Teacher of Art & Technology

The Pingle Academy, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 0QA

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 May 2025

• Closing date

  18 April 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  27 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Art & Design, Design Technology
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (FTE) Pro-rata for the hours advertised (£12,660.00-£19,633.60) 13 hours (Working days will be Wednesday & Thursday)

Teacher of Art & Technology job summary

Art & Technology Faculty

Who are we?

The Art & Technology team is made up of 4 full time and 4 part time teachers who teach KS3 across all areas. At KS4 & KS5 the team deliver their specialist subject areas. We have 3 technicians who help with the day to day organising, ordering and preparation of materials and resources. The Art & Technology faculty is accommodated in 4 specialist Art rooms, 4 Resistant Material workshops, 1 ICT room, 1 general classroom and a Food area. We work together, as a team, to give our students the powerful technological and artistic knowledge they need for successful lives. We aim to encourage a love of our diverse specialist areas in our students, we want them to have a positive and successful experience encouraging life skills. We endeavour to use evidence-based pedagogy to achieve the best learning for all our students.

What do we offer?

At KS4 we offer a range of qualifications including AQA GCSE Food Preparation & Nutrition, WJEC L1/2 Engineering, L1/2 Tech Award in Construction & The Built Environment and OCR GCSE Art & Design. At KS5 we offer BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate in Engineering and OCR A Level Art & Design.

The Candidate

As the Teacher of Art & Technology you will value continually improving your practice and contribute to the development of other teachers by sharing ideas on best practice.

You will be able to support the promotion of excellent standards of learning, achievement, progress, attainment and behaviour by working effectively and collaboratively. You will be passionate about Technology as a subject and seek to positively impact the faculty and the academy.

13 hours, 52.143 weeks per year (Working days will be Wednesday & Thursday)

Vision & Aims – Affinity Learning Partnership

Affinity Learning Partnership is a Multi Academy Trust comprising three Secondary Academies and four Primary Academies, currently based in Staffordshire and Derbyshire.

Our vision is to ensure the children and young people in our care have the opportunity to fulfil their potential through achieving highly, regardless of their ability or background. We aim to achieve this vision through:

• Delivering a high-quality education
• Recruiting, developing and retaining high-calibre members of staff
• Establishing and developing robust governance
• Ensuring financial probity and viability
• Developing a highly efficient Trust infrastructure and central services
• Establishing effective systems to support the sustainable growth of the Trust

Continuing Professional Development

The Trust believes that professional development is key to successful employees and offers excellent opportunities for you to grow and achieve. We provide tailored Continuing Professional Development, mentoring, support and a range of development opportunities across the Trust.

Benefits Package

Affinity Learning Partnership strives to be an ‘Employer of Choice’ and is committed to the wellbeing and development of colleagues. Offering an excellent benefit package which includes:

• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted Gym Membership
• BHSF Healthcare Scheme
• Eye Care Voucher Scheme
• Flu Vaccination Vouchers

Additional Information:

Please note that we do not hold a sponsorship licence and, therefore, are unable to employ individuals residing outside of the UK or candidates living within the UK who require continued sponsorship to work in the UK.

Please note: Completed applications should be received by 09:00am of the closing date. We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Please ensure to regularly check your junk/spam folder for any correspondence in relation to the progress of your application. Due to the volume of applications we receive, it is not policy to give individual feedback at this stage.

We welcome a broad range of perspectives with a commitment to equality of opportunity by recruiting a diverse workforce, and creating an inclusive environment and a culture of belonging for everyone in Affinity Learning Partnership. Therefore, we encourage applications from underrepresented communities irrespective of age, disability, race, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, marriage or civil partnership status, or neurodivergent status. We are happy to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible through the recruitment process should this be required.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and this position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and this position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.

Applying for the job

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About The Pingle Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1419 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Pingle Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-pingle-academy

The Pingle Academy is a successful and well-respected comprehensive school which became an academy in May 2017 as part of Affinity Learning Partnership. We currently cater for 1429 students aged 11–19 and have been over-subscribed for the past five years. The academy enjoys an excellent reputation.

Our academy is truly inclusive and includes Enhanced Resource Sections for students with mild learning difficulties and students with more complex needs. In addition, we have our own alternative provision, which caters for a small number of students who find mainstream classes challenging. Our staff share responsibility for creating a safe and pleasant place to learn and work and are proud of our efforts to educate and care for all our students, whatever their abilities, to ensure that every student’s potential is fulfilled.

We are proud of our caring and inclusive community, and our values of WORK HARD, BE KIND, CHOOSE WISELY are present in all aspects of academy life.

In 2019, the academy enjoyed its best-ever results both at GCSE and A Level. In October 2021, OFSTED judged the academy as GOOD in all areas.

Our priority is to help parents/carers prepare their children for adult lives in a rapidly changing world. We aim to provide a broad and stimulating curriculum; we set high expectations for work and behaviour, and we encourage students to aspire to these standards with confidence.

We value our staff, ensuring that we look after and care for their wellbeing through professional development, mental health provision and supporting staff with their workload.

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