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Teacher of Art & Design and Technology

Teacher of Art & Design and Technology

Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre

Kent

Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
October 2014

Job overview

Fixed term, maternity cover

Teacher of Art & Design and Technology with Photography or Product Design Specialism

Homewood School, Tenterden is an oversubscribed progressive and innovative school set in a 55 acre site midway between London and the Channel ports. Tenterden is described as 'The Jewel of the Weald'. Its fine High Street must rank amongst the most attractive in the Country with historic houses, shops and restaurants separated from the road by wide expanses of tree-lined grass verges.

Homewood School has a growing reputation for engagement in curriculum development, personalisation and welfare management.

Joining us, you will be a qualified teacher keen to teach Art & Design at Key Stage 3, preferably with experience of Product Design or Photography at GCSE with the possibility of some AS/A2 work. Strong technical skills and the ability to teach any other areas of art specialisms (fine art, graphics, ceramics or textiles) would be an advantage. You will be working as part of a large successful team and excellent communication skills will be essential.

We welcome applications from NQTs as well as experienced teachers; Homewood School provides a fully supportive induction programme for new teachers. All teaching staff are provided with an iPad or a netbook.

For an application pack, please visit www.homewood-school.co.uk (applications will be considered upon receipt).

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all members of the community. Homewood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be asked to apply for an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.

Homewood School & Sixth Form Centre Specialist Arts College
Ashford Road,
Tenterden,
Kent
TN30 6LT
Tel: 01580 764222/3
E-mail: vacancies@homewood.kent.sch.uk
Principal: Sally Lees MA (Oxon) NPQH
11-18 Co-educational Comprehensive Academy
1900 students with 300 in the Sixth Form

 

About Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre

Homewood School & Sixth Form Centre is a mixed 11 – 18 wide ability school with Academy status with 2,100 students including 350 in the Sixth Form. We are part of Tenterden Schools’ Trust working in collaboration with local primary schools serving the Wealden town of Tenterden and the surrounding villages. The school is situated on the edge of Tenterden and enjoys a large semi-rural site overlooking open countryside.  

Homewood has excellent facilities for all its students and our specialisms in Performing Arts, Applied Learning and the Rural Dimension underpin our approaches to learning which are designed to raise achievement across the whole student body. We aim to maintain and develop the cultural aspirations of the school community in line with our priorities of “belonging” and “respect” and offer a broad range of curriculum opportunities in all subject areas. This also extends into the local community through partnerships across primary, secondary and higher education sectors as well as non-educational community partners.  

Homewood provides a secure and caring learning environment in which all students can flourish and succeed. It is a school renowned for its support for students’ wellbeing. Consideration and respect for each other is central to our work.  We are immensely proud of the achievements of our students and are committed to enabling all to reach for individual excellence.

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