Head of Art (Maternity Cover)
Jane Austen College, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3 1DD14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
18 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
19 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Part time: 26 hours per week / 4 days (0.8 FTE)
Contract type
- Fixed term - until 31st August 2026 - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- Salary: Qualified Teachers Pay Scales: Main Pay Scale (MPS) to Upper Pay Scale (UPS)
Additional allowances
TLR2 of £5,200 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications: ● Qualified Teacher Status
Experience:
● Classroom teaching of the subject(s)
in a secondary school, including
teaching pupils of a range of abilities
● Supporting pupils in attaining
qualifications in the subject(s)
● Providing an inclusive classroom
environment for pupils with SEND,
EAL and other needs
● Liaising with parents and carers,
including reporting on pupil
progress, effort and attainment
● Being a form tutor and supporting
the wider personal development of
pupils
Skills,
Knowledge:
● Knowledge and understanding of the
subject(s) taught, to undergraduate
degree level or an equivalent
standard
● Knowledge of different curriculum
models in the subject(s) and the
strengths and weaknesses of these
● Knowledge of different approaches
to teaching the subject(s) and the
strengths and weaknesses of these
● Knowledge of forms of assessment
commonly used in the subject(s),
including in public examinations
● Knowledge of opportunities for
teacher development in the
subject(s)
● Understanding of the wider role of a
teacher in the personal development
of pupils, including the main
responsibilities of a form tutor
● Knowledge the statutory
requirements concerning Equality
and Diversity, Health & Safety,
SEND and Child Protection
● Be able to express yourself clearly in
written and spoken English
● Be able to manage pupil behaviour
in line with a school policy
● Be able to use appropriate software
and digital platforms to create and
share curriculum, teaching and
assessment resources
● The ability to build and maintain
effective working relationships with
colleagues, pupils, parents and the
wider community
● Be able to organise working time
effectively to ensure that all
requirements of the post are met
punctually and to a high standard
● Be able to interpret quantitative data
to reach valid conclusions about
pupil attainment and achievement
What the school offers its staff
The Inspiration Trust offers all staff a range of benefits via our ‘my lifestyle' portal. All eligible staff will have access to a range of benefits from salary sacrifice schemes and employee discounts.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Jane Austen College
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1062 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Jane Austen College website
- Email address
- recruitment@inspirationtrust.org
Jane Austen College is a thriving secondary school and sixth form in the heart of Norwich city centre. We combine the modern and traditional, marrying academic rigour and innovative teaching techniques. Our sixth form is one of the top performing in Norfolk and we have been rated by Ofsted as Outstanding in four out of five areas, with an overall rating of Good.
We are part of the Inspiration Trust family of schools in East Anglia, and work closely with Charles Darwin Primary and Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form as well as the Trust's other schools around the region.
Arranging a visit to Jane Austen College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@inspirationtrust.org.
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