Come join our thriving 2-19 all-through college on its journey towards excellence!
Our two-form entry primary phase opened in September 2019 and we have now completed our brand new state-of-the-art development on the secondary site. New facilities include a three-storey teaching block containing 22 classrooms and SEND hub, a fully refurbished Post 16 Learning Centre and a floodlit all-weather sports pitch to complement our already extensive sporting facilities.
Teacher of Art - Required Full Time from April 2025
The Art Department requires an enthusiastic Art teacher with excellent aspirations and classroom management skills and have the ability to teach KS3 Art. We have a long-standing record of supporting our GCSE students to make excellent progress. We also have a respectable record of results at A Level Art.
You will be joining a small but experienced, motivated and supportive team, who regularly share ideas and resources and are committed to achieving excellence for our students, instilling them with a passion for Art & Design and Media.
The department is situated in a brand new building with purpose built art rooms and a dedicated Art IT suite and the department has well developed projects that we regularly refine to suit our developing interests and the needs of the students. This is an exciting opportunity to inspire students to become creative individuals and express themselves through a range of media.
Can you offer the following to the students and teachers of Hailsham Community College Academy Trust:
• Values-driven excellent teaching
• A real passion for learning
• Tenacity to drive and improve the outcomes of all students
• Excellent ability to teach at KS3, KS4 and KS5.
As a valued member of our team at Hailsham Community College Academy Trust we can offer you:
· An excellent and highly supportive Senior Leadership Team / Middle Leadership Team and pastoral team
· An excellent commitment to your continued professional development at whatever career stage you’re at!
* An excellent school which is committed to consistency of student experience and sustained improvement
* The opportunity to join our Corporate Membership to Benenden Health Care and Cycle to Work Scheme
If you have the motivation and drive for excellence and want to be a part of an enthusiastic, dedicated and well-resourced team, committed to ensuring that all students make the best possible progress in an ambitious school with the desire to be ‘excellent’, we would be pleased to receive an application from you.
Salary: Teachers Pay Scale Closing Date: 9.00am, Friday 20 December 2024
To apply, please download the Job Pack and Application Form from our website. Your covering letter should be no more than two sides of A4 (font size 12), should explain your suitability for the Art and Photography aspects of the role, and answer the question:
How will I ensure that all my students make excellent progress.
Completed applications should be emailed to job.vacancies@hccat.net
Please note, we may recruit before the application window closes for the right candidate, and so you are advised submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
To arrange a visit and tour, please contact Reception on 01323 841468
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will need to undertake a DBS enhanced clearance for this Academy. We are also required by law to ensure that any prospective employee is legally entitled to live and work in the UK. You will be required to provide documentation as evidence. Other conditions of employment may apply. We are committed to equality of opportunity and positively welcome applications form all sections of the community.
This post is also covered by the Childcare Disqualification Regulations 2009. The school will need to ensure that they are not knowingly employing a person who is disqualified under the 2009 Regulations in connection with relevant childcare provision. Accordingly, the successful candidate will be required to demonstrate to the school, by completing a self-declaration form as part of the pre-employment checks process, that they have not been disqualified under the 2009 Regulations. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2023 shortlisted applicants may be subject to an online search as part of due diligence checks.