Art & Design Teacher

We
are an extremely active, lively and welcoming school, committed to giving all
our children and young people the best possible opportunity to engage in
learning, achieve, and make progress. We are seeking to appoint an
enthusiastic, proactive and hard-working Art and Design teacher who is an
outstanding classroom practitioner and is committed to improving outcomes for
children and young people with SEN and/or disability and their families. They will have
responsibility for teaching, leading, and developing Art and Design, and for
leading Design Technology, across the school. A strong commitment to proactive
collaboration with Arts colleagues and organisations is essential – please see
job description for further details of the post.

The successful candidate will be:

• Committed to developing
  personalised learning, curriculum and assessment in Art and Design for children
  and young people with SLD/PMLD/CLDD, using a wide range of adaptive teaching
  strategies, resources and assessment tools.
• Committed to developing Art
  and Design Technology subject leadership within an SEN setting.
• Able to demonstrate an
  excellent understanding of how children and young people learn and develop, and
  of the pastoral role in this context.
• Highly motivated and
  flexible, and committed to developing own, and others’, CPD.
• Creative, innovative and
  quick to learn.
• Able to demonstrate
  excellent initiative and organisational skills.
• Keen to lead, and to join,
  a committed, hard-working and supportive team.
• Committed to partnership
  working, both within school and with outside organisations.
• Passionate about their
  role in improving outcomes and life chances for children and young people with disabilities

An understanding of child development and experience of, or strongly evidenced interest in, teaching or supporting children and young people with SEN is essential - further training in aspects of Special Education will be provided, as appropriate. The school is organised in to 3 Phases (3-7, 7-14, and 14-19), has particular strengths in Communication, the Arts, PE and Sport, PSHE and Thinking Ahead (including work-related learning and careers), and a particular commitment to extra-curricular enrichment, including outdoor learning and adventure, and community visits.