Full/Part Time Teacher of Graphics - Full-time/Part-time

Hillview School for Girls, Tonbridge

• Ref:KCC886-5450-121T
• Posted:07/05/2024
• Pay:MPS/UPS
• Start Date:September 2024
• App Close Date:16/05/2024 at 12:00
• Interviews:TBA

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WHY CHOOSE US?

Do you want to be part of a community that values the Arts and places both performing and visual arts at the heart of the school ethos?  Hillview School for Girls is a popular, high achieving, non-selective school based in Tonbridge, Kent.  Working for us will give you the opportunity to work alongside enthusiastic subject specialists and engage with creative pedagogical development.

Our calm and focused classroom environments, where students are keen to learn, achieve and appreciate their teachers’ dedication and support, are the main reasons why teachers love to work at Hillview.

We are seeking to appoint a highly skilled Teacher of Graphics (Art specification) to deliver high quality lessons while successfully nurturing and inspiring our students. As part of our energetic and welcoming team, you will enthuse and motivate students to strive for success and produce exceptional outcomes. The successful candidate should be skilled in the Adobe suite and/or be willing to develop their knowledge in the software.

Working with the Faculty Leader for Visual Arts, you will:

• Deliver a dynamic and inspiring Graphics provision
• Support students to high levels of skill and success
• Consider the school’s ‘Pure potential’ belief and how this can be interpreted within the Visual Arts faculty, through high expectations and aspirations for the students
• Develop pedagogical approaches to Graphics

The ability to also be able to teach another subject alongside Graphics/Art is highly desirable.

In return, we offer an exciting and rewarding place to work. We are a supportive, collaborative school and have a strong record of developing our teachers towards middle and senior leadership.

Please use the contact details below if you would like the opportunity to tour the school or to discuss the role informally before making an application.

Information about the school

We are a creative, inclusive school where all students flourish and make exceptional progress. Our dynamic Performing and Visual Arts specialisms have a profound impact upon learning and contribute to the purposeful, friendly and stimulating atmosphere that permeates the school. We foster self-esteem and high aspirations.

Hillview consistently achieves above national average and recognises the value and importance in developing the child beyond qualifications and preparing them for the future world beyond education. Our students enjoy their time at school and the staff enjoy the supportive, caring and friendly atmosphere.

Our dynamic Performing and Visual Arts specialisms have a profound impact upon learning and contribute to the purposeful, friendly and stimulating atmosphere that permeates the school. We foster self-esteem and high aspirations.

By encouraging a ‘can-do’ culture, our students become astute, ambitious and independent. Visitors often comment about how articulate and enthusiastic our students are.

Our vision is that: students unlock their pure potential to drive their future and thrive in society.

The pure potential belief is integral to everything that we do in school and the outcomes we expect for our students.

The View @ East Street (TV@ES) This is a new provision based in the heart of Tonbridge. It is a comfortable and small-scale study centre for 16 to 17-year-old students. This Satellite Centre, of the highly successful Hillview School for Girls, offers the highest level of support through a personalised and nurturing approach to its students, with dedicated pastoral support, counsellors and support mentors. This centre supports young people who would benefit and prefer to study in a smaller learning environment.

Two study programmes are available which can be personalised to meet the student’s interests and needs. Our personalised careers advice supports the student in meeting their aspirations and guides them onto the next part of their journey, whether it be moving onto an apprenticeship or further full-time educational studies in a Sixth Form or college environment. Our focus is firmly on equipping young people not only with key qualifications, but also with the broad range of employability and life skills they need for a sustained career – with the option to continue their studies in Higher Education.

Additional Learning Support at TV@ES is designed to remove any potential barriers to learning and ensure successful outcomes. We work closely with all our students to organise support and make reasonable adjustments to their learning experiences. Our experienced and specialist team offer a range of support, treating all students as individuals and enabling them to achieve their full potential.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Amanda Dennett
• Address:Brionne Gardens, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2HE
• Telephone: (01732) 352793
• Email: dennetta@hillview.kent.sch.uk

Fax: 01732 368718

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Application Form
• Application Pack