Art, Design & Technology Teacher
Southfields Academy, London, SW18 5JU11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Spring Term (January) 2025
Closing date
24 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
6 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Art and design
Working pattern
- Full time: Full-Time
Contract type
- Fixed term - Until 31st August 2025
Pay scale
- Teachers' Main Pay Scale (Inner London) / Teachers' Upper Pay Scale (Inner London)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative teacher to join our Art, Design and Technology team at Southfields Academy in January of 2025. The successful candidate will be a team player with a flexible and positive approach, organised, creative and have a passion for the subject area. We are looking for someone who is not only keen to promote the subject around the school but who is also dedicated to improving the lives of our young people.
The successful candidate will be able to teach across the ability and age range, supporting the development of Art and D.T to the highest standards for all pupils between Key Stages 3 and 5.
This is a Fixed Term role for the remainder of the 2024-2025 Academic Year in the first instance.
What the school offers its staff
Southfields Academy is a thriving non-selective secondary Academy located in South West London. The Academy benefits from cutting edge facilities, in addition to spacious and bright communal areas and classrooms. All of these are equipped with the latest technology and designed by our staff and students to ensure their fitness for purpose to educate the children of today and future-proofed for the children of tomorrow.
The aim of Southfields Academy is to provide the highest quality education to secure the best life chances for all our students. We recognise that all staff within our community are indispensable in helping us to achieve this goal together.
Southfields Academy offers a comprehensive and well thought out support programme for Early Career Teachers led by Senior Staff and Lead Practitioners.
All Southfields Academy teaching staff experience to up to 20% PPA.
In addition, all Southfields MAT staff are entitled to free membership of the onsite Gym at Aspire, access to the Nursery@Aspire at a reduced cost, a cycle to work scheme and many other benefits.
Further details about the role
- Please note that Southfields Academy will only accept applications directly from candidates themselves.
- We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a sufficient number of applications be received.With this in mind, we encourage early submission of an application to avoid any disappointment.
- If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.
- Southfields Academy is unable to provide visa sponsorship.
- Southfields Academy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and recognises the importance of an inclusive and diverse workforce.We welcome applications from all suitable qualified candidates.
Southfields Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, along with other relevant pre-employment checks.In line with the recommendations in KCSiE, these include basic online checks of shortlisted candidates’ social media presence and other internet-based public forums.
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
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
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About Southfields Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1275 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Southfields Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- ewan.macfarlane@southfieldsacademy.com
- Phone number
- 020 8875 2600
At Southfields we aim to create a culture of tolerance and respect for others, where students and staff work together to improve. Our vision is to develop a provision that will secure the best life chances for our students once they leave Southfields Academy. This environment must inspire each individual in the community to be the very best that they can be. At Southfields we have the highest expectations of achievement and behaviour and offer a nurturing and supportive environment where we celebrate difference and ensure that everyone meets their full potential. We value every individual and commit to ensuring everyone feels supported and listened to.
We offer the highest quality educational experience, aiming to inspire a generation of lifelong learners, who take pride in their achievements and take ownership of their learning. We believe creativity and imagination are the key to developing future passions and talents. We have a positive, “can do” attitude, believing that the sky is our limit, and we will think creatively and innovatively to meet the needs of our learners and our community.
A successful Southfields student will be one that understands the world we live in and is curious and keen to develop further by learning from others around them. This student will leave Southfields ready for their next stage in education or employment, equipped to learn and to grow.
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