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Art Teacher

Highgate Wood Secondary School, London, N8 8RN

20 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  23 April 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  1 April 2025

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: Mon - Fri, 32.5 hours
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS (Inner London Scale) plus additional benefits.

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a highly skilled, enthusiastic and dynamic Art and Photography Teacher to join us for September 2025 start.This is an exciting opportunity to join an experienced and friendly team that is dedicated to delivering an exciting and culturally relevant curriculum across KS3 to KS5.

Our Curriculum aims to help students engage withthe world of art beyond school as an important part of human imagination and expression, building skills,enrich and be a powerful form of communication.

The department consists of bright and airy purpose built studiospaces for all yeargroups including a darkroom, kiln and printing press, and is supported by a full time and highly experiencedtechnician to support all practical aspects of our teaching. Our student's work is regularly celebrated in our corridor exhibition space and of course in our yearly GCSE and A Level Exhibitions, as well as our KS3 showcase as part of the wider school summer fair celebrations.

The successful candidate will have:

• A proven track record of success in the classroom where you have made a positive difference to all students through high quality adaptive teaching
• Experience in Art teaching at Key Stage 3, 4 and 5
• A commitment to inclusion, underpinned by the belief that every child matters and can achieve
• An unwavering commitment to maintain the highest of expectations for yourself and others
• Experience of leading and developing staff to support them to be their best

What the school offers its staff

We will offer:

• Excellent students who are keen to learn and achieve, and operate in an ethos underpinned by the principles of courtesy, consideration, cooperation and contribution
• A commitment to providing high quality CPD that supports all staff to be their very best
• The chance to join a friendly, talented and highly committed staff team
• A supportive Governing Body and Leadership team, who prioritise staff well-being and work within a coaching culture

Candidates are welcome to visit the school by prior arrangement before applying.

Please contact the HR Department,hr@hws.haringey.sch.ukfor further information or a visit.

Closing date for applications:Wednesday 23 April 2025 at 09:00 am

Interview date:Tuesday 29 April 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

*No Agencies Please*

How to apply:

• To apply for this post, please download the application form on this (TES) website or visit our website for an application pack and form,https://hws.haringey.sch.uk/about-us/join-us/vacancies/
• Please note that CVs alone are not accepted in line with Safer Recruitment practices.

Please be advised that we are unable to provide sponsorship.

Highgate Wood School is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. Also, this post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

Commitment to safeguarding

Highgate Wood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations. The successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.
In line with safer recruitment practices, we will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. This is part of our safeguarding checks and seeks publicly available information on candidates’ suitability to work with children.

Applying for the job

Please complete the online application.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Highgate Wood Secondary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1554 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Highgate Wood Secondary School website
• Email address: hr@hws.haringey.sch.uk
• Phone number: 02083427970
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/highgate-wood-secondary-school

Highgate Wood School is a mixed comprehensive school providing secondary education. We want everyone to feel welcome, safe and secure in the school and believe that each of us has a valuable contribution to make to our community and its continued success. We firmly believe that Everyone Matters. Our core values are embodied in the 4Cs - Courtesy, Consideration, Cooperation, and Contribution, the principles of Respect and Honesty and the commitment to encouraging Perseverance and Hard Work within a Growth Mind-set.

It is through these values that we bring to life our mission statement: "Making a positive difference to students' achievements and experiences, maintaining the highest expectations and inspiring self-belief”.

Ethos and values

Our established values of Courtesy, Consideration, Contribution and Cooperation (the 4Cs), together with our Growth Mind-set focus on perseverance and hard work and our emphasis on honesty and respect underpin the school’s behaviour ethos.

Our school motto is Everyone Matters and this ensures that we take an approach that values every student as an individual, with a wide range of curricular and extra-curricular opportunities enabling talent and creativity to be identified and nurtured.

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