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  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    10 February 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    31 January 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Subject

Art & Design

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

MPs / UPS fringe

Teacher of Art & Textiles job summary

About this Role

We are seeking a passionate and dynamic teacher to join our team and help drive exceptional outcomes for pupils in Art and Textiles. This role is for a teacher of technology with a specialism for textiles, plus a knowledge of teaching Art.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for the successful candidate to share their expertise, inspire students, and foster a love of the subject. We are looking for someone who is committed to high standards of teaching, with excellent communication skills and the ability to engage students at all levels. Your enthusiasm, creativity, and commitment will be key in shaping the educational experience of our pupils.

If you are a creative and motivated teacher who is passionate about helping students achieve their full potential in Art and Textiles, we would love to hear from you. This is an exciting opportunity to make a lasting impact on the educational experience of our students.

The faculty is well led and the team are enthusiastic, committed and supportive. We have a strong commitment to continuous professional development and teacher work-life balance.


About Birchwood High School

Birchwood has a PAN of 240, and a current sixth form of 227, making us one of the biggest schools in the local area. Most students enter our school at Year 7 from primary schools within the town and surrounding area. We work hard to foster good relationships with our local primary schools and a particular emphasis is put on transition to Year 7.

We have great pride in being an inclusive school with an all-ability ethos that respects and responds to the different backgrounds and situations of all our students. We offer a broad curriculum choice and an extra- curricular programme that encompasses the National Curriculum and beyond. It is central to our ethos that the curriculum is accessible to all students and Birchwood has a strong local reputation for SEND provision.

Applications

To apply, please ensure that when completing the online application form you include in your statement the reason for your interest in the role, what relevant skills and experience you have that will assist you in fulfilling the expectations of the role, your values and why you want to be part of the Birchwood Community.

Applications should be submitted using the mynewtermplatform no later than 9.00am on Monday 10th February 2025. Interviews will be held soon after.

For more information about the EPA Faculty and the curriculum maps please visit the school website (here). If you have any further questions about this post, please feel free to email the Head of Faculty, Miss D Morrison on dmorrison@birchwoodhigh.org.uk.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) will be carried out for all successful candidates.

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.

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About Birchwood High School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1425 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

School location

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