Teacher of Art & Design (0.6 FTE) - 1 Year FTC

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All Locations:

Portsmouth

Salary Details:

TSAT Teacher Scale £18,517 - £28,308 for hours and weeks stated (£30,863 - £47,182 FTE) per annum

Function:

Teaching

Contract Type:

Fixed Term Contract

Hours Per Week:

19.5

Weeks Per Year:

52.14

Required Start Date:

September 2024

Interview Date:

TBC

Advertising End Date:

19 May 2024

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Teacher of Art & Design (0.6 FTE) - 1 Year FTC

About The Role

The Portsmouth Academy is seeking to appoint a part time Teacher of Art and Design to join our team of committed professionals on a fixed term basis. The successful candidate will be a motivated and enthusiastic teacher who will inspire and nurture students' creativity, foster their artistic skills, and contribute to a vibrant arts community within the school.

Art and Design is a dynamic and forward-thinking department supported by a HLTA and is located in bright purpose-built rooms in the Aspire building.

The Portsmouth Academy embarked on an exciting journey and have been recently been awarded the prestigious Artsmark Award. Artsmark is the only creative quality standard for schools, accredited by Arts Council England. It supports schools to develop and celebrate arts and cultural education across the whole curriculum, bringing learning to life for children and young people.

*Part time 0.6 FTE,19.5 hours a week, 1 Year Fixed Term contract starting September 2024*

Applications are invited from Early Career Teachers, or experienced teachers looking to progress their career.

What you will need to succeed:

For a full list of responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification

Be a qualified Teacher of Art and Design and able to deliver to KS3 & KS4
Be passionate about teaching and learning and transforming the life chances of our students
Good or Outstanding classroom practice with high expectations for achievements and behaviour
Be able to plan and deliver a creative and stimulating curriculum
High expectations for yourself and the students to ensure that all achieve their very best
An aspiring leader of learning and happy to grasp exciting CPD opportunities
Contribute to the values, ethos and the development of our schools

About Us

The Portsmouth Academy is focused on providing an inclusive education for all children and ensuring that every child has access to the same opportunities. The Portsmouth Academy’s vision and ethos is rooted in developing aspirational and self-reflective learners who are able to think for themselves and be valuable members of their community. We offer a broad and balanced curriculum in both KS3 and 4, placing significant importance on cultural capital alongside academic achievement.

“The curriculum is well designed and well considered. The intention of the curriculum is to transform the life chances of pupils in the school. The ambition, breadth and content of the curriculum contribute to this intention. Curriculum development is purposeful and ongoing” – Ofsted, 2022

We are a “Microsoft Showcase School” due to our approach to digital learning. The academy has launched a one:one device policy, so every child in Year 7 and Year 8 has their own laptop, and we are particular interested in finding teachers who have experience of, or would like to develop experience of, teaching with technology.

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust is a family of schools consisting of both primary and secondary schools across Kent, Hampshire and Plymouth.

We believe that every young person in our community deserves to have the best opportunities at life regardless of their individual circumstances.

Education is the key to transforming life chances and we support and develop every member of our community to:

Think about their Thinking
Be their Best self
Shape their Success

In this way we transform life chances

Click Here To view our Trust video to gain an insight into The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

What our Trust will offer you:

With an outstanding Leadership and Management team, we are focused on providing our staff with bespoke CPD tailored to the stage they are at in their career.
Vast support network from senior leaders and other teachers within the school and our Trust to help you deliver outstanding teaching and learning through resources, mentoring and school visits.
We place a strong emphasis on “Wellbeing for Staff” here at The Portsmouth Academy and were proud to previously receive the Wellbeing award at the Teach Portsmouth Awards.
A state-of-the-art new building with fantastic facilities to house, art, music drama and humanities.
Benefit from an internationally accredited pedagogy approach to thinking and learning, which has been proven to enhance classroom practice
As an accredited Chartered Teacher organisation you can become a recognised Charted Teacher
Generous employer contribution to the Teachers Pension Scheme
As a Trust we aim to foster a culture of appreciation with our fantastic Colleague recognition scheme
Health and Wellbeing benefits including access to Thinking You - A 24/7 employee assistance programme for legal, financial, emergency health or lifestyle support
A 'Refer a Friend' incentive scheme
We work closely with Teach Portsmouth and The Portsmouth Education Partnership
Free parking in our staff car park

What you need to do now:

If you are interested in working in our school, benefitting from a supportive network of teachers across our large academy and our Trust and you are keen to progress your career, then please apply today!

Early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found.

To arrange an informal conversation please contact Nicky Brown [email protected]

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. As per KCSIE we will also undertake online searches for all shortlisted candidates, if you have any questions regarding this process please email [email protected]

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