ASSISTANT TEAM LEADER (VISUAL ARTS)
Dr Challoner's Grammar School, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 5HAThis job expired on 14 January 2019 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2019
Closing date
14 January 2019 at 12am (midnight)
Date listed
4 December 2018
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects
- Art and design, Art and design, Design and technology
Working pattern
- Full time
Full-time equivalent salary
- Main pay range 1 to Lead Practitioners range 3, £24,859 to £40,520
Additional allowances
TLR 2.1
ASSISTANT TEAM LEADER (VISUAL ARTS) job summary
For September 2019, we are seeking a highly qualified and creative teacher to teach Art and to lead our Art & Graphics provision at this 11-18 grammar school for boys with a co-educational Sixth Form. This position is vacant as a result of the current incumbent’s decision to take well deserved retirement. Dr Challoner’s has 1350 students and was graded as ‘outstanding’ in every category by Ofsted. It is regarded as one of the leading Grammar schools in the country. As the lead school in the Astra Teaching Alliance and SCITT (also judged outstanding by Ofsted) we provide an exciting range of professional development opportunities.
We also offer:
• engaging, able and well-motivated students
• an innovative approach to learning
• outstanding facilities in every subject
• a friendly working environment
This post offers an exciting opportunity for an aspirational teacher to secure a leadership role in an innovative and high achieving school.
Job Purpose
To support, hold accountable, develop and lead a team of focusing on a discrete curricular area to ensure high standards of teaching and learning and the wellbeing of staff and students.
Accountabilities
a) To agree, monitor and evaluate progress targets for student progress within the Visual Arts subjects which make a measurable contribution to whole school targets.
b) To create a subject improvement plan which contributes positively to the achievement of the school improvement plan and which actively involves all subject teachers in its design and execution.
c) To provide regular feedback for subject colleagues in a way which recognises good practice and supports their progress against performance management objectives resulting in a tangible impact on student learning.
d) To assist the designated team leader/SLT manager in the annual review of the standards of leadership, teaching and learning in the subject area, consistent with the school’s self evaluation procedures.
e) To ensure all subject staff understand, and are actively implementing, the key aspects of the school’s behaviour and inclusion policies.
f) To oversee and evaluate the subject budget allocation to ensure the budget is spent in line with subject learning priorities and best value principles.
g) To engage all subject staff in the creation, consistent implementation and improvement of schemes of work which encapsulate key school learning strategies.
H) To support the Team Leader for Arts & Design in the discharge of their duties, standing in for them if appropriate.
Reporting to:
Team Leader for Arts & Design
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
Dr Challoner’s Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check.
Commitment to safeguarding
At Dr Challoner's Grammar School we ensure breadth of opportunities for all and actively promote open and outward facing attitudes to diversity and inclusion. As such, we actively encourage suitably qualified people from all backgrounds to apply for roles at our school. Applications from candidates from under-represented backgrounds are actively welcomed. If there are any issues which you feel could be barriers to your application, as part of this process, please let us know
Dr Challoner’s Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check.
About Dr Challoner's Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1368 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Dr Challoner's Grammar School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- employment@challoners.org
Boys' Grammar School with a co-educational Sixth Form, situated on the edge of the Chilterns a short walk from Amersham station. Aspirational staff and students, with an atmosphere that values resilience and kindness. Also a Teaching School and SCITT, so unparalleled opportunities for staff development
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