Teacher of Art & Design

TEACHER OF ART & DESIGN

We believe students should have an opportunity to be nurtured and excel in whatever skills their natural gifts and preferences lead them to. 

We aim to

• foster independent, adventurous creativity.

• enable our pupils to create ambitious, personal and exciting work. 

We would like to appoint an inspirational teacher who has the ability to build positive relationships with students, alongside a determination to maintain a high standard of exam results, all whilst showing a genuine intention to get things done.

This is a great opportunity to make your mark teaching Art & Design within a receptive, supportive and calm environment. It is an exciting time to join our growing department. You may be an established teacher looking for a new challenge or seeking your first teaching role (ECTs). 

Our vision is for the successful candidate to build upon the foundations in place, further developing a subject that is popular at GCSE. Our recent success at the John Downton awards, shows students here are capable of achieving at a high level. Class sizes are no bigger than 24 in Art - across both KS3 & KS4.

The Art Department has a generous space in which to work: three rooms with plenty of smaller spaces in and around them, a large studio exclusively for the 6th form, a small ICT suite and a digital photography studio.

At GCSE we offer the AQA Art, Craft and Design specification. Students can work in a number of different areas e.g., fine art, drawing, painting, collage, 3D studies, film making, graphic design, photography, stop-motion and fashion. This makes it a more interesting course and gives a broader preparation for A Level. 

Our strength is in encouraging students to respond in different ways. This personalised approach is more challenging to deliver so staff confidence and expertise in doing so is crucial. The successful candidate should have practical knowledge of working with a range of art materials. Any prior experience with digital art and photography would be helpful.

At St Simon Stock Catholic School, we offer excellent opportunities for career progression and CPD. We have a very supportive ethos and as such our community looks after each other, both staff and students. Student behaviour across the school is excellent and students are encouraged to reach their full potential and view the world as Global Citizens. The school also enjoys a good reputation locally, with committed colleagues and enthusiastic students. 

Benefits of working at St Simon Stock Catholic School:

· A supportive and caring working environment for staff and students

· A school wide focus on wellbeing

· Staff laptop provided

· Dedicated and bespoke CPD time for all staff

· Personal development opportunities

· Access to Kent Rewards Scheme

· Employee Assistance Programme which offers counselling, financial guidance, legal enquiries and access to online health and wellbeing resources

Our Offer:

We create an environment where our staff can thrive and enjoy the work that they do which enables our young people to flourish, gain confidence, achieve and be happy. We have a reputation for fostering a very caring environment and a great record for investing in staff training and development.

You are welcome to contact HR at HR@ssscs.co.uk if you would like to visit the school before submitting an application. 

For ease of applying, we are happy to accept applications directly by using the ‘APPLY NOW’ link.

Should you be shortlisted for interview, additional information may be requested at that time.

Closing date for applications: 16 April 2024 at 9am

Interviews to be held: w/c 22 April 2024

Start date: Term 6 - June 2024/September 2024

All applicants need to have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role. This vacancy may close on or before the specified closing date depending on the volume of suitable applicants. If you are unsuccessful, we will contact you accordingly.