Artist in Residence (6th form) Maternity Cover
Bohunt School Liphook
Hampshire
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- Job type:
- Part Time, Maternity Cover
- Apply by:
- 29 May 2020
Job overview
Maternity Cover
Artist/Photographer in Residence
able to support A Level Art & Photography students
Part Time: 10 – 15 hours per week (Term Time only)
Salary – negotiable
We are looking for an experienced artist/photographer to work with our A Level teaching staff, supporting the daily work of our A Level students. The successful candidate should be a confident and passionate artist, able to enthuse and inspire young people, leading by example and ideally confident to work and advice across a broad range of media and techniques. Our Sixth Form Art Department is a vibrant and creative space supporting very focussed and engaged young artists in year 13, groups are no more than 12. As well as having your space to create your own work you will be required to develop our A level students teaching 4-8 hours each week. Although some teaching experience would be useful, it is not essential.
You will bring us:
• Passion;
• A dynamic and enthusiastic approach combined with excellent interpersonal skills;
• Commitment to a high expectations culture;
• Successful teaching and pastoral experience in your current role;
• The ability to inspire, challenge, motivate and empower teams and students to achieve excellence.
In return we will offer you:
• Positive support and development to become a school leader in the future;
• An enthusiastic and supportive team of staff, committed to raising our high standards further;
• The opportunity to make a difference.
Bohunt School in Liphook was judged to be Outstanding in all areas in April 2013 and the school has received national coverage for a variety of innovative initiatives. Last summer’s GCSE results placed us in top 15% of non-selective schools nationally. Bohunt School opened a new Sixth Form in purpose built accommodation in 2017, offering a variety of A Level courses to students.
The School is located in attractive, open country on the edge of Liphook (40 miles from London) with easy access to the A3 between Guildford and Portsmouth.
Bohunt Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment.
The successful candidate will be subject to pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS checks and satisfactory references.
Visits to the school are welcome and actively encouraged.
For further details on how to apply please visit: https://www.tes.com/jobs/employer/-1012701
or email: recruitment@bohunt.hants.sch.uk
Closing date: Midday Friday 29 May 2020
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About Bohunt School Liphook
Bohunt School is a mixed 11-18 School and Sixth Form with more than 1800 students on roll. We are the state school of choice for the local area and draw students from the surrounding region, including the counties of Surrey and West Sussex.
In 2013 we were rated as Outstanding in all categories by Ofsted and in 2014 we were named ‘Overall School of the Year’ by the Times. Due to our heritage as a Specialist Language College our curriculum maintains a strong international flavour, including immersion language teaching in Mandarin and French. We are a busy and vibrant school with high expectations and aspirations for all members of our learning community.
Bohunt School became founder of the Bohunt Education Trust (BET) in 2014.
BET is ambitious. Beyond running its individual schools highly successfully, we aim to transform education in Britain by sharing the experiences, insights and methods we’ve pioneered in own schools.
Teach at BET
BET recognises and nurtures your skills, talents and sense of vocation. As a BET teacher, you’ll be encouraged to explore and extend your own practice, through our innovative teaching methods and partnerships with business and industry. You’ll also enjoy fantastic opportunities for professional and subject-specific training and development to enhance both the classroom experience for your students and your own career progression.
Our Vision
Bohunt's ethos of ‘enjoy, respect, achieve’ underpins our vision to give all students an outstanding education and develop skills in the classroom and beyond. These core values help our students flourish throughout their school career, and on into later life.
Enjoy: At Bohunt enjoyable learning takes place in a stimulating, vibrant environment and within a framework of high expectation.
Respect: We promote a strong sense of self-worth combined with a respect for others. Consistently high expectations are embedded within an environment that is founded on mutually respectful relationships between students, staff and parents
Achieve: We are proud of our academic success and are one of the top performing state schools in the country. Our personalised curriculum provides students with an equality of opportunity that ensures all learners achieve, whatever their interests and strengths.
Bohunt School exists to meet the educational needs of all its students. Central to our philosophy is a belief that each individual is capable of making a positive and significant contribution to society.
Sixth Form
Bohunt Sixth Form opened in September 2017 in purpose built accommodation surrounded by open countryside, a short walk away from the main school. Bohunt Sixth Form offers inspirational opportunities for those who relish intellectual challenge, and support from expert staff who know students well.
Community
We are proud to serve our community by providing for its leisure, learning and social needs; our facilities are extensive and impressive and include squash courts, a floodlit artificial turf pitch and changing pavilion, a fully equipped fitness room and a sports hall.
TESLA
We are a lead school in the TESLA Teaching School Alliance which is a partnership of educators who have the highest expectations and are striving to achieve exceptional education for all by removing barriers to learning, challenging established pedagogy and raising aspirations. TESLA offers a growing range of bespoke continuing professional development and leadership development courses, from newly and recently qualified teachers, to aspiring Headteachers. As a lead school for School Direct, we provide excellent Initial Teacher Training in collaboration with a wide number of Higher Education Institutions
We are a close-knit team here at Bohunt School, all dedicated to seeing the students under our care thrive, develop and succeed. Everyone brings their own gifts, talents, personality and experience to their role, helping to sustain our rich and diverse learning culture. We take our position of trust extremely seriously, and you’ll be required to obtain Enhanced DBS check before joining our team.
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