Teacher of Art and Design
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LT31 days remaining to apply
Job start date
27 August 2024
Closing date
31 July 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
7 June 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: 0.4FTE
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Teacher of Art and Design with the ability to teach across all key stages. Experience in the specialisms of Fine Art and Graphics would be an advantage. You will be working as part of a large successful team in an Art department with excellent facilities.
As a successful teacher you will have:
- Drive, passion, determination and spirit
- Organisational skills that allow you to get the most from every student
- A commitment to delivering outstanding lessons
- Enthusiasm for passing on your knowledge to young people
- Excellent communication skills and confidence to deliver teaching and learning
- The desire to overachieve in an environment that rewards excellence
What the school offers its staff
You will enjoy a unique working environment in the beautiful town of Tenterden in the heart of the Weald of Kent.We invest in our staff and you will be given a full induction programme and the support you require to progress wherever you are in your career. We seek to develop our staff through a professional growth model and treat everyone as an individual; we value personal strengths and qualities. Our school is set in a 55 acre site midway between London and the Channel Ports and is easily commutable via major roads and motorways.We also have availablediscounts and offers with Kent Rewards, RAC and enhanced pension contributions, all teaching staff are provided with an IT device and there is a nursery based on the school site which offers discounts to Homewood Staff.
Commitment to safeguarding
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Through the training of our staff, we are fully committed to ensuring that effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, students and staff at school. We make every effort to ensure that students are provided with a safe and secure learning environment. We enforce a school safeguarding policy for permanent and temporary staff members, volunteers and all school visitors.
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About Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 2103 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- Email address
- vacancies@tenterden-schools-trust.com
- Phone number
- 01580 764222
Homewood School & Sixth Form Centre is a mixed 11 – 18 wide ability school with Academy status with 2000 students including 350 in the Sixth Form. We are part of Tenterden Schools’ Trust working in collaboration with local primary schools serving the Wealden town of Tenterden and the surrounding villages. The school is situated on the edge of Tenterden and enjoys a large semi-rural site overlooking open countryside.
Homewood has excellent facilities for all its students and our specialisms in Performing Arts, Applied Learning and the Rural Dimension underpin our approaches to learning which are designed to raise achievement across the whole student body. We aim to maintain and develop the cultural aspirations of the school community in line with our priorities of “belonging” and “respect” and offer a broad range of curriculum opportunities in all subject areas. This also extends into the local community through partnerships across primary, secondary and higher education sectors as well as non-educational community partners.
Homewood provides a secure and caring learning environment in which all students can flourish and succeed. It is a school renowned for its support for students’ wellbeing. Heads of College provide academic and pastoral leadership for the students in their College, supported by dedicated form tutors, a Family Liaison Officer and Assistant Head of College. A range of other staff including counsellors and a qualified nurse help and support the students through their time at Homewood. Consideration and respect for each other is central to our work and we are justly proud of our students’ achievements.
I hope you will be inspired to submit an application to join us. If you are successful, you can be assured of a very warm welcome and a real opportunity to make a difference in the lives of the young people of this part of Kent.
Principal: Mr J K Single BA (Hons) PGCE NPQH PQSI
Arranging a visit to Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancies@tenterden-schools-trust.com.
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