Art Teachers

An Art Teacher teaches art skills to elementary, secondary school students, or recreationally. Teaches all aspects of art from basic drawing and colour theory to advanced techniques and art history.

About this Career

Average Salary

£38,141

New workers start at around £19,156. Normal pay is £38,141 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £52,473

Annual Openings

454

Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons in London, and do not distinguish between full and part-time jobs

Daily Tasks

  • Assists with or plans and develops curriculum and rota of teaching duties.
  • Discusses progress with student, parents and/or other education professionals.
  • Supervises teaching assistants and trainees.
  • Undertakes pastoral duties.
  • Supervises any practical work and maintains classroom discipline.
  • Maintains records of students’ progress and development.
  • Prepares students for external examinations and administers and invigilates these examinations.
  • Prepares, assigns and corrects exercises and examinations to record and evaluate students’ progress.
  • Prepares and delivers courses and lessons in accordance with curriculum requirements and teaches one or more subjects.

Skills Employers are looking for

Skills Importance
Learning Strategies 88%
Monitoring 83%
Active Learning 77%
Active Listening 75%
Speaking 75%
Reading Comprehension 75%
Critical Thinking 72%
Writing 71%
Mathematics 53%
Science 33%