[Hiring] Teacher of Art & Design @Group Premium Member

Role Description

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.

Qualifications

• Hold DfE Qualified Teacher Status
• An undergraduate degree and preferably a postgraduate degree

Requirements

• Be an outstanding practitioner who inspires pupils and has 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

Benefits

• 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 initiatives to reduce workload and improve staff well-being