Teacher of Art - Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom - Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys

Description

Due to the expansion of the school, we are seeking to appoint an exceptional Art Teacher, to start with us in September 2024. Applications from ECTs are encouraged and welcome.

The successful candidate will initially be teaching key stage three students with the potential for teaching across all 3 key-stages in the future (dependant on incoming student up take at GCSE & A-Level). Therefore, they should be capable of teaching Art to GCE A2 Level.

The successful applicant will be someone who can inspire students of all abilities and who wishes to add to the success of the Art department by implementing their own ideas and strategies. You must be passionate about developing pupils' confidence, as well as have strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to raising standards. This is an excellent opportunity to join a committed and innovative team and take the next step in your teaching career.

For the right candidate, there is a potential TLR 2b for Head of Year which can be included with this (please see other job post for the role and responsibilities for this).

Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys is an expanding and rapidly improving selective grammar school. It is undergoing a period of transformational change benefitting from a multi-million pound investment in Tunbridge Wells and a brand new building at our Sevenoaks campus, which opened in September 2021.

Staff will benefit from a positive working environment, with strong support for professional development and specialist teaching rooms. We aim for high standards and the pursuit of academic excellence, helping every student to reach their full potential through the development of skills, concepts and knowledge, within the framework of a caring community. Relationships between staff and students are based on trust, mutual respect and a determination to succeed.

Please note that we will only accept CV's if they are accompanied by an application form, which can be found on our website: We shall review applications as we receive them.

Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The above posts are all subject to an enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service and check against the ISA Barred List for children. Due to the nature of the school environment and working with children, these job roles are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.It is an offence to apply for any role at TWGSB if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.