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  • Job start date

    1 September 2019

  • Closing date

    5 April 2019 at 1am

  • Date listed

    14 March 2019

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full-time equivalent salary

Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £23,720 to £39,406

Additional allowances

Competitive Salary
Teachers' Pension Scheme
Sodexo Discounts Portal and Cycle to Work Scheme
A welcome bonus for NQTs
Benenden Health Scheme
Excellent opportunities for CPD both in school and cross Trust
TEEP Training for new and qualified staff

Teacher of Art and DT job summary

The Park Academies Trust was formed in 2016 with the vision to make a significant contribution to improving education in Swindon and surrounds.

Our lead school is Lydiard Park Academy, a highly successful and oversubscribed 11-18 school in West Swindon. The Trust also supports Abbey Park School in Redhouse, and will be joined by Red Oaks Primary later in the year.

We recently celebrated an excellent year for GCSE results across both schools and a very successful set of A level results from our Sixth Form based at LPA. We need talented staff as we take advantage of the unique opportunities ahead.

We welcome applications from NQTs, and offer a Welcome bonus as well as a July start date for newly qualified staff.

We are seeking to appoint an innovative and dynamic teacher to join the highly successful Art and Design Faculty at Lydiard Park Academy. We are a highly creative team who deliver a wide range of practical subjects across three key stages. In Key stage 3 and 4 we currently teach Fine Art, Textiles, Ceramics and 3-Dimensional Studies, Photography, Product Design and Food.

We also have a growing 6th form including Fine Art, Textiles, and Photography . We are looking for an practical and motivated teacher to join our creative team. A specialism in 3-Dimentional studies and /or textiles would be prefered. The successful candidate could also be required to teach across the range of Art and Design subjects

Are you:-
Highly motivated, enthusiastic and passionate about teaching?
Willing to work flexibly in the face of changing demands.
Inspired by young people achieving their potential?
Motivated by the prospect of building on our recent exam successes?

Could you work:-
In a department with a strong team ethos and proven track record?
Within a supportive faculty?
Where there are good facilities (including dedicated ICT) and a very friendly staff?
Where there is a supportive programme for new staff?

We offer:-
A positive and dynamic environment in a Trust which is growing in both size and success
A strong pupil ethos centred on mutual respect and fulfilling potential
Outstanding resources
Excellent opportunities for CPD across the Trust.
All teachers are provided with a laptop
For NQTs, we offer a £1000 Welcome bonus, as well as the excellent support and opportunities available in a thriving MAT.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Park Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All job offers are subject to satisfactory reference and DBS checks. In line with statutory guidance in ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, we will carry out an online search as part of our due-diligence on short-listed candidates.

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About Lydiard Park Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
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School size
1275 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

School location

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