Teacher of Art and Photography
Amersham School, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP7 9HHThis job expired on 8 May 2020 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2020
Closing date
8 May 2020 at 8am
Date listed
23 April 2020
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Art and design
Working pattern
- Full time
Full-time equivalent salary
- Teachers' Main Scale (depending on qualifications and experience)
Additional allowances
Fringe Allowance
Teacher of Art and Photography job summary
Required from September 2020, we are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and innovative Teacher of Art to join this successful and dynamic department, who will share in the school’s vision for success and play their part as we continue to secure outstanding results for our students. We require a teacher with passion, skill, commitment and enthusiasm for the vocation of teaching. In return we will be committed to your personal development. Candidates will need to be, or aspire to be, outstanding practitioners. The ability to teach Photography would be desirable.
Applications are welcome from newly qualified teachers (NQT’s) or from experienced teachers who are looking to move into a subject leadership role.
We can offer you a supportive and innovative environment to work within and opportunities for Professional Development which will allow you to further enhance your skillful practice. The successful candidate will have free access to our fitness suite, onsite parking and will have the opportunity to take part in a host of social activities. As a result of our success we are expanding our school and therefore are recruiting teachers to join our hard working, innovative and enthusiastic team.
If you would like to join us on our exciting journey please download the school’s application form from our school website: www.amershamschool.org.uk/vacancies. Completed forms and a covering letter should be addressed to the Headteacher, Sharon Jarrett and sent to Lyn Rowley, Office Manager, on lrowley@amershamschool.org
The school is committed to stringent safe recruitment procedures and the successful candidates will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check.
Further information about the job
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 Amersham School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1052 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Amersham School website
- Email address
- lrowley@amershamschool.org
Amersham School is a student centred, rapidly improving mixed 11-18 Community School of 920 students with 132 students in our thriving 6th Form.
Our students are encouraged to become well-rounded and broad-minded individuals and we support this through a diverse range of extra-curricular activities. As a Business and Enterprise specialist we focus on the development of skills which inspire and motivate our students to become successful and confident adults.
Amersham School looks forward to an exciting and promising future. Our students achieve good examination results at both GCSE and A Level. We are consistently one of the top performing Upper Schools in the County, making sure that our students have the personal qualifications and qualities to access Post-16 education and training. We are incredibly proud of our students and welcome the opportunity to work with and learn from those who share our dedication to innovation, improvement and success.
Please visit our school website where you will find a wealth of information about our vision and our mission statement ‘Live, Learn and Succeed – Together’ where our values of mutual respect, honesty and integrity, responsibility and ownership, equality and co-operation alongside the establishment of a sense of community underpin our school environment.
Amersham School was rated a good school by Ofsted in 2016.
As employers, we are committed to your personal development. We offer a supportive and innovative environment to work within and opportunities for Professional Development which will allow you to further enhance your skilful practice.
Our staff members have free access to our fitness suite, onsite parking and will have the opportunity to take part in social activities. As a result of our success we are expanding our school and therefore are recruiting teachers to join our hard working, innovative and enthusiastic team.
You can find out more about Amersham School on https://www.amershamschool.org.uk/
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