Teacher of Art

Location: Welling, Kent (25 minutes from Central London)

Contract term: Initially 1 year

Welling school is a vibrant 11-19, mixed, Specialist Visual Arts College. The school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted in February 2015 and is on its journey to achieving outstanding. We are committed to ensuring that students have high aspirations and are able to achieve their full potential.

We are looking to appoint an innovative and enthusiastic Teacher of Art with exceptional subject knowledge to join our highly successful faculty. The appointed candidate will be a dynamic, hardworking teacher and a strong team player. He or she will also be expected to make a full contribution to the life of this busy Specialist Arts Faculty and the school.

The faculty is 10 strong and is continuing to develop further. As well as art teaching staff, we have a Community Arts Officer and a technician. We have our own gallery where we exhibit students’ work alongside exhibitions of established artists including the Chapman Brothers and David Hockney. The faculty has a growing international reputation for its innovative approaches to teaching art. Each year we showcase our most talented young students by running “the alTURNERtive Prize”. This exhibition has involved such figures as Richard Wentworth, Michael Archer, Hew Locke, Ryan Gander and Ben Lewis as judges and speakers.

The faculty is extremely successful within the school and wider community and we would like you to contribute to its continuing success. We have strong links with Middlesex University, The Whitechapel Gallery, The Hayward Gallery, the Tate, the ICA, the South London Gallery and other institutions and galleries.

We run a biannual periodical, entitled “Æ”, which focuses on issues in art and education and has contributions from students, staff, artists and writers. The publication takes the form of a free newspaper (www.wellingvisualarts.org)

Art is very popular at KS4 and KS5 and we offer an array of exciting and unique GCSEs designed by the team. Alongside this we offer Textiles, Graphics, Photography and Fine Art at A Level. The appointed candidate will be expected to teach across the full age and ability range. You will work from your own specialist classroom located within the art centre with a fully equipped interactive whiteboard.

To be successful, you will:

• be passionate about art with the potential and desire to continue to improve;
• have a passion for teaching and learning and be committed to raising standards across all Key Stages;
• have excellent subject knowledge and depth of understanding;
• have the ability to plan and prepare innovative, engaging lessons that will keep their students motivated and will enable them to reach their full potential
• be an effective and committed team player with a clear vision for development and sustained improvement in art

In return, we can offer you:

• to work within a team who believe in working collaboratively, sharing ideas and supporting each other to achieve great things
• the opportunity to further develop innovative teaching and learning strategies to ensure students achieve their full potential
• excellent CPD opportunities to further develop your skills as a classroom practitioner and to develop leadership skills as you progress;
• excellent networking opportunities including involvement in PiXL and school partnerships;
• the use of our innovative ‘iBrary’ as an additional learning environment which has achieved Apple Regional Centre status

A graphic design specialism will be desirable.

We would welcome applications from both qualified teachers and NQT’s.

The job description and person specification can be downloaded below or contact Nikki Whitelock, HR Manager at Welling School. Please send your completed application form to Nikki Whitelock, HR Manager, whitelockn@wellingschool-tkat.org.

Dates: Apply by 12pm 29 February 2016

Welling school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.