Teacher of Art
Stowe School
Buckinghamshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- A very attractive and competitive package is offered
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1 September 2024
- Apply by:
- 16 April 2024
Job overview
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Salary: A very attractive and competitive package is offered
Anticipated start date: 1 September 2024
Closing date: 16 April 2024
Interviews: To follow shortly after closing date
Location: Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
Stowe seeks an enthusiastic and inspirational Teacher of Art with excellent creative and interpersonal qualities to teach up to and including A level, as part of the Art Department at Stowe.
The successful candidate will be a dynamic classroom practitioner with an ability to teach Art at all levels. Art at Stowe is a popular and very successful department with a number of Art scholars joining every year and with outstanding facilities.
A willingness to contribute fully to the Department and also to the extra-curricular and pastoral life of a busy boarding school is essential.
Please read the full Job Description here.
The Stowe Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, the Disclosure and Barring Service and an online background check with our 3rd party provider SP-Index.
The School reserves the right to withdraw the advert before the closing date.
Person Specification
The selection of candidates for short-listing will be based on this specification and candidates should bear this in mind when preparing their application and completing the application form:
Qualifications
Essential
- An Honours degree (or equivalent) in Art or a similar discipline
- Experience in teaching Art
Desirable
- Post Graduate Certificate in Education
- Moderation experience
Specialist Skills & Experience
Essential
- An ability to motivate, enthuse and influence.
- And ability to assist students with practical work and contextual research
- Ability to comfortably demonstrate the use of specialist Art materials
- A commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children
Desirable
- Experience of classroom teaching.
- Knowledge of current developments in Art pedagogy and teaching
- Experience of moderating GCSE and/or A Level coursework
Personal Qualities
- A willingness to participate fully in the pastoral care, School duties and extra-curricular activities.
- Ability to motivate and inspire students
- Ability to create a sense of enjoyment for the creative arts
- High level of creative thinking
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent organisational skills
- Excellent time management skills
To apply now, please download the application form for this job here. We look forward to receiving your application.
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About Stowe School
Stowe is the contemporary co-educational boarding and day school. Pupils at Stowe are educated in a sublime environment in which we help to build confident young people who are proud of their achievements. We emphasise academic achievement alongside other learning experiences.
At Stowe, we believe that every pupil has abilities and talents and we are committed to helping young people develop their potential to the full. Preparing our pupils for life after Stowe begins in their very first year, with teaching and academic support that helps each and every pupil to achieve excellence in whatever field he or she chooses. Our pupils achieve superb GCSE and A level results and our curriculum is broad and innovative. Pupils explore an exceptionally wide range of subjects. Lessons are exciting and fulfilling. We do not restrict teaching styles, our academic staff are specialists who infuse our pupils with their enthusiasm for their subjects, and Stowe’s unique surroundings and unrivalled facilities provide the best environment in which to learn.
Our value added scores place the School in the top 1% nationally. Academic support is given in the classroom and through our tutor system. Each pupil’s attainment is monitored closely and pupils are challenged to set their sights high. Our Virtual Learning Environment provides teachers and pupils with a resource which can be accessed in and outside the classroom, and helps pupils to continue their studies in their own time. Teachers at Stowe embrace new technologies which are proven to improve pupil learning.
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