Head of Art
The Kingston Academy, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT2 5PEThis job expired on 28 March 2019 – see similar jobs
Job start date
29 August 2019
Closing date
28 March 2019 at 12am (midnight)
Date listed
11 March 2019
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Art and design
Working pattern
- Full time
Full-time equivalent salary
- Main pay range 4 to Upper pay range 2, £30,514 to £42,218
Head of Art job summary
The Board of Trustees wish to appoint a skillful and inspirational Head of Art with knowledge and experience of a wide range of artistic media and of teaching art to GCSE and A level. We are able to offer key subject responsibilities to the right candidate and as a rapidly developing school, The Kingston Academy will provide you with exceptional opportunities for career development and progression.
The successful candidate for this role will join us at an exciting stage in our development. We will have taken possession of our new modern extension with state-of-the-art facilities to house our growing school. The addition of a new Year 7 intake in September 2019 will take total pupil numbers to over 900, whilst our original History Makers, entering in Year 11, will be in the final year of their KS4 studies. In addition, planning for the development of our Sixth Form will be in full flow.
We invite applications from candidates with the following attributes for this pivotal role:
- Passionate about their subject (ideally a strong artistic practitioner themselves in a given field with knowledge of a wide range of artistic media);
- Strong classroom practitioner, with the ability to engage pupils, and experienced in teaching to GCSE and ‘A’ level standard;
- With considerable experience in GCSE and ‘A’ level portfolio planning and guidance;
- Experienced in curriculum planning and development;
- With the ability to think strategically about the future direction of their subject area;
- Experienced in managing teaching professionals;
- Experienced in performance development;
- Innovative in their approach to engaging pupils in this subject;
- Flexible and committed to engage in the wider curriculum through our Going Beyond and enrichment activities.
Assessment Process
Our selection procedure will aim to identify with rigour whether the candidate fulfills the requirements of the post and will include the consideration of the candidate’s suitability to work with children and young people. The process will include:
- Teaching an observed lesson to a full class of pupils;
- Meeting with a panel of our pupils for informal question and answer session;
- Interview with Assistant Head / Deputy Head and Head Teacher.
We look forward to receiving your application.
If you would like to visit the school prior to submitting your application you are very welcome to do so. Our Head Teacher of one of her deputies would be happy to meet with you to talk about the school and its ethos and more specifically about this role. Please contact Justine Free on 0208 465 6208 in order to arrange this. Your application will not be disadvantaged in any sense if you are unable to visit.
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.
About The Kingston Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1176 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- The Kingston Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- jfree@thekingstonacademy.org
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