12 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    14 May 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    30 April 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Subject

Art and design

Working pattern

Full time: Monday to Friday

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

MPS / UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

Principal Accountabilities:

Provide high quality teaching and learning experiences for students.

Fulfill the role of Form Tutor to students.

Main Activities and Responsibilities:

Main duties and responsibilities are indicated here. Other duties at an appropriate level and nature may also be required and will be negotiated.

Teaching and Learning:

Teach Art / Photography or Graphics at Key Stage 3 and 4.

Consistently deliver good or outstanding well-planned learning that achieve high outcomes.

Monitor and identify under achieving students from performance data. Report to students and parents as required.

Liaise with parents to ensure excellent attainment.

Contribute to the school literacy and reading policies.

Support extended learning activities to enhance students learning experiences.

Manage the behaviour of students in classrooms and around the school.

Understand and fulfill all the requirements of Schools policies.

Work as part of a team in the delivery of high quality learning outside the classroom.

To support the Curriculum Area’s Improvement Strategy.

To contribute to the department’s after school revision and extra-curricular programme.

To support transition in learning at primary and post-16 level.

As a Form Tutor support the personal development of students.

Additional Responsibilities:

Ensure all students are safe and can achieve their potential.

Adhere at all times to professional business standards of dress, courtesy and efficiency.

Attend subject and staff meetings.

Attend and participate in Open Evenings, Parents’ Evenings and other school events.

Uphold the school’s Behaviour for Learning Policy and Student Dress Code.

Be responsible for ensuring subject knowledge is developed and participate in staff training and development.

What the school offers its staff

- Company pension

- On-site parking


Further details about the role

Qualifications:

Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject Qualified teacher status

Experience:

A passion for Art and Photography, and a thirst to develop pupils and self as lifelong learners in the subject

Ability to teach engaging, well-sequenced and adapted lessons

Demonstrable experience of improving student outcomes

Ability to use ICT effectively to support learning

Experience of teaching groups of pupils and pupils of all abilities

Collaborative teaching methods and working with colleagues in the preparation, assessment and monitoring work

Experience as a form tutor and/or pastoral work

Experience as GCSE Examiner Experience of leading/taking part in an extracurricular Art activity

Skills:

Must be well organised Excellent communication, literacy and numeracy skills

Ability to work hard under pressure while maintaining a positive, professional attitude

Ability to organise and prioritise workload and work on own initiative Excellent evidence-led creative teaching ability

Knowledge & Understanding:

National Curriculum for Art at Key Stages 3-4

Understanding of Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023 Part 1

Developing differentiated schemes of work

Equal Opportunities:

Understanding of different social backgrounds of pupils

Understanding the needs of pupils and the appropriate strategies to support them

Commitment to safeguarding

In accordance with our statutory obligations under Keeping Children Safe in Education Southport Learning Trust is required to conduct an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available online, which Southport Learning Trust might want to explore with you at the interview.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to hcasady@stanleyhigh.co.uk

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Stanley High School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
841 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
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Stanley High School is a proud member of the Southport Learning Trust family of schools leading to collaboration amongst our wider school community. We have a strong safeguarding culture and we will expect you to champion this within your role. Our staff will engage in high quality Continuous Professional Development at both school and Trust level and all staff have access to our supportive well-being package.

Arranging a visit to Stanley High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hcasady@stanleyhigh.co.uk.

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