Teacher of Art
The Halley Academy, London, SE3 8EPThis job expired on 29 April 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
29 April 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
15 April 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Art and design
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS commensurate with experience + Inner London Allowance
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you seeking a new opportunity to join a highly successful comprehensive school that is committed to providing an outstanding education of excellence for all? Are you someone who is a passionate teacher of art? Would you thrive when working with other committed and innovative practitioners? The Halley Academy is now recruiting for a Teacher of Art (part-time) to join us from September 2024, or sooner if possible.
This is a truly fantastic opportunity for a passionate teacher to become part of a well-established, highly collaborative and successful visual arts team that works hard to ensure that students enjoy a challenging, dynamic and rewarding visual arts curriculum. All students study art in Years 7-9 as part of our International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme, and the subject is popular at GCSE in Key Stage 4, and as part of the IB Diploma programme in Key Stage 5. Our curriculum is enriched through frequent visits to galleries in Central London, and work has commenced this January on our brand new, state-of-the-art visual and performing arts centre, to be completed and opened in April 2024.
This is a part-time opportunity that offers a competitive MPS + Inner London salary, commensurate with experience. We welcome applications from prospective colleagues who wish to work a range of part-time ratios.
If this sounds like an environment within which you would like to work, apply to join our team. The successful applicant will be enthusiastic, flexible, well organised and able to work as part of a team, as well as having the ability to work alone when required.
We deem this to be a great position on the basis that;
- We offer a vibrant and committed visual arts department that is passionate about art and dedicated to supporting students throughout their learning experience and securing the best possible outcomes.
- We offer pupils the very best in learning opportunities by delivering high-quality teaching via our bespoke curriculum, alongside inspiring extracurricular opportunities.
- We believe in developing staff into outstanding practitioners through our excellent CPD programmes.
- This is further supported through our membership of the Leigh Academies Trust which provides regular teach-meets and co-operative training sessions within the trust to facilitate staff and student growth.
Suitable and interested candidates are encouraged to make contact with Ben Russell (Principal), by contacting him on ben.russell@thehalleyacademy.org.uk
Key responsibilities, as outlined in the job description, include;
- Set high expectations that inspire, motivate, and challenge students.
- Promote good progress and outcomes by students.
- Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge.
- Plan and teach well-structured lessons.
- Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all students.
- Make accurate and productive use of assessment.
- Manage behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment.
What the school offers its staff
Being part of Leigh Academies Trust: As of 1st April 2024, our Trust comprises 32 geographically organised academies (16 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 20,000 students and employing 3,000 talented staff. Nearly 40% of our academies are judged outstanding overall by Ofsted, versus 15% nationally. The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider.
Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.
As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.
Click here to view the benefits available to all LAT employees from day one.
Our commitment to safeguarding:Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Our commitment to equality and diversity:As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.
Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.
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.
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About The Halley Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 876 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Halley Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- Isabelle.cochrane@LATrust.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01634 412 258
Arranging a visit to The Halley Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Isabelle.cochrane@LATrust.org.uk.
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