Schools Officer (North)

About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is an arts education charity on a mission to make the art in UK public collections accessible to everyone – for enjoyment, learning and research. We enable global audiences to learn about the nation's art collection by digitising artworks, telling the stories behind the art and creating exciting opportunities for public interaction with art – both online and offline.

Over 80% of the nation's art is not on public view, and until [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] started its work much of this art had not been photographed. Our work is helping to radically change this, making what is publicly owned, publicly accessible – to anyone, anywhere. Originally focused on oil paintings, our scope has widened to include many mediums, from prints, drawings and watercolours to sculpture, photography and murals.

We play a major role supporting public art collections by improving their accessibility and sustainability. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] currently shows over 740,000 artworks by over 70,000 artists. It is an ambitious collaboration between 3,500 institutions, making it one of the largest arts partnerships in the UK. No other country in the world has a resource like [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].

About The Superpower of Looking®

The Superpower of Looking® (SPoL) is an innovative and inclusive programme that seeks to transform the visual literacy skills of primary school children across the UK, taking the world of art and images as its starting point. Using a set of free teaching resources, children will gain an essential superpower: the ability to really 'see' – to critically observe, analyse, question, interpret, and empathise.

About you

You will have experience of developing and coordinating learning projects in schools, whether as a freelance artist, art historian and/or teacher. You enjoy working with a wide range of people and partners, and you are an excellent communicator. You are well organised, enthusiastic and full of initiative.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver online (primarily) and in-person (less regularly) Superpower of Looking CPD sessions to teachers at schools in regions across the UK.
• Coordinate and deliver Art in Superpower Schools celebration events.
• Coordinate delivery of gifted artworks to all schools who have taken part in the Teacher Champion Scheme.
• Support delivery of annual marketing events.
• Support communication with teachers participating in the Teacher Champion Scheme.
• Support the development and delivery of new Superpower of Looking lesson plans and films where needed.

Necessary skills and experience

• Essential: Understanding and awareness of visual literacy and how looking at art can be utilised in schools.
• Essential: Considerable experience planning and developing in-school educational activities.
• Essential: Understanding of the UK's different curricula, both primary and secondary.
• Essential: First-class written and spoken communication skills.
• Essential: Self-motivated and reliable, able to meet deadlines.
• Desirable: Awareness and understanding of relevant educational pedagogy.
• Desirable: Active interest in the visual arts and awareness of UK art collections.
• Desirable: Experience working with a diverse range of audiences.
• Desirable: Experience working on projects with a broad range of partners.

Contract terms and benefits

• Part-time (2.5 days per week, 0.5 FTE)
• Fixed-term contract until September 2027
• £25,750 per annum pro-rata
• Three-month probationary period
• One-month termination clause
• 25 days annual leave pro-rata plus regional Bank Holidays
• Work from home, based in Scotland, Northern Ireland or the North of England

Application

Please visit the jobs page on our website to download the application form. To apply, please submit your completed application form to [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] by 9am on Tuesday 13th January 2026. If you are experiencing issues downloading the document or require support in completing your form, please contact [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].

Forms must be sent in MS Word or a format compatible to MS Word. Please do not send PDFs. Applications sent as a PDF will not be accepted. Interviews will be held via video call on Friday 23rd January 2026.

If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion please note that we redact some details from applications ahead of the shortlisting stage to ensure the removal of unconscious bias. Details that we redact include (but are not limited to) references to protected characteristics, names of educational institutions and indications of political affiliations.

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