Art and Design Teacher (Specialism in Textiles)

Queen Katharine Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 6HX

13 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  14 October 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  30 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Art & Design
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS

Art and Design Teacher (Specialism in Textiles) job summary

Art and Design Teacher (Specialism in Textiles)

Contract: Permanent

Salary: MPS/UPS

Site: Queen Katharine Academy

Closing date: 14 October 2024

Start date: January 2025

Please note the trust may decide to withdraw the advert before the closing date or interview suitable candidates prior to the advert closing.

Are you passionate Art and Design teacher? Do you specialise in Textiles? Are you ready to inspire the next generation of creative minds?

If so, we invite you to apply for the role of Art and Design Teacher (specialism in textiles) at Queen Katharine Academy.

Your role:

In this role, you will share our department’s enthusiasm and unwavering determination to help every student enjoy, achieve, and progress from KS3 through to KS5. You will be an engaging and forward-thinking individual who will contribute to building the department.

You will have proven expertise and a passion for your subject, inspiring and engaging our students. Additionally, you will actively assist in the further development of Creative Arts within the school. Teaching and developing curriculum for Art and Textiles, you will ensure high-quality learning experiences for all students. Collaboration with colleagues to create a supportive and dynamic learning environment will also be a key part of your role.

About us:

At Queen Katharine Academy, our Creative Arts department offers a diverse range of subjects including Art, Graphics, Photography, and Textiles. Our team is dedicated to fostering a love for the arts in our students, and we are proud to showcase their work throughout our recruitment pack. Join us and be part of a team that is committed to excellence and creativity in education.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a school within one of the well-regarded Trusts in the eastern region. The school has a great history of success and a bright and exciting future and we are looking for an ambitious and dynamic teacher to steer it through the next stage of its development. Collaboration, educational research and professional development are at the core of how the schools within Thomas Deacon Education Trust work together. With a clear focus on teaching at all levels, including Sixth Form, the Trust is well placed to provide great opportunities to promote Queen Katharine Academy as a leading school and you will be given effective support to develop you personally as an outstanding teacher.

Why work for us?:

We are part of the Thomas Deacon Education Trust and we can offer you:

- Progression opportunities across the Trust

- Continuous development, e.g. training, coaching

- Access to the most generous pension schemes in the UK (LGPS & teachers’ pension scheme)    

- Free flu vaccinations

- Cycle to work scheme

- £250 Recommend a friend scheme

- Free & confidential Employee Assistance Programme

- Trained Mental health first aiders

- Collaborative working across schools in the Trust

If you have the skills we are looking for, we can’t wait to meet you!

TDET - Working together to transform lives through education

Thomas Deacon Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Academy will require the successful candidate to provide satisfactory references and undertake an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

If you have any questions regarding this post, please contact the HR Team on e-mail at hrteam@tdet.education

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About Queen Katharine Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1675 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Queen Katharine Academy website (opens in new tab)
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