Teacher of Art (Part Time)

The Portsmouth Grammar School is a leading co-educational school located in the historic heart of Portsmouth. It values the development of the whole person, placing emphasis on both academic achievement and co-curricular involvement. The school aims to support every pupil in order that they might achieve their potential.

The school seeks a well-qualified teacher of Art from September 2022. This is a part-time vacancy which will be offered in a range 0.3 – 0.4 FTE with some flexibility appreciated across a fortnightly timetable.

We are seeking to appoint an excellent classroom teacher with a real love of Art, who is able to transfer that interest easily and naturally to our pupils with a particular focus on Year 7 to Year 11.  The successful candidate will exude enthusiasm, energy and excellent subject knowledge, to meet the needs of all learners. Applications are invited from all those who meet the above criteria, whether they are newly qualified, or more experienced teachers.

The ability to teach A Level is desirable but not essential. A level teaching will not be offered in the academic year 2022/23 but opportunities to contribute to A level teaching may be available in future years for a suitable candidate.  Based on our timetable planning for next year, it is expected the first year of teaching will be mainly within KS3.

Informal enquiries about the role are welcomed and can be emailed to the Head of Department, Mr Jock Peebles at j.peebles@pgs.org.uk or to HR at recruitment@pgs.org.uk

Outstanding teaching and learning at PGS are achieved by inspirational and creative teachers with excellent subject knowledge and the ability to use ICT and interactive resources to enhance learning.  Teachers’ planning is informed by assessment for learning, ensuring all pupils make very good progress in each lesson.  Our pupils are encouraged to take responsibility for their learning and understand how they can improve using constructive feedback provided by their teachers. 

The school offers excellent training and support to teachers at all stages of their career. PGS teachers convey passion for their subject and seek to maximise progress by knowing their pupils well and adapting their teaching accordingly.  We are always looking to develop new ideas and approaches to teaching and are keen to incorporate the particular interests of new members of staff into the overall curriculum scheme.

The successful applicant will be expected to contribute fully to the pastoral and co-curricular life of the school.  

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to bring a portfolio of their art work and where possible examples of teaching work to discuss at interview and will also be asked to teach an observed lesson. The provisional interview date is Friday 1st July 2022.