Head of Art
St Aidan's Church of England High School
North Yorkshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS with TLR1i
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2020
- Apply by:
- 21 February 2020
Job overview
TLR 1 i : £8069
Required for September 2020 an exceptional leader who can undertake the Head of Art position at St. Aidan’s C of E School.
Managing our prestigious Art department you will provide an environment which nurtures and actively encourages creativity and talent within pupils of all abilities. The provision for the subject is excellent, with specialist rooms in our dedicated Art block, specialist Art IT suites, studio facilities and technician support.
The importance of Art subjects at St. Aidan’s is demonstrated by the number of students who choose to continue with Art-related subjects at KS4 and KS5. With 90 students enrolled on the GCSE Fine Art and Art Graphics courses, and over 100 studying Fine Art, Art Graphics and Photography to A Level, it is clearly a popular choice for students.
There are 1,970 students on roll with nearly 1000 students in the Associated Sixth Form with St John Fisher Catholic High School. The successful candidate must be able to offer teaching of Art and Art Graphics up to Advanced Level and wish to make a contribution to the wider life of the school.
Completed applications should be submitted via email or posted to the school by 4pm on 21st February 2020. Please include a covering letter indicating the particular skills and experience you can offer, with a completed application form that can be downloaded from the school website.
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About St Aidan's Church of England High School
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- St Aidan's Church of England High School
- Oatlands Drive, Harrogate
- North Yorkshire
- HG2 8JR
- United Kingdom
St. Aidan’s Church of England High School is a comprehensive School with around 2000 pupils between the ages of 11 and 19. Our Associated Sixth Form brings together more than 1,000 students from St. Aidan’s and nearby St. John Fisher Catholic High School, making it one of the largest school-based Sixth Forms in the country.
In the latest GCSE examination series, in 2023, 90% of all our entries gained 9-4 grades and 41% were 9-7. Our English and Maths results were also outstanding with 88% of our students obtaining a 4 or better in both subjects. These typically superb results place St. Aidan’s as one of the highest performing non-selective comprehensive schools in the country.
Results for the Associated Sixth Form are similarly impressive. In 2023, 56.4% of the grades achieved were A* to B, again placing us among the best non-selective schools in the country at Advanced Level.
The school, however, never loses sight of its essential inclusivity: we believe that all children flourish here, as we strive to be a centre of educational excellence where each and everyone knows the gift of life in all its fullness. In the wider curriculum, Christian groups thrive, our Music and PE departments enjoy national status, drama is fantastic, excellence in a variety of competitive sports is achieved every year and outdoor pursuits are available at every level.
St. Aidan’s stands firmly on its Church foundation, and we place particular emphasis on high-quality religious education and Christian assemblies, alongside the highest standards of Christian behaviour. It is the school’s aim to ensure that its Christian tradition is expressed in the values it upholds, in the whole curriculum offer and in its daily living. Another feature of our school is the variety and quality of our educational trips, both locally and internationally, made possible by the support and dedication of our staff.
St. Aidan’s has successfully led many educational initiatives and fully engaged with national and local partnerships. For example achieving Specialist School status in Science, Mathematics and Modern Languages, as well as receiving the International School Award, ArtsMark Gold, the Quality in Careers Standard, and the TES Best School Dinners Award.
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