Art Head of Department - Full-time

St Simon Stock Catholic School, Maidstone

• Ref:KCC5432-16T
• Posted:05/03/2015
• Pay:MPS
• Start Date:Sep 2015
• App Close Date:16/03/2015 at 14:00
• Interviews:Shortly Afterwards

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Subject Leader of ART

TLR 2 (£2,587 - £6,322)

September 2015

We wish to appoint a well-qualified and enthusiastic Subject Leader of Art to lead a highly successful department. Examination results in the department have been consistently excellent in both A Level Art and Photography, Applied A level and GCSE.  Exhibitions and displays of Art work are evident throughout the school. The extra-curricular and enrichment activities that the department runs are a vibrant and creative part of school life. The Art department is equipped with three general Art rooms, one attached to a kiln room, an ICT suite, a dedicated A level room, a darkroom and a large exhibition area. Photography is taught in the sixth form. The department benefits from 15 hours technician time.

Applicants need to be aspirational and inspirational to both students and staff and have an excellent track record of examination results and their own teaching. Although a teaching specialism in a specific Art subject is not necessary, an understanding of the needs of Fine Art, Ceramics, Printmaking, Art Textiles and Photography is welcomed

Information about the school

St Simon Stock Catholic School is a Catholic secondary school located in Maidstone, Kent and part of the Kent Catholic Schools’ Partnership (KCSP). This multi-academy trust (MAT), established by the Archdiocese of Southwark for Catholic education across Kent, currently comprises of 26 academies (21 primary and 5 secondary schools).

St Simon Stock is an over-subscribed, co-educational, high achieving school with a long tradition of academic success. We have over 1100 students on roll, including over 200 in Sixth Form and a staff of almost 100.

We value all our students equally and welcome the wide variety of cultures and experiences they bring to our school.

By modelling exemplary behaviour towards each other, carrying out service to others in school, at home and in the wider community, students develop a strong work ethic and sense of personal achievement helping them to take their place in the wider world.

Our students are a credit to the values of our school, and all visitors to our school comment positively on the excellent standards of behaviour, courtesy and good nature of the students they encounter whilst spending time here at St Simon Stock Catholic School.

We are rated by Ofsted as a Good Provider and in our last denominational inspection we were graded as Outstanding.

Our Offer: We create an environment where our staff can thrive and enjoy the work that they do which enables our young people to flourish, gain confidence, achieve and be happy. We have a reputation for fostering a very caring environment and a great record for investing in staff training and development.

All applicants need to have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for these roles.

St Simon Stock Catholic School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and this position is subject to satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Susan Smith - HR Hub
• Address:Oakwood Park, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0JP
• Telephone: 01622 754551 x 1148
• Email: hr@ssscs.co.uk

Fax: (01622) 691439

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Notes to Applicants
• Recruitment and Monitoring Form
• Rehabilitation of Offenders Act
• Subject Leader Art job description