Teacher of Textiles and Art (Part time 0.6 FTE)

Hampton Gardens Secondary School, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 8HR

4 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2024

• Closing date

  7 May 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 April 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
• Subjects: Art and design, Design and technology
• Working pattern: Part time: 0.6 FTE
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Relevant ‘A’ levels (or equivalent) and Degree
• Qualified Teacher Status or PGCE Pass (or equivalent)
• Successful teaching record which demonstrates high standards and the ability to raise attainment
• Experience of teaching a wide range of abilities

What the school offers its staff

• A fantastic working environment where students are enthusiastic and want to learn. All our Hampton schools have modern buildings all HAT sites have light and airy classrooms, outstanding facilities and are situated at the heart of the community.
• We value our staff and recognise the importance of providing ongoing training opportunities. As a growing Trust we are also able to offer opportunities for promotion and fresh challenges as new roles arise regularly.
• Our extensive induction programme supports staff every step of the way.
• Full access to the Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme which is designed to help staff deal with any personal or professional problems. Staff have access to free legal advice, medical information, counselling sessions, online self-help tools, factsheets and the wellbeing portal.

Further details about the role

The Art and Technology department at Hampton Gardens is enthusiastic, creative and friendly. We strongly believe in the full engagement of all students to achieve their potential through a range of exciting and innovative teaching and learning strategies.

The Art and Technology department prides itself on developing technical competencies in a wide variety of media and encourages students to extend their knowledge and experiences of materials, processes and practices. We have two Textile rooms, three Art classrooms and a preparation room where the Art and Textile Technician is based, additionally two Product design rooms and a resistant materials preparation room where the resistant materials Technician is based, and all of our resources are new and include a sublimation printer and press, a computer aided embroidery machine, a printing press, a range of printing resources, batik pots, and we also have the facilities to teach ceramics.

We look at a wide range of projects, in textiles these including making a pencil case, a draw string bag based on the Bauhaus art movement and fleece hats based on fairy tales or monsters, in art the projects include portraiture, insects, environment, identity, landscape, and food. The GCSE students are with EDUQAS and the A Level students are with OCR.

Commitment to safeguarding

Hampton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will require an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service.

In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education, the school will consider carrying out an online search as part of the due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

Full details are contained with our Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy and Recruitment and Selection Policy, which are available via our website, or on request.

Applying for the job

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About Hampton Gardens Secondary School

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1157 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Hampton Gardens Secondary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: jobs@hamptonacademiestrust.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hampton-gardens-secondary-school (opens in new tab)

Hampton Gardens is an 11-19 free school which opened in September 2017 to an initial intake of 180 Year 7 students. When full, the school will accommodate 1200 students in years 7-11 and 300 students in Sixth Form.

Hampton Gardens is part of the Hampton Academies Trust who also run the highly successful and popular Hampton College all-through school, Hampton Lakes Primary School and Dogsthorpe Infant School. HAT schools have very close links and some shared staff.

Arranging a visit to Hampton Gardens Secondary School

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

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