Teacher of Art
St Mary's Catholic School
Newcastle upon Tyne
- Expired
- Salary:
- Main or Upper Pay Range
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 24 April 2024
Job overview
St Mary’s Catholic School
Newcastle upon Tyne
Headteacher: E Patterson. NOR c.1440
Teacher of Art
Full-Time
One Year Fixed Term Contract
Main or Upper Pay Range
Required from September 2024
The Governors wish to appoint an excellent Teacher of Art to work in our very happy, successful and supportive school. This post should appeal to both recently qualified teachers or to more experienced candidates, looking to develop further in an outstanding school. This is a wonderful opportunity for someone wishing to join an outstanding department and a highly successful and forward thinking school. We simply want the best candidate, therefore, we would strongly encourage teachers at all levels of experience to consider this post.
St Mary’s is a great place to work and provides excellent job satisfaction, as it is a very supportive environment. We provide excellent CPD for ECTs and recently qualified teachers, as well as on-going training for more experienced teachers. There are opportunities for teachers at all levels to help develop teaching and learning across the school, working collaboratively with teachers from other departments, whether as coaches or researchers. The working environment is, therefore, a very stimulating one for all staff and is an added attraction of this post.
St Mary’s is a very popular school, rated Outstanding by the Diocese and Ofsted. We enjoy outstanding facilities in a building, which opened in 2011. We joined the Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust in June 2020. We are also very popular with parents and are one of the most over-subscribed schools in the North-East. The roll has grown from around 1100 five years ago to almost 1440 by September 2023, with 5 main school year groups of around 235 and a Sixth Form of approximately 270 students. We expect the Sixth Form to continue to grow in the next couple of years, as strongly academic year groups continue to move into the Sixth Form.
At St Mary’s, Art is a well-established and highly respected department with excellent results. Recent highlights include:-
GCSE
- Art GCSE averaging over 90% Grade 4+ across the last 4 examined years.
- 71% of Art GCSE grades were 5+ in 2023, with 31% Grade 7+.
A Level
- 75% of A Level Art & Design entries in 2023 were graded at A*-B
- 100% A*-C rate in A Level Art & Design over the last 4 years
Leadership, teaching and the climate for learning in Art are all outstanding, as they are across the whole school.
Above all, the Governors wish to appoint a leader with:-
- A clear commitment to nurturing and promoting the school’s distinctive ethos
- A passion for providing the best possible holistic education for all students
- A commitment to maximising achievement through excellence in teaching and learning
- An excellent track record as a classroom teacher
- The ability to promote a love of learning Art in our students
Application packs are available to download from our school website, or by e-mailing the Director of Finance and Support Services, louise.douds@st-marys.newcastle.sch.uk. If you would like to discuss this post further or if you would like to visit our school, please do not hesitate to get in touch with Danielle Largue, Deputy Headteacher on 0191 215 3260.
Closing date: 9.00am on Wednesday 24th April 2024. Interviews will be held on Friday 26th April 2024.
The school is fully committed to safeguarding and the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and an online search for shortlisted candidates, as part of our due diligence.
Attached documents
- Headteachers letter.docx1.58MB
- Job Description349.5KB
- Person specification351.5KB
- 05 Art Dept Info -2024.pdf562.7KB
- Information about the school.pdf874.62KB
- St Mary's Aims.doc356KB
- CES Notes to Applicants 0221.pdf614.38KB
- Consent to Obtain References Form.docx37.76KB
- Trust-Privacy-Notice.pdf82.22KB
- Statement of Equal Opportunities334.5KB
- Recruitment monitoring form42.16KB
About St Mary's Catholic School
- St Mary's Catholic School
- Benton Park Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
- Tyne And Wear
- NE7 7PE
- United Kingdom
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