Teacher of Art

Teacher of Art

Salary: MPS/UPS commensurate with experience + Inner London Allowance

Job type: Full or Part Time, Permanent

Start date: January 2025

Job overview

Our Secondary Academy is now recruiting for a Teacher of Art to join us from January 2025.  

This is a truly fantastic opportunity for a passionate teacher to become part of a well-established, highly collaborative and successful visual arts team that works hard to ensure that students enjoy a challenging, dynamic and rewarding visual arts curriculum. All students study art in Years 7-9 as part of our International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme, and the subject is popular at GCSE in Key Stage 4, and as part of the IB Diploma programme in Key Stage 5.

This is a part-time opportunity that offers a competitive MPS + Inner London salary, commensurate with experience. This role would also be suitable for NQTs, and we also welcome applications from prospective colleagues who wish to work a range of part-time ratios.

If this sounds like an environment within which you would like to work, apply to join our team from April 2024 or September 2024. The successful applicant will be enthusiastic, flexible, well organised and able to work as part of a team, as well as having the ability to work alone when required.

We deem this to be a great position on the basis that;

• We offer a vibrant and committed visual arts department that is passionate about art and dedicated to supporting students throughout their learning experience and securing the best possible outcomes.
• We offer pupils the very best in learning opportunities by delivering high-quality teaching via our bespoke curriculum, alongside inspiring extracurricular opportunities.
• We believe in developing staff into outstanding practitioners through our excellent CPD programmes.
• This is further supported through our membership of the Leigh Academies Trust which provides regular teach-meets and co-operative training sessions within the trust to facilitate staff and student growth.

Key responsibilities, as outlined in the job description, include;

• Set high expectations that inspire, motivate, and challenge students.
• Promote good progress and outcomes by students.
• Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge.
• Plan and teach well-structured lessons.
• Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all students.
• Make accurate and productive use of assessment.
• Manage behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment.

We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service and employment will be subject to references.

To apply for this opportunity your detailed CV to Clarus Education now to be considered. We will be contacting those shortlisted within 48 hours of an application.

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