ideas and prepare the foundations for some pupils to go on to a career in the arts.

Responsibilities:

* Prepare lessons and teaching materials

* Assess students' progress

* Manage classroom behaviour

* Discuss students' progress with parents and carers

Sometimes you will need to deal with challenging behaviour. It may be difficult to get some teenagers to study so you'd need to be imaginative and enthusiastic to keep them interested.

* Prior experience as an art teacher.

* Demonstrated excellence in a variety of art techniques.

* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

* Capacity to supervise group work.

* Outstanding planning and problem-solving skills