Teacher of Art - Secondary

Purpose of the job:

Don Valley Academy are looking to appoint a Teacher of Art to join our academy in January 2022 on a full time, temporary basis.

Don Valley Academy is proud to be rated Ofsted GOOD (April 2019) for the first time in its history! This has been achieved by having dedicated and enthusiastic staff who are committed to giving our community an extraordinary educational experience.

We are a vibrant 11-18 Academy with 1074 students on roll, including 72 at Post 16. We benefit from a new building which opened in November 2016 enabling our students and staff to use state of the art facilities. We serve a significantly deprived community with 42% of students being pupil premium and 38% being in the bottom 10% for deprivation. Despite these challenges, you will find Don Valley students to be polite and engaged with learning.

As a community we embrace all opportunities and strive to support and challenge each other. We have a comprehensive professional development calendar which is tailored specifically to meet the current needs. Staff enjoy the leadership opportunities found within our ‘DEEPs’ model and are able to gain experiences of roles across the Academy from Aspiring Leaders to Associate Assistant Principals.

Collaboration is at the heart of the Academy for both students and staff and you will find Don Valley Academy to be positive and reflective towards their own professionalism, with wellbeing as a pivotal aspect of our Academy ethos.

Please contact the academy on 01302 651035 if you would like to discuss this role.

Responsibilities:

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Supervision and progress of students in allocated classes.
• Supervision of work of any classroom support staff during times they are allocated to classes.

Develop and sustain DEEP LEADERSHIP across the academy through:

• Being accountable for student progression for allocated classes.
• Being responsible for effective classroom management.
• Co-ordinating class work with any classroom assistant support.
• Developing and sustaining knowledge of current educational practices and be responsible for own continuing professional development.
• Evaluating lessons, incorporating students’ views and responses in order to reflect and act on strengths and areas for development.
• Aiding in co-ordinating events and experiences which support the academy to raise standards.

Develop and sustain DEEP LEARNING across the academy through:

• Working to student targets and ensure that progress is tracked through a range of strategies.
• Taking account and reviewing prior attainment when planning and teaching lessons.
• Reflecting on the success of teaching strategies, individual lessons and SoL in meeting the needs of students.
• Applying current guidelines on effective learning and teaching.
• Striving to deliver outstanding lessons.
• Delivering interactive lessons with students.
• Providing good quality assessment using formative and summative methods in conjunction with the academy’s AfL policy.
• Recording test results and ongoing teacher assessments.

Develop and sustain DEEP EXPERIENCE across the academy through:

• Having responsibility for developing and implementing SoL.
• Being responsible for identifying and reporting issues and developing solutions.
• Being responsible for the day to day delivery within the subject area, including assessment and reporting process.
• Developing the use of ICT within the curriculum.
• Adapting lessons and identifying next steps in response to evaluation of student progress.
• Setting effective homework and extension work to encourage and enliven student learning.
• Ensuring differentiation and personalisation of learning for all students.
• Being aware of the KS2 curriculum and the standards of progression and attainment for KS3 students.
• Co-ordinating displays with regards to events, opportunities and work which promote the department/academy.

Develop and sustain DEEP SUPPORT across the academy through:

• Complying with the academy’s Child Safeguarding Procedures and reporting concerns to the Designated Child Protection Officer.
• Taking responsibility for upholding standards of behaviour and classroom management within the classroom and the schools environment.
• Promoting the consistent and fair use of the behaviour policy within the classroom and the academy environment.
• Being the first line of contact for parents and carers concerns with regards to their child’s performance and well-being of your classes.
• Performing the duties of a Vertical Mentor Tutor if required, including the provision of information, advice and guidance for students.

Data processing and security

• To ensure strict confidentiality in all areas of work.
• To work and process personal and sensitive information in accordance with Data Protection Act 2018 including the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) 2018.
• To ensure work is conducted in a way that protects the safety and security of information (e.g. strong passwords, reporting breaches, securing paper records, securely disposing of records).

General

• To understand and comply with the statutory guidance regarding safeguarding of children, ensuring the safeguarding and promotion of children’s welfare at all times, reporting any concerns to the Designated Safeguarding Officer immediately.
• To comply with the Trust and academy’s policies and procedures at all times.

This job description will be reviewed annually and may be subject to amendment or modification at any time after consultation with the postholder. It is not a comprehensive statement of procedures and tasks, but sets out the main expectations of the academy in relation to the postholder’s professional responsibilities and duties. Elements of this job description and changes to it may be agreed at the request of the Principal or the incumbent of the post.

This post is subject to the current conditions of employment for Teachers contained in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document.

Postholders will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a Senior Leader to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in the job description.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding the welfare of its students and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and checks of the relevant barred list / prohibition lists.