Teacher of Art & Photography
Sir Thomas Fremantle School, Winslow, Buckinghamshire, MK18 3GH2 days remaining to apply
Start date details
April 2025
Closing date
7 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
31 January 2025
Job details
Job role
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- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Art & Design
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (FTE)
Teacher of Art & Photography job summary
Our Art, Design and Technology Department is well respected and supported at Sir Thomas Fremantle. Despite being a small school, uptake at GCSE is healthy and above the national average, with large participation in clubs, trips, and events. We are now looking for a Photography and Art teacher who can help lead us from strength to strength!
Students at KS3 receive weekly 60-minute lessons in both Art and Design and Design Technology, following a diverse range of topics in classes of 25 students. Art topics taught include Craig Redman portraits, Mexican day of the dead lino printing, Miro sculptures inspired by kinaesthesia and clay projects exploring pop art and Gaudi’s architecture. Design technology follows 6 week rotations where students study Textiles, Food Technology, Graphic Design and Photography.
The department is well equipped. With DT lessons being taught in designated Food Technology rooms and in our brand-new Design Technology suite, housing desktops with access to the Adobe suite. There is a class set of sewing machines, embroidery equipment and the introduction of sublimation printing.
At KS4, we deliver Art, Craft and Design and Photography. Art Craft and Design is a well- established subject within Sir Thomas Fremantle. The course explores mark making through a range of mediums with in year 10, including clay, large scale street art and still life painting. Our very popular Photography course started in September 2022, and is flourishing and growing. Now taught in our new Design Technology Suite, students have access to studio lighting, a full Adobe package and a range of photography equipment. As we grow, we are looking for someone to help us develop and inspire our photographers to explore new photographic opportunities.
As we look to the future, the department will continue to grow, rolling out Art, Textiles and Graphic Design at GCSE within the next two academic years. We are passionate about delivering an exciting and high-quality curriculum and hope to expand our KS3 curriculum to include Ceramics and Product Design as of September 2025.
Students have access to Art Clubs each week, and each year the department supports the whole school production, creating props and set design to support our performing arts students. We offer yearly trips, taking students to Harry Potter Studios, Oxford Natural History Museum and Pitt Rivers Museum. Students also benefit from visiting workshops, taking part in Stop Motion, Wool Crafts and collaborations with local artists.
Should you have any questions about the Art, Design and Technology department, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
We also have opportunities for TLR leadership roles such as Head of Year; if you’re looking for an additional role in your career.
Sir Thomas Fremantle is set in North Buckinghamshire for 11-16 year olds serving the local community. The school is in easy reach of Milton Keynes and Aylesbury. We benefit from great facilities – the school building was only opened in 2017.
We are driven to ensure all our students have an incredible education that inspires and prepares them for the next step in their journey. With 600 students we are able to really get to know each of them and our sense of community is a real strength of our school.
Your professional development is really important to us. We want you to have the skills and training so you can flourish in your role. We care about your wellbeing and we want to work with you to ensure we do all we can to support you.
We would love to show you around our school to meet our wonderful students and to get to know us better.
Please contact Kate Duckmanton, PA to the Headteacher, at kate.duckmanton@sirthomasfremantle.org if you wish to arrange a visit, or have any questions.
STFS 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 will be undertaken for the successful applicant.
Please note that we do not accept CVs - applicants must submit an application form via mynewterm.
Commitment to safeguarding
STFS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Applying for the job
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CVs are not accepted.
About Sir Thomas Fremantle School
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 601 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Sir Thomas Fremantle School website (opens in new tab)
STFS is a welcoming and caring school that is oversubscribed and academically successful. Our GCSE results place us firmly as one of the top performing non-selective schools across Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes. Being a small school, we have a unique opportunity to get to know each of our young people and their families, to develop a genuinely personalised approach to their learning and to offer the very best in academic rigour and pastoral care.
The students at STFS benefit from highly qualified and committed staff who understand the various challenges that young people face. The smaller class sizes and relationships that are deep rooted in mutual respect mean that students at STFS are more than a statistic. They feel valued and are keen to learn. We are committed to providing an environment where learners can learn and teachers can teach.
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