Teacher of Art (Maternity Cover)

Approx. 0.4 FTE

This is an opportunity for an art teacher, with KS3 and GCSE and/or A Level teaching experience, to join a thriving and popular department in a leading independent day school.

You will teach Art, Craft and Design, from historical and contemporary sources, across the 11-18 range through a variety of media and disciplines, including painting, drawing, printing, photography, digital media and sculpture.

For the right candidate, there is also the possibility to teach Textiles across the 11-18 range.

Excellent subject knowledge, enthusiasm and the ability to inspire and engage pupils in an imaginative way is essential. You will need qualified teacher status or significant equivalent experience with proven outcomes. Applications from NQTs are warmly welcomed.

Art at Oxford High School:

It’s an exciting time to join the Art Department. We recently moved into state-of-the-art purpose-built studios with contemporary, natural, roof lit rooms that are resourced with excellent equipment, facilities, support and student opportunities for a full range of art disciplines ranging from clay, three-dimensional construction, printmaking, painting, drawing and digital photography and digital processes.

Our aim is to promote the understanding and use of Art and Design as a visual language. The Art department is overseen by artist teachers whose practices are rooted in illustration, fine art, graphics and photography. We are all passionate about teaching Art, Craft and Design and engage in our own practice as a way of informing and inspiring our teaching.

Our 2020 GCSE (94% 7-9 grade) and A level results (100% A*) speak volumes for both the dedication of students and staff, and the high esteem that art is held in by the school community.

About Oxford High School:

Since its foundation over 140 years ago in the heart of Oxford's historic city centre, Oxford High School has been innovative and pioneering in its approach to girls' education.

Today, Oxford High School is a happy and vibrant place to work: our girls are highly motivated and ambitious, supportive yet self-aware. From our youngest Reception pupils through to our longest-serving members of staff, there is a real sense of pride at being part of the Oxford High community.

As well as our commitment to girls' education, we are committed to investing in our staff's personal development through training and learning initiatives and via the GDST network.

Benefits:

As part of the Girls' Day School Trust, the leading and largest group of independent girls' schools in the UK, we offer a variety of benefits, which include:

• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities
• Training grants for qualifications
• Generous pension schemes
• Free life assurance benefit
• Free school lunches
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
• Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment

For further details and to apply please click the apply button.

Closing date: Monday 17th May 2021 at 9am.

Interview date: Friday 21st May 2021.

The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post.