Teacher of Art & Design

South Lincolnshire Academies Trust is seeking to appoint an inspirational, highly motivated and enthusiastic Teacher of Art & Design to work at Spalding Academy.  The successful candidate will teach across the age range, including examination groups.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a successful Trust that fully celebrates and supports the Arts - our commitment and strength in this area has recently been recognised by the Arts Council England who have awarded the Arts Mark. 

All students study Art and Design in Year 7, 8 and 9 for one hour.  In Year 10 students can select to study general Art and Design or specialise in Photography, Graphics, 3D Design or Textiles Design, increasing study to three hours per week.  We are regarded as a centre of excellence for our vocational qualifications and this can be seen in the outstanding outcome in terms of results.  The subject benefits from an inspirational and highly resourced specialist teaching block.

We welcome applicants from all Art specialisms and the successful candidate will have:

• Qualified teacher status;

• The ability to teach Art and Design up to KS4;

• The ability to motivate students and achieve excellent results;

• Excellent organisational and ICT skills;

• An awareness of effective assessment and use of data to track student progress;

• The capacity to work collaboratively as part of a team;

• A passion for the subject and the ability to share this with young people.

The Trust offers exceptionally pleasant working environments.  Our school sites offer a calm and safe place, where staff and students work hard, achieve a great deal and enjoy excellent working relationships.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  All post holders are subject to satisfactory clearances prior to taking up an offer of employment.

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 24th May 2022.