Teacher of Art
Oxford High School for Girls GDST
Oxfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive salary plus benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- February 2020
- Apply by:
- 15 October 2019
Job overview
(Part time applications welcomed)
This is an exciting opportunity for a well-qualified Art graduate with excellent subject knowledge and enthusiasm to join a thriving and popular Art department, in a leading independent day school in Oxford.
With your ability to inspire, excite and motivate pupils, you will engage them in an imaginative way through teaching Art, Craft and Design from historical and contemporary sources.
You will need qualified teacher status or equivalent experience. Applications from NQTs are warmly welcomed.
If you share our commitment to providing a creative and exciting education, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Art at Oxford High School
Our aim at Oxford High School is to promote the understanding and use of Art and Design as a visual language. The Art department is overseen by artist teachers whose practices are rooted in illustration, fine art, graphics and photography. We are all passionate about teaching Art, Craft and Design and engage in our own practice as a way of informing and inspiring our teaching.
The new building which is due to open in early 2020 will offer a wonderful enhancement to the art facilities of the school embracing a broad range of traditional and new media. The building will give Oxford High School a facility which will be the envy of almost all other schools in the county.
Our 2019 GCSE (87% 7-9 grade) and A level results (100% A*/A) speak volumes for both the dedication of students and staff, and the high esteem that art, is held by the school community. Teaching is across the 11-18 range through a variety of media and disciplines, including painting, drawing, printing, film and sculpture.
About Oxford High School
Founded over 140 years ago in the heart of Oxford’s historic city centre, Oxford High School is a dynamic and creative school with exceptional academic results. Our students are spirited, enthusiastic and passionate about learning. The school is part of the Girls’ Day School Trust, the leading and largest group of independent girls’ schools in the UK. The GDST is at the forefront of education for girls and has a strong voice in promoting opportunities for young women.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package and a strong professional development programme. These benefits include:
• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities
• Training grants for qualifications
• Generous pension schemes
• Free life assurance benefit
• Free school lunches
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
For a full job description and an application form, please click the apply button.
Closing date: 9am Wednesday 16th October 2019.
Interviews: Wednesday 23rd October 2019.
Oxford High School and the GDST (Charity No 306983) are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applications must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
About Oxford High School for Girls GDST
- Oxford High School for Girls GDST
- Belbroughton Road, Oxford
- Oxfordshire
- OX2 6XA
- United Kingdom
Oxford High School is an independent, non-denominational, all-through school for girls without nursery and with sixth form, situated in three sites in Summertown, North Oxford. It is one of 26 members of the GDST (Girls’ Day School Trust), meaning it is governed by the council and operates according to the trust’s policy. The school provides 906 places for primary, secondary and sixth-form students aged 4-19.
Oxford High School was founded in 1875 and is the oldest girls' school in the city. Until recently it accepted boys into its junior school, but is now girls-only.
Headteacher
Mrs Marina Gardiner Legge
Values and Vision
Oxford High believes it balances academic rigour with the chance for girls to explore their creativity and adventurous side, resulting in an encouraging and vibrant school full of high-achieving girls. As with other GDST schools, it aims to be an educational institution that shows principles, boldness, a strong network community and a girls-first attitude.
ISI
“The quality of pupils’ achievements is exceptional. Oxford High School is highly successful in meeting its aim to encourage girls to be ambitious in all areas of life and has fully met the recommendation from the previous inspection to maintain the high standards of learning and personal development. Pupils reach very high standards in their GCSE, International GCSE and A-level examinations and in the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), and most are successful in achieving their first choice of course at highly selective universities.”
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