Subject Leader for Art – Art Specialist
Tile Cross Academy, Birmingham, West Midlands, B33 9UFThis job expired on 27 November 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
8th April 2024 (after Easter) or sooner
Closing date
27 November 2023 at 9am
Date listed
10 November 2023
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Art & Design
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Main Scale / UPS + TLR 2c
Subject Leader for Art – Art Specialist job summary
Can you inspire young people with your passion for Art? If so we would like to meet you!
We are looking for a dynamic
and innovative leader who possesses the talent and enthusiasm necessary to lead
our Art subjects and join our highly committed team of staff within our
Creative Technology Faculty.
We are seeking to appoint an
excellent teacher who has experience of successfully leading teaching, learning
and assessment in Art to raise standards and achieve ‘outstanding’ outcomes.
This is an opportunity to progress your career as a leader of Art in which you will lead and be responsible for ensuring the highly
effective delivery of Art subjects across all years.
The ideal candidate will:
- Have a track record of success in teaching Art
- Have a flexible, aspirational and enthusiastic attitude.
- Have a passion for motivating students and improving outcomes.
- Be reflective and have a desire to work effectively in partnership with parents and students.
- Have a desire to set high expectations, embrace change and challenge and support each other as part of a highly committed team
Tile
Cross Academy is a small and caring 11-16 mixed comprehensive school that was
created on 1st May 2017 and is part of Washwood Heath Multi
Academy Trust. We are proud winners of ‘School of the Year’ and have high
expectations for our students in which they develop through the use of our Character Programme. We aim to provide
a high quality education in an atmosphere of mutual respect where each
individual is valued as an important member of our school community. With
the wide range of backgrounds and cultures represented in our school population
we celebrate diversity and difference, whilst recognising that we are all equal
in a Rights Respecting ethos.
We
hope you are excited about the Subject Leader for Art role at Tile Cross Academy
and we look forward to receiving your application.
We are part of Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust, welcoming students from 11 years old to 16 years old, providing a standard of academic excellence for secondary and education. We are very proud of the positive learning experience offered to our students and the support available to ensure they achieve their full potential.
We offer:
- A collaborative and inclusive culture, where team members will upskill you and give you regular opportunities to learn from each other in a safe and collaborative environment, both within your schools and Trust-wide.
- An opportunity to undertake structured CPD via access to the National College online CPD platform and/or apprenticeships such as Level 7 Senior Leaders Masters, with regular twilights.
- Access to Career Pathways and Pledge to help you plan for and make your goals a reality via our Professional Growth and Performance (PPG) process.
- A wellbeing culture, with paid and unpaid time off to support life events via our Life Leave Policy, access to a Wellbeing Champion and the opportunity to participate in our annual staff wellbeing survey with Edurio, so we know and can respond to views.
- Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), which includes confidential counselling, access to wellbeing advice and a lifestyle app called “My Possible Self”.
- Access to a suite of supportive policies, such as Life Leave, Wellbeing, Career Break and Family Friendly.
- Access to a generous pension scheme known as the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Access to a comprehensive employee rewards package including Long Service Awards, Employee Referral Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and contribution to glasses and eye-sight tests for eligible display screen users.
- Opportunity to be part of key Trust-wide collaborative groups such as the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI working group) and Wellbeing working groups, including menopause support and neurodiversity support.
- Onsite parking at all schools.
We know you would love working at Tile Cross Academy. We have wonderful, enthusiastic students and amazing staff who always go the extra mile for their classes.
This post is suitable for a
teacher currently looking to take on the challenge of leadership of a subject or
someone who is already an established leader but needs a new challenge.
Informal conversations are warmly welcomed.
N.B. CVs will not be accepted
We value our people and are dedicated to making
sure that everybody feels empowered to bring their authentic self to work. We
have an outstanding opportunity to work at Tile Cross Academy as a Subject
Lead of Art.
We promise to treat all candidates fairly,
consistently and with respect throughout the application, assessment, and
selection process.
We are also “happy to talk flexible working”
subject to the operational requirements of the role.
This post is exempt from the
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order
1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and
activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do
not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers
cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can
be found in the DBS
filtering guide.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the
Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English
is an essential requirement for this role.
Tile Cross Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all
successful applicants.
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here to refer to our Privacy Notice for Candidate
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 Tile Cross Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 616 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Tile Cross Academy website (opens in new tab)
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