Art Teacher, Outwood Academy Shafton
Salary: FTE 0.6 - £18,990.00 - £29,450.40 (MPS1 - UPR3).
Permanent post. Start date: 1 September 2025 Apply by: Thursday 24 April 2025 at 12:00 noon.
You will join an experienced art department that offers a wealth of expertise. Led by a Head of Subject with over 20 years experience of working in secondary schools in the Barnsley area, alongside a passionate ECT, both are committed to driving standards to the next level.
The Art department at Shafton has 3 very well-resourced rooms. Every classroom has a visualiser and these are used extensively by the team in frequent and highly effective episodes of guided practice to develop strong procedural knowledge and confidence for independent and deliberate KS3 Art curriculum prepares students for the KS4 qualifications of AQA Art and Design (Fine Art), AQA Art and Design (Graphic Communication), AQA Art and Design (Photography).
The department produces outstanding outcomes, with relentless ambition to improve on previous years. Many of our students go on to study art at college and university. In addition we have been successful in recent years within the OGAT Artist of the year award that has seen numerous Outwood Academy Shafton students’ work displayed in the Hepworth Gallery and Yorkshire Sculpture Park. The team are also leading the way by organising this exciting event this year.
Teaching and learning is exceptionally led across the academy by a team of experienced SLT team and middle leaders who ensure a curriculum for our students which will set them up for lifelong success.
The continuing professional development of staff is important here at Outwood Academy Shafton. Staff have access to a wide range of CPD, including a number of one-off sessions.
Outwood and Outwood Academy Shafton is THE place to be for art teachers:
1. Become the best you can be: Elevate your teaching through our renowned Outwood Institute of Education programmes and access to the very best national and international CPD opportunities.
2. Lead the way: We're committed to nurturing the future leaders of education. Could that be you?
3. Join a thriving community: Collaborate and share best practice with a network of 42 schools and passionate art specialists across all key stages (3-18 years).
4. Make a real impact: Help us unlock life-changing opportunities for all students, including the most vulnerable.
5. Enjoy a balanced life: Benefit from our commitment to workload reduction and innovative technology that empowers teachers.
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About our Academy
Outwood Academy Shafton is an academy bursting with potential for excellence. The students and staff are passionate about their school and there is a strong sense of belonging within the academy. The Academy is a large 11-16 school with just over 1,400 students on roll. It sits at the heart of its community. The academy is full, annually, with first choice preferences and we have a large number of families who are waiting for a place for their child. The academy is a new-build academy, opening almost a decade ago. As a learning community, it is a vast space covering 4 floors with excellent suites of classrooms, labs and specialist learning facilities.
We are proud that Outwood Academy Shafton is a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. We place students at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning. In 2023, the academy was recognised by the Inclusion Quality Mark as a National Inclusion Champion, placing in the top 6 schools nationally for our work on creating a place where all young people feel that they belong and can succeed.
The Academy became part of the Outwood Family of Schools in 2015 and as a member of the Outwood Family we believe in putting Students First, raising standards and transforming lives.
Our key aim is to create a positive, happy ethos and culture where our students behave well, have good manners, develop age appropriate self-discipline, engage positively with their learning and show integrity in their words and actions.
Student Voice is a huge strength of the academy serving to raise student engagement, encouraging participation in charity, community, learning and peer support. We strongly believe our student voice makes students feel valued and included in their schooling.
Praise culture for staff and students sits at the heart of our vision of belonging. Our system of praise values and celebrates the achievement of all students and staff, both within and outside the classroom. This culture of praise is visually represented in each classroom with teachers encouraged to praise students for going above and beyond. Students receive a Praising Stars report every 6 weeks which reviews and praises their effort in their classes. The academy calendar is built upon a number of regular weekly, termly and annual praise events such as our weekly PROUD Thursday which we welcome you to come and view when you visit us.
If you share our vision, then join our family.
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