Art Teacher
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 4AA24 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
24 April 2026 at 9am
Date listed
31 March 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Art and design
Working pattern
- Part time: 0.8 FTE - 4 days per week
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 Year Maternity Cover - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- MPR1 - 6
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Professional Duties and Responsibilities include:
- To plan, implement and deliver on an appropriate broad, balanced and ambitious curriculum for all students that is underpinned by the Principles of Curriculum.
- To monitor and support the overall progress and development of students both academically and pastorally.
- To facilitate a sense of belonging and belief that all students can achieve their potential in your classroom.
- To contribute to raising standards of student progress and attainment.
- To share and support the College’s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for character development and student academic growth.
- To implement and uphold SJH policies, processes and systems.
- To model and promote the College values of Ambition, Endeavour and Respect in all areas of College life and instil these character traits in our students.
Teaching and Learning
- Adopt the SJH Principles of Teaching to support the curriculum intent.
- Adopt and effectively deliver the lesson structure in al lessons at all times.
- Adopt and effectively deliver College agreed Teaching and Learning strategies.
- Adopt and effectively deliver department lesson outline expectations.
- Effectively contribute to the College’s Tutor Reading programme.
- Ensure that students take pride in their work and that you demand high standards of presentation.
- Ensure homework is set and Year 11 revision in line with College policy.
- Ensure effective implementation and adherence to the Feedback and Assessment policy.
- Ensure effective implementation and adherence to the Data Tracking policy.
- Effectively contribute to all meetings that support student progress.
- Effectively implement the College agreed revision strategies.
- Fully engage with appraisal process.
- Fully engage with DDI process.
- Set high quality cover if absent.
- Fully participate in College QA process.
Behaviour and Safety
- Uphold the College’s Conduct for Learning (CfL) policy and other policies associated with ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all members of the College community.
- Establish a safe, purposeful and stimulating environment for students, rooted in mutual respect that adheres to our expectations of our CfL policy.
- Manage classes effectively using approaches which are appropriate to student needs, in order to inspire, motivate and challenge students.
- Effectively carry out duties to supervise students to support the smooth running of the College as well as student safety and wellbeing.
Safeguarding/Equal Opportunities/Data Protection
- The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff must ensure that the highest priority is given to following the guidance and regulations to Safeguarding Children and Young People.
- All staff are to have due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and will follow the College’s child protection procedures. Any safeguarding or child protection issue must be acted upon immediately by informing the DSL or safeguarding team.
- To actively promote the College’s Equal Opportunities policy and observe standards of conduct which prevents discrimination taking place. Maintain awareness of and commitment to Equal Opportunities policy in relation to both employment and professional relationships.
- All staff to ensure confidentiality of personal data at all times by sharing, processing, obtaining and advising on data in accordance with the College’s Data Protection policy and procedures. All staff to have due regard for the high level of personal and special category data processed within your role.
- The College takes the responsibility of protecting and seeing the data of students, staff, parents and all associated individuals very seriously. The College requires all staff to be data protection informed and adhere to our Data Protection policy and procedures. All staff must ensure that if they suspect a data breech, they must inform the Data Protection Officer (DPO) immediately.
Other
- Fully participate in meetings, events and CPD that the College has planned and organised.
- Cover absence on rare occasions when agency staff or cover supervision is unable to do so.
- Communicate effectively with parents/Carers.
- Communicate and co-operate with relevant external bodies.
- Make a positive contribution to the wider life of the College such as offering to run enrichment opportunities for students.
- Follow and ensure students follow the College’s acceptable IT use policy.
- Work in compliance with the College’s Health & Safety policies under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, ensuring the safety of all parties.
What the school offers its staff
SJH is an excellent school that has improved immensely in recent years and, as a result, has been oversubscribed for the last five years. Our ethos is for our students to strive ‘to greater heights.’ This ethos is built on a core set of values, which underpins everything that we do. These are Ambition, Endeavour and Respect.
Our most recent Ofsted inspection was a great success and recognised the commitment of our staff to improving the College and securing the very best outcomes for our students. The College was judged to be ‘Good’ across all areas inspected. Inspectors commented:
“The school has a calm atmosphere where pupils feel safe. Pupils behave well so that learning is not disrupted. Pupils talk positively about their learning.” “Overwhelmingly, positive behaviours and attitudes to learning seen.”
“The culture is all about learning, with a strong work ethos.”
“Learning is the core of all that happens.”
“Leaders provide effective support to develop teachers' subject and pedagogical knowledge. Staff are very positive about the support they receive from leaders. They are proud to work at the school. Those newest to teaching speak particularly highly of the support they receive. Leaders listen carefully to staff. This helps them manage staff well-being and workload.”
We are looking to appoint a well-qualified, highly motivated and enthusiastic Art practitioner with the ability to bring the subject area to life for our students. The successful candidate will teach across Key Stage 3, 4 & 5 with the College teaching Photography at Key Stage 5. This post will be suited to both experienced teachers and ECT’s as we can provide you with support, development and fantastic career prospects.
The design of our curriculum is clear and is based on the acquisitions of knowledge and skills through effective planning and sequencing. The implementation of our curriculum is simple: effective delivery, effective teaching and effective assessment. We offer the full curriculum entitlement to our students, featuring a three-year Key Stage3/two-year Key Stage 4. We have a comprehensive offer of qualifications, both at Key Stage 4 and 5 and we give teachers the opportunity to teach across all phases.
We welcome applications from highly motivated and experienced teachers with the vision and ability to commit towards the department. If you would like to find out more about the College, please visit our website at: http://www.sjhcsc.co.uk/. We would welcome any potential candidates to come and visit the College during the day to meet the team and experience the learning environment for themselves. To arrange a tour, please contact Sarah Skelton; s.skelton@sjhcsc.co.uk.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Sir John Hunt CSC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out; references will be sought for all shortlisted candidates and all shortlisted candidates will be requested to complete a questionnaire about any convictions or adult cautions that are unspent. Guidance will be given to those shortlisted.
Applying for the job
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About Sir John Hunt Community Sports College
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 767 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Sir John Hunt Community Sports College website
- Email address
- sjh-recruitment@sjhcsc.co.uk
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College is at the heart of its community. At our College every student is valued and nurtured. We know all of our students as individuals ensuring they are happy at school, feel safe, enjoy learning, are challenged and make the best of their talents.
Arranging a visit to Sir John Hunt Community Sports College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sjh-recruitment@sjhcsc.co.uk.
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