Teacher of Art and Design

Our vision is to be a key provider for quality education so that all of our students leave us as highly qualified, confident and articulate young people with a wealth of experience. This vision is under-pinned by moral purpose – a desire to do more to improve the quality of education for all children and young people – and a commitment to schools working together to secure an inclusive, ambitious, collegiate and high-quality offer in east and north London, and within the wider school system through school-to-school support.

What are we looking for?

As a classroom teacher in our brand new school, you will provide excellent teaching of the subject and be a role model to students. You will be a qualified teacher and be fully up to date with curriculum developments. You will work closely with the Head of department / SLT on a process of continuous improvement, ensuring that the school continues to deliver even better outcomes for students.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a team which aims to inspire, motivate and challenge every student at all levels.

Our Trust

The Mulberry Schools Trust was formed in 2017, when the Board of trustees and the Chief Executive Officer created a family of schools that has at its heart inclusion, equality of opportunity and a striving for educational excellence.

Schools as Community Hubs

We are committed to supporting young people to overcome the barriers that class, poverty and social exclusion can create, ensuring that all students are able to achieve their full potential. This has inspired us to build up a broad network of partnerships, invigorating student experience, opportunity, drive and success. 

There should be no barriers to a child’s future and society should, and can, be a level playing field. Aspiring for this to be reality we promise to:

• Emphasise high quality subject teaching, reinforced by excellent support for learning and intervention.

• Deliver inclusion services and other programmes that assist personal development.

• Provide excellent pastoral care so no student goes unsupported.

• Continually develop strong leadership and have high levels of expertise in education.

Our partners

We want our students in the Trust to have access to a plethora of professional connections which assist them in understanding and knowing how to navigate the wider world. To make this a reality we have a wide range external partners in higher education, business, industry, the arts and the sciences who contribute extensively and fundamentally to our extra-curricular activities, including:

• Bank of America • Barts Health NHS Trust • British Film Institute • Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd • National Theatre • The Prince’s Trust • Southbank Centre • WOW Foundation

Bringing Down Barriers to Success

We are proud to inspire our students through diverse and representative leadership teams and welcome applications from all of the different communities we serve, regarding this as a strength. 

If you have the experience and passion to energise our next generation of leaders, creators and innovators, then we want to see how we can support you in that pursuit.

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and actively encourage people from a wide variety of backgrounds, experience and skills to join us and influence and develop our working practice. We particularly encourage applications from Black and global majority people, and candidates who are disabled. All candidates who are as disabled and who demonstrate that they meet the shortlisting criteria will be invited for an interview, in line with the Equality Act 2010.

We want the best staff and we know that means a diverse staff in our Trust.

Encouraging a happy and healthy work environment

We take staff wellbeing seriously at Mulberry Schools Trust, here are just some of the great benefits for all staff.

• Teachers’ Pension scheme (TPS) • Employee assistance programme and support • Free gym onsite in some of secondary schools open for all to use • Paid sabbatical opportunities • Subsidised staff meals • Annual programme of conferences and Trust wide events with high profile speakers • Cycle to work scheme • Annual service award •Long service awards 

How to apply?

We have an online application form on the TES website, and also request that you complete a covering letter explaining why you are the right person for this rare and exciting opportunity.

We welcome applicants to inform us if you need any particular adjustments, arrangements or access needs as part of the recruitment process. We can arrange to provide you with a large font print job pack, or an audio version of our job pack. We will also welcome in accommodating alternative application methods should they be requested. On request we can arrange for British Sign Language interpreters for any conversations or at the interview process.

Closing Date: 8am Wednesday 24th April 2024

Interviews: Shortlisted candidates will be contacted directly

Post Start Date: September 2024, depending on notice period for the successful candidate.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will require a satisfactory Enhanced DBS clearance. We are dedicated to equality and valuing diversity.

Candidates who are selected for interview will be informed following the shortlisting process and full details of the interview will be provided.

We will seek references on all shortlisted candidates and may approach previous employers for information to verify experience or qualifications before interview. Any relevant issues arising from references will be taken up at interview.