Teacher of Art

Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy, Dartford, Kent, DA1 1QE

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2025

• Closing date

  7 October 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• 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: Part time: 3 days per week
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 Year
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS commensurate with experience + London Fringe Allowance

What skills and experience we're looking for

Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy are looking to appoint a hardworking, ambitious and dynamic Teacher of Art to join our outstanding team from January 2025.

What the school offers its staff

You will be part of a vibrant, experienced, supportive team; we believe in working collaboratively, sharing ideas and supporting each other to achieve great things and see this as the key to further developing innovative teaching and learning strategies. The visual arts are highly valued at The Leigh Academy, and you will be joining a well-resourced and successful department who produce outstanding results in KS3 and KS4.

This is a full-time, fixed-term contract for 1-year, offering MPS/UPS commensurate with experience + London Fringe Allowance.

Further details about the role

Note that whilst the position is offered on a fixed-term basis initially of one year, every effort will be made to offer a substantive position thereafter, either at Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy or within the wider family of academies across Leigh Academies Trust. The central Recruitment Team will keep in touch with you throughout your contract to discuss options available to you.

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.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Teacher JD 2022 (100).pdf - 91.7 KB (opens in new tab)

About Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1332 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: joinus@latrust.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-leigh-academy (opens in new tab)

Arranging a visit to Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email joinus@latrust.org.uk.

School location

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in Kent and Medway