Art Teacher

Becket Keys Church of England School (Outstanding, 2014) are seeking to appoint a passionate and engaging teacher of Art. 

Prior experience teaching GCSE and A level  Art is essential. 

The successful candidate will work in their own specialist art room, which adjoins the specialist textiles room via the department office. The spacious subject specific facilities are located on the first floor and include shared Art and Art Textiles store rooms and a kiln room.

KS5 students will continue to work in collaboration with the head of textiles and the successful candidate ensuring a broad and varied experience for students while generating professional development opportunities for staff.

TLR available depending on relevant experience.

If you are an enthusiastic candidate, ready for the next step in your career, and are excited about working in our successful school – we would like to hear from you. The Russell Education Trust offers a wealth of support and expertise to help you in this role regardless of recent exam board experience. You will network with Art teachers across the Trust and be regularly advised by an experienced Art examiner. 

The appointee will be committed to our high expectations and core Christian values. He or she will be excited about working in our high performing school and wanting to see our students reaching their full artistic potential here. You will have a range of strategies to support students to produce art that excites and inspires them. You will have proven track record in helping all students achieve well at GCSE and A Level – regularly going ‘the extra mile’ to make sure that everyone excels. 

We welcome applications from teachers irrespective of their faith or lack of it.  All we ask is that all applicants appreciate and respect the beliefs of others and have strong moral principles. We would be pleased to see how candidates would seek to develop a curriculum to match the rich heritage of art from Christianity and other religions. 

Staff will be provided with a comprehensive induction programme and laptop. Relocation packages, childcare vouchers and discounted childcare are all available - please discuss at time of application. 

For further information about our school, please visit our website at www.becketkeys.org. Please email us at vacancies@becketkeys.org if you would like to discuss this role further.  Visits are encouraged, so please email us for details of our forthcoming tours.

To Apply 

Please complete both our application form and equalities monitoring form and email it with a personal statement to vacancies@becketkeys.org. 

Becket Keys is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Closing date:  

Friday 22nd November 2019 – noon. 

Interviews 28th November 2019 – all day