Teacher of Art

St Bonaventure's is a Roman Catholic school, founded on gospel values and our boys (and girls in 6th Form) are an important and integral part of the faith community. Christian principles are at the very heart of all that we do at St Bonaventure’s. 

Do you want the opportunity to join an ‘Outstanding’ Art Department that is consistently placed in the top 0.5% of National achievement for GCSE and A Level?

Are you looking to join a committed, friendly and supportive team to cultivate your skills as an Art Teacher and help you to maximise your future career development?

We are looking for an enthusiastic, creative and proactive practitioner of Art with the ability to teach at all Key Stages including GCSE Art & Design, A Level Fine Art with the possibility of Graphic Communication. Applications are welcome from both experienced teachers and ECTs. We have a proven track record of support and development and an excellent ECT package is available.

You will have the opportunity to work in our excellent purpose-built, 6th Form Art Studio. This is an amazing Art Space solely for the use of A level Art students and includes Sculpture, Printmaking, Digital and exhibition facilities. We have worked very hard to develop an outstanding A Level Art provision offering both Fine Art and Graphics Communication. The ability to teach A Level Fine Art including skills in painting & drawing, sculpture and printmaking is essential. 

We use well-developed Schemes of Work across the Department but you will also have the freedom to fully utilise your specialisms and expertise where appropriate as we believe our Department should be equally enriched by your contribution. Our Art Department Instagram account (@art.st.bons) has lots of examples of the type of work produced by our students as well as a tour of some of our arts facilities. The role will include planning, assessment, and the delivery of a broad extra-curricular provision at all Key Stages. 

We encourage visits should you wish to come and meet the team and find out more about us and our school

St Bonaventure’s was awarded Outstanding in all areas in the most recent Ofsted Inspection in November 2022. 

We expect that you will have evidence of excellent classroom practice and high expectations of pupil attainment and, if overseas trained, that your professional qualifications are recognised in the UK by UK ENIC &/or the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA).

St Bonaventure's is recognised by the DfE, Ofsted, SSAT and the Teaching School Council for our investment in improving student life chances and the development of our staff.

We believe that our students have an entitlement to the very best education, with high expectations for all in our community.

St Bonaventure’s is a popular provider of education within the London Borough of Newham and we are oversubscribed. We are welcoming, friendly and inclusive.

We are the lead school in the Agnus Dei Teaching School Alliance.

We have a long and distinguished history of educating boys, aged 11-16, in the East End of London.

Our thriving co-educational 6th Form is ethnically and religiously diverse, attracting students from across many local schools.

We offer:

An opportunity to be part of an enthusiastic, inspired and motivated team where staff genuinely feel valued and cared for.

A strong commitment to your professional development and career management.

We will provide top quality CPD opportunities for you.

We will encourage you to provide CPD to others; within our school, our borough, our diocese, our alliance and beyond.

A school with outstanding teaching and behaviour for learning, with which all our staff and the wider community feel proud to be associated.

St Bonaventure's is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share the commitment. The suitability of the candidate will be assessed throughout the recruitment process 

All appointments will be subject to a satisfactory DBS check. 

Free refreshments for all staff.

Excellent local transport links and off street car parking.

St Bonaventure's School is only a short bus ride away from the London Stadium and the Olympic village and Westfield Shopping Centre in the vibrant area of Stratford. Stratford is a transport hub with easy access to Central London which will be further enhanced by Crossrail. This is an exciting area to live and work in.

We may call applicants for an interview before the deadline date if we are especially interested in their application.

If you have recently applied there is no need to re-apply as we have your application on file.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 26th February 2025 at 12noon

Interviews: week commencing Monday 3rd March 2025

Please also visit www.stbons.org for more information about the school.