Teacher of Art

One of the top schools in the East Midlands both by Progress8 score and the Times Parent Power Survey, Bourne Grammar School occupies an enviable position in the South of Lincolnshire, close to the urban centre of Peterborough but adjacent also to the beautiful landscape of Rutland and the town of Stamford. The student population reflects this, with in increasingly diverse make up of young people eager to learn and perform highly as a result of an outstanding quality of education.

Bourne Grammar’s mission is anchored in a desire to provide the “best atmosphere, best support and best results” possible for all students, an objective that runs through all of the school’s operational and strategic priorities. This produces young adults who are “well rounded, well qualified and well prepared”. An extensive trips, co-curricular and personal development programme is on offer to help ensure this which includes a Sixth Form Electives (enrichment) programme, and the quality of the school’s pastoral care is excellent. Kindness and inclusivity are core features of the school’s ethos.

The Art Department at Bourne Grammar School consists of two full time specialist art teachers, one part time teacher and two art technicians. We are a positive, kind and friendly department who work as a team to ensure students receive a challenging, ambitious and diverse art education. 

Art is taught across all key stages at Bourne Grammar School and follows the School’s ethos of developing a challenging and academically ambitious curriculum for our students. Art enriches students learning and provides the opportunity for them to think creatively and respond to the world around them, communicating their ideas and concepts through a variety of materials and processes. At Key Stage 3, we develop student knowledge of key artistic genres, preparing them well for GCSE and building on analytical writing skills. The study of Art History and artists underpins our curriculum and enables a more academic study of why practitioners produce art. Students are challenged to make links to others work and be inspired by what they see, using their own improved skills to communicate personal ideas. We ensure that each student is challenged, prepared and inspired to study Art further at GCSE, A Level and Higher Education.

In Art, we provide an inclusive environment that encourages experimentation and exploration allowing students to learn from their mistakes and reflect on their practice.  We regularly demonstrate techniques and processes to ensure clear understanding of each material explored. Students receive one on one time throughout each lesson; at GCSE and A Level individual learning plans reflect how each student has a choice to investigate their own area of interest, socially, morally, culturally or thematically.

Art is a popular subject at Bourne Grammar School and we aim to inspire our pupils and create a love of the arts and raise awareness of different issues and contexts that many artists faced or have projected in their work. We regularly take students on visits to expose them to different artists and genres of art, both historical and contemporary. 

Classes in years 7, 8 and 9 have one lesson of art a week. Therefore, we deliver the foundations of art during these years to ensure students are well prepared for GCSE in Year 10. We follow the Edexcel Fine Art Syllabus at both GCSE and A Level and have had outstanding results for six years with 100% 9 - 4 at GCSE and 100% A*- C at A Level. We are proud of the achievements of our students and each year have had success in sending our students to top universities and arts colleges to study an art-based subject at degree level.

Further further details about the role or to arrange a tour of the School, please contact us on 01778 42 22 88.