Teacher of Art
Highfields School
Wolverhampton
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- Expired
- Salary:
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- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2021
- Apply by:
- 10 May 2021
Job overview
We wish to appoint an excellent teacher to join our successful and heavily oversubscribed 11 – 19 school. The successful candidate will be a highly motivated, inspirational and enthusiastic teacher with a passion to enthuse students to enjoy and achieve in Art.
We are looking for a suitably qualified teacher of Art who can demonstrate excellent subject knowledge and has a genuine enthusiasm for working with young people. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a thriving and highly valued department with an experienced and supportive team. The department is well-resourced and offers a broad range of courses at both pre and post 16, working with a wide range of media across all year groups. Student numbers continue to grow within the subject area with excellent results year on year.
We would welcome applications from newly qualified teachers or experienced practitioners.
As a department we offer:
- Dedicated art classrooms
- Facilities for Ceramics including a Kiln
- 1-1 student devices with editing software
- Opportunity to teach from KS3 to A Level
- A wide range of courses to suit our students’ needs including Fine Art and Photography
- Strong budgets to support experimental classroom practice
- Excellent student progress and results
- Experienced and supportive staff
- A creative and collaborative working environment
As a school we offer:
- A vibrant and exciting comprehensive school which is culturally and ethnically diverse
- Excellent examination results
- Outstanding student progress
- Well behaved students who are eager to learn
- Supportive parents who want the best for their children
- A large Sixth Form
- Modern and stimulating teaching facilities
- Excellent CPD opportunities at all levels
We strongly encourage prospective applicants to visit the school before applying. To arrange a visit, or to discuss this vacancy further, please contact Mr D Brittle, Head of Design - dbrittle@hswv.co.uk.
Closing Date: Monday 10th May 2021 at 9am
Interview Date: Successful candidates will be advised
Highfields School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and 2 very good references.
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About Highfields School
- Highfields School
- Boundary Way, Penn, Wolverhampton
- West Midlands
- WV4 4NT
- United Kingdom
Highfields School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational secondary school with sixth form in the West Midlands, serving students from the age of 11-18. The secondary school, situated in Wolverhampton has approximately 1,700 students on record.
Highfields School opened in 1957 and converted to academy status in 2015.
Headteacher
Mr G Tate
Values and vision
Highfields School wants all students to have access to a broad and balanced learning curriculum where are can gain the skills, knowledge and experience to thrive and reach their full potential. The secondary school wants students to feel valued during their time learning and works to be a caring and open learning community, where individual talents are celebrated and nurtured. The school believes that students achieve best when happy and wants parents, staff and students to all work together to achieve the best possible outcome for all. Students are encouraged to get involved with a wide range of extra-curricular activities to gain in confidence, nurture talents and discover new talents and interests. These include the Duke of Edinburgh Award, sports clubs, trips and an active Student Council, where skills in leadership and teamwork are practiced. The school recently received a cultural diversity award from the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust.
Ofsted
“The school's curriculum meets students' needs and enables personalised choices, the impact of which is seen in increasing achievement and narrowing of gaps for specific groups of students. The developing curriculum at Key Stage 3 is supporting students to apply skills in a range of contexts and giving them experiences of real world situations.”
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