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Artist in Residence

Artist in Residence

West Buckland School

Devon

  • £11,200 per year
  • Quick apply
  • Expired
Salary:
plus free food, accommodation and use of the school’s facilities
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
31st August 2022 to 8th July 2023
Apply by:
26 July 2022

Job overview

We believe in providing the very best start in education for our pupils, and the staff team are crucial to achieving this. 

West Buckland is a school founded in 1858, intended to offer an excellent education based on Christian values. It stands in nearly 100 acres of grounds, surrounded by farmland, near the western edge of Exmoor. Its rural location is outstandingly beautiful. The school is now a leading, multi-cultural community for boys and girls across North Devon and beyond. 

The school is fully co-educational and has grown considerably in recent years. In total, there are just under 650 boys and girls aged 3 to 18 years, with 140 in the Sixth Form. There are also over 140 boarders and, following the substantial investment, there has been an increased demand in this area. The school has its own co-located Preparatory School and Nursery, with pupils aged 3 to 11.

Would you like to work in an environment surrounded by the hills and fields of Exmoor with a view of these rolling vistas from your studio? If so, this post presents an opportunity to join a well-established independent school set in the foothills of Exmoor and near the North Devon coastline and its renowned surfing beaches. 

West Buckland School is keen to promote the Creative Arts and sponsor a young artist in their work. 

The Artist in Residence position is a one-year fixed-term appointment from 31st August 2022 to 8th July 2023. The Artist in Residence will be timetabled to assist the department during term time as needed; however, the studio space and a small budget are designated for the provision of resources for your personal use and artistic development of your portfolio. This vacancy provides an excellent opportunity for an individual looking for the provision of a studio and an opportunity to engage students in your art specialisation and inspire them to follow an artistic career path if desired.

Alongside this, the successful candidate will assist the Head of Art in the day-to-day delivery of Art to students and the Head of Boarding in the co-ordination of an extra-curricular programme of Art for the boarding community. The ability to work with pupils, parents and teachers is paramount, and the successful candidate will possess good inter-personal, communication and IT skills.

The Artist in Residence will receive a salary of £11,200 for the contracted period and provided with free food, accommodation and use of the school’s facilities.

Please contact via 01598 760000 for initial enquiries.

Find out more about the school here.

To apply, please click the Apply button to complete the application form and return in line with the detail in the job specification document.

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About West Buckland School

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West Buckland School was founded in 1858 nine miles from the town of Barnstaple. It stands in nearly 100 acres of grounds, surrounded by farmland, near the western edge of Exmoor.  Its rural location is outstandingly beautiful.  A number of staff live in houses and flats on the campus; most have their own homes in the area.   

The school’s buildings and facilities have developed steadily throughout its history and recent developments include the outstanding Jonathan Edwards Sports Centre, and the award‐winning 150 Building,  a  major  £5m development  which  includes  the  Art  and  Design  Technology Departments and a Theatre.  The very ambitious programme to build Parker’s, a seventy bed Sixth Form boarding house, and The Michael Morpurgo Library, a state of the art building comprising study facilities, library and resource centre, opened in autumn 2015.   

The school is fully coeducational and has grown considerably in recent years.  In the Senior and Preparatory Schools there are over 500 boys and girls aged 4 to 18 including over 90 boarders, and 159 students in the Sixth Form, a record number.   There is strong demand for boarding places.  The school has its own Preparatory School, with pupils aged 4 to 11, which is on the same site. Attached to the Preparatory School is a thriving Nursery for children aged 3 and 4.   

Academic standards at the school are high, and for many years West Buckland has been one of the most consistently high performing schools in the South West at GCSE and A‐level. A‐level results typically exceed 70% A* to B and our GCSE students this year achieved 52.4% of passes at A* and A. There is considerable emphasis on extracurricular activities at the school, with a proud record in boys’ and girls’ games, Drama, Music, the Combined Cadet Force, Outdoor Education and the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.   

Further information about the school may be found on our website: www.westbuckland.com

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