Teacher of Art

Ribblesdale School; Clitheroe; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Ribblesdale School invites applications for an engaging Art teacher who can deliver high-quality lessons to pupils aged 4-16. You will teach Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 within a well-resourced department and contribute to a busy program of extra-curricular activities.

We seek a dedicated practitioner who embraces latest educational research and strives for excellent pupil outcomes, supporting learners to become independent and confident in their creative development.

Qualifications

• Qualified Art teacher with QTS or equivalent.
• Experience delivering Art to Key Stage 3 and 4.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Art lessons to KS3 and KS4 pupils within a through-school context (age 4–16).
• Contribute to extracurricular activities and keep abreast of current educational research to inform practice.

Skills

Art pedagogy

KS3/KS4 teaching

Education

QTS or equivalent

Job description

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic classroom practitioner who displays the passion, drive and energy to join our successful and well-established art department at Ribblesdale School. The department provides pupils with an array of opportunities within lesson time as well as extracurricular activities to enable them to develop their skills and knowledge and showcase their talents. This quality provision leads to a high number of pupils opting to study Art or Textiles at GCSE.

The department boasts large, recently refurbished art and textiles rooms, fully equipped with all the facilities necessary to deliver a varied and contemporary curriculum. The department is supported by a technician who works alongside the staff to assist in the delivery of curriculum activities, trips, gallery visits and workshops. Members of the department are unapologetically ambitious and avidly explore the latest educational research to inform and refine their curriculum and pedagogy, using new ideas and strategies alongside effective and well-established teaching and learning methodology.

As a key member of our team, the successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate the ability to teach art at Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4. As a through-school, this position also presents an exciting opportunity to teach art across the entire age range from 4-16. We want a teacher who shares our ambitious approach to teaching and learning and who strives to achieve excellent results, maximising pupil progress. We have high aspirations for all our learners and aim to support our pupils in becoming independent and self-regulating life-long learners.