Overview
What skills and experience we're looking for
This is an exciting opportunity to both teach Art at Stansfield Academy, and with the additional role of leading the Art curriculum across the Trust as part of the Trust School Development Team.
The role is based at Stansfield Academy where you will be responsible for Art provision and teach Art- up to GCSE level- for 4 days a week. As part of the broader Trust wide role, the successful candidate will have 1 day a week release to support the implementation and quality assurance of the Trust Art curriculum.
This excellent opportunity to make a difference will involve travel to our Trust academies in Devon and Cornwall, as well as times where you will be home based. We are looking for an experienced and exceptional candidate to drive forwards the quality of the Art curriculum and provision at Stansfield, as well as to support its implementation and impact across the Trust Art Subject Network.
Our ideal candidate will have excellent teamwork and communication skills, boundless patience and resilience and the ability and enthusiasm to make a difference with pupils who have a range of social, emotional and mental health needs.
Responsibilities
* Teach Art up to GCSE level at Stansfield Academy for 4 days a week.
* Release 1 day per week to support the implementation and quality assurance of the Trust Art curriculum.
* Lead and drive the quality of the Art curriculum and provision at Stansfield and across the Trust Art Subject Network.
* Travel to Trust academies in Devon and Cornwall and undertake home-based work as required.
Qualifications and attributes
* Experience and ability to teach Art up to GCSE level.
* Strong teamwork and communication skills.
* Patience, resilience and a commitment to supporting pupils with a range of social, emotional and mental health needs.
* Willingness to contribute to the Trust-wide Art curriculum development and QA processes.
Additional information
For more information on the role please contact lholloway@waveedu.org
For a full list of duties, please see the job description. Wave is dedicated to the safeguarding of children and Safer Recruitment Procedures will be followed. The position requires a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and we may carry out an online check.
We may close this vacancy early as we review applications as they are received; to ensure you are considered for this role please do not wait for the deadline to submit your application.
What the school offers its staff
* Health & Wellbeing
* Pension
* Training & Development
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Free Parking
About Wave
Wave are an established and successful Multi Academy Trust, comprising of Alternative Provision Academies (APAs), Medical Academies (including Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s child and adolescent mental health unit ‘Sowenna’) and a Special Academy. We provide education for vulnerable pupils aged 4 – 19 across Devon and Cornwall. The Trust has a national reputation for the delivery of outstanding pupil outcomes including enabling pupils to access the most appropriate education setting and transition to employment, training and higher or further education. The Trust educates over 1000 pupils and employs over 350 members of staff.
We Aim To
* Provide a balanced and broad curriculum that promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils and prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.
* Give access to the National Curriculum; provide opportunities for external accreditation, and, for those pupils with specific learning difficulties, effective and personalised programmes.
* Ensure all pupils are supported to develop positive attitudes towards themselves and others. Promoting emotional well-being and self-esteem; helping our pupils to recognise their potential and work positively within their community.
* Respect all pupils and encourage them to become active participants in their own learning, develop confidence, independence, self-esteem and express their needs and desires.
* Seek effective and positive working relationships with pupils’ families, schools and other agencies.
* Enable effective outcomes for our pupils.
Commitment to safeguarding
Wave is dedicated to the safeguarding of children and Safer Recruitment Procedures will be followed. The position requires a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and online check.
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