Teacher of Photography

Teacher of Photography

Salary: MPS/UPS incl Fringe

Full time, Permanent 

Required for September 2023

Rickmansworth School is an 11-18 heavily oversubscribed co-educational partially (35%) selective academy with 1517 students on roll, increasing to around 1575 students over the next two years. Academic results are strong at KS4 and KS5 with the vast majority of students securing their first choice university destinations.

The School is in a very strong, stable financial position with over £6M recently spent on school expansion including a new Sixth-form centre, performing arts theatres and an Innovation & Design Centre. The School is also supported extremely well by a fantastic PTA and Foundation. Our outstanding staff well-being programme includes fortnightly well-being periods, access to our fitness suite and swimming pool, flu vaccinations and complimentary eye tests. The School’s admissions criteria gives preference to staff members’ children.

Our students enjoy learning and are an absolute pleasure to teach. We believe every child deserves the best and we aim to achieve excellence in all aspects of school life. 

We are looking for a practical, well-organised and reliable person to join an enthusiastic and dedicated team in this highly successful Photography Department within Rickmansworth School.

About the Department:

The photography department at Rickmansworth School is an extremely successful and thriving department. GCSE and A-Level results are consistently excellent. At GCSE 62% achieved a grade 7 or above whereas at A Level over 70% of students achieved an A* or A. It is one of the highest performing subjects in the School and is very popular amongst students, with five classes at Key Stage 4 and four classes at Key Stage 5.  

The department is very well resourced for wet photography and have started to branch into digital photography. The staff are very experienced and work cohesively to support and develop each other’s practice; sharing expertise for the betterment of students progress and enjoyment of the subject.

Applications from ECT’s are welcome.

The successful candidate will:

• Provide dynamic and inspiring lessons
• Ensure students are at the centre of planning and teaching
• Focus on teaching and learning
• Provide learning with a focus on development
• Provide students with a full curriculum 
• Engage and empower students with the skills to thrive as independent learners

We can offer you:

• Excellent CPD opportunities
• A school rated Good by Ofsted where students’ behaviour is exemplary
• A professional working environment where teamwork is highly valued
• A partially-selective school with a focus on academic achievement (Progress 8 in 2021-22 was +0.53)
• Admission criteria where preference is given to staffs’ children
• A school which invests heavily in the future with £6M recent school expansion and strong ongoing financial support from our Foundation and PTA
• A hugely talented and cohesive support staff
• An outstanding wellbeing programme offering: 
• Flu jabs 
• Free access to our first-class fitness suite and swimming pool 
• Complimentary eye tests
• Fortnightly wellbeing period

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and are an equal opportunities employer. Applicants must declare any criminal convictions and submit to a check with the Disclosing and Barring Service as the post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Application forms and further details can be obtained from the website www.rickmansworth.herts.sch.uk, by calling the School on 01923 773296 or by email to applications@rickmansworth.herts.sch.uk.

We are required for only shortlisted candidates to conduct online searches about an applicant as part of our shortlisting process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance 2022 in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online. On signing the declaration on application you will be agreeing to the acknowledgement that such searches will be conducted as part of the shortlisting process.

Deadline for applications: 08:00 Friday 02 June 2023

Interview date: WC 05/12 June 2023 (or sooner on receipt of application)

We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date.