Teacher of Art
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School, Rochester, Kent, ME1 2FA11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Asap or January 2027
Closing date
19 October 2026 at 9am
Date listed
8 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Art and design
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - Fixed 1 year contract
Full time equivalent salary
- Teacher Pay scale
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Teach KS3 Art and Design
- Where required, teach KS4 and KS5 Fine Art
- Where required, teach KS4 Three-dimensional design
- Plan and deliver engaging and well-structured lessons in line with the department’s schemes of learning that enable students of all abilities to be challenged and make progress
- Foster creativity, technical confidence and independence through the delivery of innovative lessons
- Support students in developing confidence to experiment with a range of ideas, materials and processes
- Provide thoughtful guidance and feedback that supports progress and encourages personal exploration, particularly at key stages 4 and 5
- Contribute to department displays, exhibitions, extra-curricular activities and relevant whole school events
- Work collaboratively within the Art and Design department to contribute to curriculum and assessment development
- Maintain high expectations of student achievement and engagement in learning
- Organise and maintain a positive and inspiring learning environment
- Maintain in good order, department resources and materials
- Make a significant contribution to raising standards of academic attainment in Art and Design
- Demonstrate a thorough and up-to-date knowledge of the teaching of Art and Design and take account of relevant wider curriculum developments
- Effectively use information about prior attainment to set well-grounded expectations for learners
- Set home learning that challenges students at all levels
- A self-reflective approach with the ability to evaluate own teaching, demonstrating a willingness to work with others to develop practice
What the school offers its staff
St. John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School has a proud history of educating our local Medway community. Established in 1964, we are the only Catholic secondary school in the local authority. One of seven secondary modern schools in the area, we are a diverse community, proud to educate Catholic students as well as those of other faiths and none. We are also proudly comprehensive: for example, SJF’s sixth form offers a wide range of academic and vocational qualifications. It has a comprehensive intake, ranging from students who are re-taking Level 2 qualifications all the way to those who are enrolled in our Oxbridge programme which helps students to reach the top universities.
Our students often refer to us as their second family, and it is a great place to work as a teacher. Our community of staff is incredibly supportive of each other, and our personalised CPD programme means that everyone’s career development is supported in a way that is specific to them. We are passionate about work-life balance, finishing lessons early on a Wednesday afternoon so that CPD and meetings can largely take place during normal school hours, and we provide counselling services free of charge to those who need them. In addition, our feedback policy asks that staff read student books and then get the class to respond collectively in the next lesson in purple pen, rather than requiring that every set of books be deep marked on a frequent basis.
The school has been on a trajectory of improvement since the appointment of the Headteacher, Dympna Lennon, in September 2016. This was recognised in our ‘Good’ Ofsted in May 2019, with inspectors commenting that ‘standards across the school have improved since the last inspection’ and ‘Teaching, learning and assessment are strong across subjects.’ We were proud to be recognised as an ‘Outstanding’ Catholic school in our 2021 Diocesan Inspection. While the pandemic had a devastating impact on many of the families, which did have an impact on our academic results, we have taken robust action to address this and improve our offer for our Medway community.
Having been the recipient of a multimillion-pound grant from the Department for Education, we moved into world-class, purpose-built facilities in Spring 2023. Situated at the top of City Way looking down across Rochester and the River Medway, the school is equipped with enviable sporting and academic facilities, including a large English department on the same floor as our beautiful library, which is positioned right at the heart of the school.
SJF undoubtedly has a proud history, but we are even more excited about the future. We hope that you’ll want to be part of it.
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.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
- Organisation type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1084 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- l.parducci@stjohnfisher.school
St. John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School is a non-selective coeducational secondary school for students age 11-18. A single site school with free parking, we moved to world-class brand-new buildings in the spring of 2023. Our mission statement is that ‘St. John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School inspires students, spiritually and educationally forming them through Faith so that they can achieve their aspirations and contribute to their community’. As a Catholic school, we are passionate about the formation of the whole student, making sure that we develop students into good people as well as ensure they get good results.
Arranging a visit to St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email l.parducci@stjohnfisher.school.
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