Teacher of Art - Maternity Leave Cover

We are seeking to appoint a Teacher of Art (Maternity cover). The appointed candidate will be joining a friendly, effective team who consistently ensure students achieve excellent grades at GCSE. With our most recent set of exam results in 2022, we have continued to exceed the national averages with 92% achieving grade 4 or above.

You will have high expectations, a love of the subject and be a team player; you will go the extra mile to support our students and want to continually develop your teaching practice. You should also be a dedicated and engaging practitioner who is passionate about supporting young people to develop a love of the subject. 

We are seeking a well-qualified colleague who has: 

• the ability to make an impact on student progress and contribute to a rich curriculum; 

• excellent classroom practice with the ability to deliver engaging lessons and secure strong outcomes; 

• the ability to inspire, challenge, motivate and empower young people to achieve excellence.  

Stratford School Academy is an inclusive, mixed, community school characterised by high

expectations, a rigorous academic curriculum and caring pastoral systems. We

firmly believe that every student can excel and we seek to provide an

inspirational learning journey that maximises student progress. The key pillars

of this are excellent behaviour based on mutual respect, great teaching, a wide

range of engaging activities beyond the classroom and really knowing and

valuing every child. This means our students are safe and cared for, follow an

academic curriculum and are supported to achieve the best of their potential in

both their GCSEs and in developing their wider talents, character and sense of

civic duty. This is all underpinned by our core values of respect, excellence

and responsibility.

You will share our ambition to provide a great educational experience for all of

our students and it is also crucial that you will be aligned with the culture

and values of the school, so please read our information on Cultural Fit

carefully to ensure you are clear that we are the kind of organisation you wish

to be a part of.

Stratford School Academy has been rebuilt and redeveloped through the Priority Schools

Building Programme recently. We now have two new buildings, each for 750

students situated on separate sites but close to one another. The two sites

operate as parallel ‘mini schools’ educating students from Year 7 to 11.

You have the chance to join us at an exciting time as we implement improvements,

which will enhance the educational experience of our students. We are a highly

aspirational school but we also really prioritise staff wellbeing.

Stratford School Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of

children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this

commitment. All appointments are subject to successful completion of Safer

Recruitment checks, including an Enhanced DBS.

If you have any queries, please email HR@stratfordschoolacademy.org with

your details.

Application process: A TES Application Form should be submitted via the TES portal.

Closing Date: – Monday 12th December 2022 (Midnight)

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient

applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your

application as early as possible.