Teacher of ART and Photography (Maternity Cover)

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Ivybridge Community College

Teacher of Art and Photography

Full Time (1.0 fte), Maternity Cover

Candidate Information

Ivybridge Community College

April 2023 Rachel Hutchinson

Principal

Dear Candidate

Teacher of Art and Photography F/T, FTE Fixed Term, 1 Year

Thank you for your enquiry, and I am delighted that you have requested further information regarding the full-time temporary position of Teacher of Art and

Photography. This temporary vacancy has arisen to cover a maternity leave for the

2023/24 academic year.

We are a friendly and supportive College and are committed to providing an excellent education for ages 11-18. Inherent in everything we do is a culture of high expectation and aspirations. Students are encouraged to develop a love of learning, to think for themselves and to maximise their full potential.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a flourishing department and the successful candidate will gain a wealth of experience from working across the College, whilst receiving support and guidance from the Leadership Team.

I look forward to receiving your completed application.

Yours sincerely

Rachel Hutchinson
Principal

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Creative Arts Department

The Post

Thank you for your interest in the position of Teacher of Art and Photography. This is an opportunity to join an outstanding department at Ivybridge Community College. We need to cover a maternity leave for the next academic year (fixed term, one year) and therefore require:

• Someone with good academic qualifications, who is well experienced with strong technical/ practical skills, and broad contextual knowledge. It would be essential to be able to effectively teach multidisciplinary Art at Key Stage 3 and4, Photography; digital and darkroom, at Key Stage

4 and 5.

• Applicants should have the flexibility, energy and organisational ability to accommodate a range of often open-ended projects and is prepared to make a commitment to the department and the College in terms of hard work and enthusiasm.
• Any experience of leading a subject discipline and/or supporting development of colleagues would be advantageous.

The Department and Facilities

The successful candidate will join a lively, committed and hard working department. We are very successful classroom practitioners who work well as a team, but offer individual and varied teaching styles. All colleagues take on responsibilities within the department, supporting curriculum development such as reviewing and updating Schemes of Work; supporting Initial Teacher Training or providing targeted support for students. We would welcome participation in our ample extra-curricular activites. Every member of staff is committed to helping students achieve the very best that they can and this is reflected in our results. In 2022 over 94% of our students achieved band 9-5 GCSE Art and

Photography. At A Level, exam results are outstanding with 100% of students achieving A*- C in Fine

Art and Photography. Whilst we are proud of our successes, we are always looking forward and very much enjoy new challenges that bring new opportunities. In short, this is an excellent place to teach and further your career. Ivybridge Community College has a very well-established Creative Arts

Department, accommodated in an extensive suite of seven purpose-designed classrooms and studios, including screen printing facilities, a darkroom, photography studio, an ICT suite and a studio for the exclusive use of A Level students. Most of the facilities are used by all Key Stage 3 students on a termly basis.

The Courses

At Key Stage 3 we focus on the acquisition and mastery of practical and thinking skills and encourage independent learning; the subject matter is diverse. Years 7 and 8 are taught in mixed ability groups and study Art for one hour per week. Students keep the same teachers over the course of each year to provide them with continuity. Many opt for GCSE (AQA) Art and Design, GCSE Photography or

GCSE Textiles. A Level students follow specifications in Art, Craft and Design, Photography and Textiles.

Many students continue their studies to A Level. The work in these examination classes tends to be individual, varied and often ambitious. Common start points lead to a diversity of outcomes, and the teaching is geared towards developing technical competence and providing an understanding of the creative and intellectual processes that govern expressive, artistic activity. Contextual opportunities are created through visits to the major

London Galleries, The Eden Project and The Tate, St Ives.

Extra-curricular

The Department offers a variety of extra-curricular activities. These include: organising trips and visiting artists, supporting College productions, exhibitions of student work, clubs at all Key Stages and study support sessions. We are always looking for new opportunities for our students and welcome further ideas and expertise in other extra-curricular areas.

Staffing

The Department is staffed by a close-knit group of six teachers and two departmental technicians. The atmosphere is good-humoured and welcoming. Each teacher is a practitioner in their specialist field and brings considerable enthusiasm for the subject to their teaching and, as a consequence, to the ethos of the Department.

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JOB

DESCRIPTION

Post:Teacher of Art and Photography

Accountable to:Head of Creative Arts

Salary:MPS/UPS

Hours:F/T, Fixed Term: 1 Year

Introduction

This Job Description outlines the purpose and key tasks required to indicate the level of responsibility. It is not a comprehensive or exclusive list and duties/specific tasks may be varied from time to time, which do not change the general character of the job or the level of responsibility entailed. This will allow flexibility for the College to respond to changing priorities and also support and enhance individual professional development.

Terms and conditions for staff employed on teaching contracts are detailed in the current School

Teachers’ Pay and Conditions document.

Purpose

To carry out the duties of a teacher as set out in the most recent School Teachers’ Pay and

Conditions Document. Your aim is to be an effective teacher and tutor who challenges and supports all your students to do their best and achieve their potential by:

• Inspiring trust and confidence in your students and colleagues.
• Building team commitment amongst your students and colleagues.
• Engaging and motivating students.
• Analytical and creative thinking.
• Taking positive action to improve the quality of your students’ learning.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a thorough and up-to-date knowledge of the teaching of your subject(s) and take account of wider curriculum developments, which are relevant to your work.
• Plan tutorials, lessons and sequences of lessons to meet students’ individual learning needs.
• Use a range of appropriate strategies and follow College policies for tutoring, teaching, and behaviour management.
• Assess, monitor and record the progress of students in your teaching and tutorial groups; give them constructive feedback, targets and advice; and report their progress to, and discuss their progress with their parents/carers.
• Do all you can to ensure that, as a result of your tutoring and teaching, your students achieve well, relative to their prior attainment, making progress as good or better than similar students nationally.
• Within the framework of the College’s Performance Management and CPL policies, take responsibility for your own professional development and use the outcomes to improve your tutoring and teaching and your students’ learning .
• Make an active contribution to the policies, aspirations and plans of your Year Group, your curriculum / student performance team and the College.

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Key Task
The delivery of teaching to promote learning and achievement across all Key Stages.

How to Apply

All applications for employment should be made by completing the Westcountry Schools Trust application form which can be downloaded from Ivybridge Community College’s website at www.ivybridge.devon.sch.uk.

Please indicate clearly the main details of your Post-16 and Higher Education qualifications as well as all relevant experiences which make you suitable for this position.

Applications for this vacancy must be received by 9am on Friday, 12 May 2023

If you wish to send your application by email please send it to the HR Department at

HR@ivybridge.devon.sch.uk.

Ivybridge Community College

Harford Road

Ivybridge

Devon

PL21 0JA

Tel: 01752 691000 www.ivybridge.devon.sch.uk

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Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 9 months

Salary: From £28,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Cycle to work scheme
• Gym membership
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Ivybridge: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Teaching: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• QTS (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 12/05/2023
Expected start date: 04/09/2023