Teacher of Art
Kew House School
Chiswick/London
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- Competitive (commensurate with experience)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 29 April 2024
Job overview
Kew House School was established in the conviction that there exists an opportunity for a different kind of independent secondary school in London – academically demanding but with a forward-thinking approach to selection criteria, the flexibility of the curriculum, the shape of the school day, and recognition of creativity and talent. A character-selective school, we pride ourselves on the support and care we extend to our 600 pupils whilst striving to add value to their success in all fields of academia, sport, and creativity. Kew House has successfully grown over ten years since its foundation and was recently awarded the ISI “Excellent” grading.
Curriculum
Students will study Art across Years 7 and 8 as part of the creative subject carousel, refining their application and understanding of the subject through three regularly updated schemes of work. Students who take the subject at GCSE will begin in Year 9 with a skills-building year that introduces them to advanced technical mastery, as well as purposeful experimentation and critical thinking. Coursework is amassed across Year 10 with a sustained sculptural project, and Year 11 is launched with a mock-exam unit, followed by the externally set assignment.
At A level, students explore digital platforms and sketchbooks across two schemes of work and begin their personal study unit in the latter part of Year 12. Their exam unit is completed in Year 13, and the course is concluded with an ambitious and professionally presented showcase of student work.
Extra-Curricular
The Art department is central to the school’s extra-curricular provision, with a wide range of clubs, trips, and cross-curricular programmes. We provide after-school support at GCSE and A Level and often have visiting artists and designers work with specific year groups. Our involvement with external competitions and agencies is extraordinarily successful, as is our ability to place students into their first-choice art schools beyond their A level studies.
To apply, please click the Apply button to complete an application form.
Closing date: Monday 29th April 2024.
Kew Green Preparatory School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment and work in accordance with our child protection policies and procedures. All posts are subject to safeguarding checks, including an enhanced DBS check. The safeguarding responsibilities of the post are as per the job description and person specification. Please also see our safeguarding policy.
For details of the checks which will be undertaken as part of our recruitment process, please see our Recruitment policy. All other school policies can be found here Policies | Kew Green Prep School (kgps.co.uk).
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About Kew House School
Kew House School is a co-educational independent senior school for students aged 11-18 years in West London, near to Kew and Chiswick. The school opened its doors for the first time in September 2013 with 63 students and now has over 550 on roll. It is the sister school to Maida Vale School, Ravenscourt Park and Kew Green Preparatory Schools and is owned by The Gardener Schools Group Ltd, a family company founded by Maria and Edward Gardener.
Kew House School takes a modern and pioneering approach to every aspect of school life. The key characteristics upon which the school was founded are:
Ethos and aims
Individualised attention both pastorally and educationally for all students. KHS benefits from having a smaller student roll than many independent senior schools and provides the flexibility needed to enable students to fulfill their potential.
Selection criteria
We seek inquisitive, intelligent students displaying a recognisable talent. Although we use entrance testing, greater emphasis is placed on interview, and feeder school reports. We select each year group as a whole cohort seeking a balanced mix of aptitudes and personal attributes.
Ethos
We recognise and enhance the individual abilities of each child, welcome students with varying academic profiles and place emphasis on confidence, self-esteem and creativity. We believe this approach will produce excellent academic results. We operate a true “open door” policy welcoming parents and members of the wider community. The school has developed the feeling of a family and social hub giving emotional support and security to all students and employees, achievable due to its size.
The curriculum
We pursue excellence in all areas whether examinable or not. Our aim is to provide a rich and broad education to all students whatever their specialism. While we aim to achieve the highest academic results for each pupil we do not serve as an examination “factory”. Our “Individuals in Society” (IS) course focuses on personal development, emotionally, practically, and intellectually, throughout each student’s life at the school via regular, time-tabled sessions and extensions of the school day.
Community involvement
The school is outward looking taking full advantage of the wide variety of cultural, scientific and business organisations in London as a resource for academic and non-academic learning as well as fostering opportunities for service to the local community. Visitors regularly hold seminars and workshops at the school.
Modern and Pioneering Approach
The school takes a fresh approach to all areas of school life and will not be bound by current conventions and practice. Whilst retaining the core traditional values in place at our preparatory schools, we have made bold decisions about curriculum, timetabling, the length and shape of the school day and term, aligning the school with the lives of students and parents. The school operates as an educational and social centre for students in the evenings, at weekends and during school holidays when core, extension or one-off learning courses will operate and social events take place.
Creativity and excellence
The school exists to foster individual and group creativity in all areas and to allow talent to bloom. We encourage individuality of thought and self-motivation in all areas of study and exploration.
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