Art Teacher

Trinity Academy Leeds (TAL) is an exceptional new school serving an incredible cohort of students on the edge of a vibrant and exciting city. From its inception TAL set out to rewrite the narrative for young people living in one of the most deprived wards in the country through a unique and compelling culture of excellence. Being a TAL teacher means belonging to a high performing, supportive and mission aligned team. At TAL our teachers are championed to become experts in their field and to be reflective and skillful practitioners. Working at TAL means accessing world class CPD, collaborating and crafting a curriculum with subject experts and being supported by strong pastoral systems to translate this into strong and effective teaching. TAL is a happy school where practitioners are passionate and excited about what they do and empowered to make a real difference to the lives of the young people they teach. We encourage you to visit us, explore us on our social media accounts or speak to our staff team to find out more about our very special school. Applying for a role at TAL might be the best move of your career, we encourage you to find out!

Our school is now in its second year and currently has 480 students on roll and is heavily oversubscribed for the following year. Our school is also part of a wider family of schools belonging to the Trinity Multi Academy Trust. TMAT is proud to have transformed the life chances of thousands of pupils across its existing academies, and our core values of Empathy, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility run through all aspects of academy life.  Our secondary schools consistently achieve academic results which place them in the top 10% of highest performing schools in the country and receive national and international recognition for the quality of their provision.

In line with our growth, we are now ready to recruit our next team members and as an existing staff team are excited to bring more passion, expertise, and talent on board.

We are looking for a strong, ambitious, and intelligent team player who is passionate about their subject and in supporting young people to enjoy and succeed through the study of Art. Our ideal candidate is obsessed with and gets excited by their discipline, reading widely and keeping abreast of research informed developments in their subject. In addition to a strong level of subject expertise, they set the highest of standards for student behaviour and focus and are organised and reliable. They have a solid understanding of curriculum design and effective pedagogical approaches and champion a knowledge rich curriculum.

This is an exciting time to join a motivated, friendly and mission aligned growing team in a vibrant and successful school community with many opportunities to develop in the future.

What we can offer:

·          A highly experienced, visible, and supportive Senior and Middle Leadership Team

·          Disruption free learning every single lesson supported by strong pastoral systems

·          A world class bookletised curriculum ready to be honed and tweaked further

·          An exceptional CPD programme which is research led, valuable and bespoke

·          A healthy and transparent working environment underpinned by genuine teamship

·          Sensible approaches to paperwork, QA and marking to ensure a healthy work life balance

·          A growing school with incredible opportunities to develop, be promoted and take on further responsibility

·          A range of staff benefits, including a Cycle to Work scheme, reduced cost health cover and confidential counselling service.

You must be fully committed to optimising the opportunities that are available to children and young people, secure in the knowledge that you will be joining an ambitious, forward-thinking Academy Trust that sets the standards for our family of schools and academies.

If you are interested in a tour of the school, please contact recruitment@leeds.trinitymat.org to arrange a suitable time for this.

Start date:        1 September 2023 

Closing date:    8.00am Monday 20 February 2023

Apply now!  For further information on this role, the benefits of working for the trust and how to apply, visit our recruitment website; www.trinitymat.org/all-vacancies.  Here you can also view our Staff Prospectus.  

Trinity Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  All appointments are made subject to an enhanced DBS check.  We are an equal opportunities employer and want our staff profile to reflect the community we serve.