We are seeking an outstanding, dedicated and innovative Teacher of
Art & Design with the ability to be a role model and empower others.
All of our students are encouraged to stretch themselves to
achieve their potential.
The heart of our vision is to create a
truly outstanding school delivering the very best educational
opportunities, nurture academic excellence and enhance ambition in all
its pupils. We aim to inspire the next generation of professionals and
entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds.
The
successful candidate should be an outstanding practitioner, who is
excited by the challenge of leading the Art & DT department. You
should be a problem solver, looking for opportunities to craft engaging
explorations and discoveries from any aspect of school life.
We
are looking for a teacher who has had the experience of teaching Art
&DT within the secondary setting and can offer a second subject.
This post would equally suit either an experienced practitioner wanting a
new challenge or a relatively new teacher wishing to work with a group
of dynamic teachers as they develop their teaching skills in a small
department in a small school.
The successful candidate for the will:
- Hold DfE Qualified Teacher Status, an undergraduate degree and preferably a postgraduate degree
- Be an outstanding practitioner who inspires pupils and have experience of teaching in a successful inner-city school
- Have a track record of successful learning, teaching and delivering results
- Have the ability to draw upon their professional background to demonstrate their ability to successfully teach up to GCSE
- Be creative in delivering a rigorous, academic curriculum
- Believe that every child can and will succeed
- Set high expectations for standards of teaching and learning and model good practice in Art & DT
- Be flexible, collaborative and resilient
- Contribute to the whole life of the school through our extensive enrichment programme.
- Have the highest ambitions for your pupils, the department, the school and yourself
We will offer you:
- A happy and supportive working environment with high expectations and standards
- An opportunity to pioneer an exciting, academic curriculum
- A network of outstanding practitioners to collaborate with and learn from
- Leadership and management opportunities as the school grows
- Well-behaved and respectful pupils
- A range of initiative to reduce workload and improve staff well-being
test school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.