Subject Leader of Art Salary Range: MPS/UPS TLR 2b Start date: January 2025 1.0 FTE Permanent Do you want to work in an academy where we value the teacher as the expert? Do you want to work in an academy that invests heavily in professional learning? Do you want to work in an academy that has a very clear and systematic approach to addressing student behaviour? If your answer to all of the above is yes, this could be the opportunity for you. Ercall Wood Academy is looking to appoint a candidate who is passionate about Art and is committed to making a positive difference to our community. You would be joining us at an exciting time as we embark upon the next chapter in our pursuit for educational excellence. Due to the expansion in our Art curriculum, we are seeking to appoint a teacher who has the ability to teach this subject across Key Stage 3 and 4, supporting students with their progress in Fine Art and Photography at GCSE. The right candidate will be an expert Art teacher who embraces our values and culture. They will have the drive to further develop our curriculum offer and lead a team that strives to provide the best opportunities for our students. Professional learning is fundamental to our culture, so we invest heavily in our employees through our learning and development programmes. The academy environment is modern and purposeful, with a centralised behaviour system which allows teachers to teach and students to learn. This role is ideal for someone seeking a new challenge, wanting to further develop on their already gained classroom experience, or looking to further their leadership experience. We look forward to receiving your application. Closing date for applications: 18 th October 2024 at Midday Interview: 24 th October 2024 For more information and to return completed application forms, please contact Mrs Pauline Roden on: Tel: 01952 387300 or email pauline.rodenlct.education The Learning Community Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All post holders working in regulated activity with children, are required to have an enhanced DBS check (including a check on the children’s barred list). References will be required for all shortlisted candidates, prior to interview and these will be checked following the Learning Community Trust recruitment and selection process. In line with the Statutory Guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education an online check will also be undertaken for all shortlisted candidates prior to the interview. Shortlisted candidates will also be required to complete a criminal self-disclosure declaration, posts that involve working in regulated activity are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, please note it is a criminal offence for individuals on the barred list for children to apply for any post working with children. For more information, please refer to The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, for information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. We are committed to equality and diversity and follow the Safer Recruitment practices as set out in the Statutory Guidance - Keeping Children Safe in Education. For more information regarding our school’s commitment to safeguarding, please see our Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy. Supporting documents: Application pack Job Description Personal Specification LCT Application Form Principal Welcome Letter Safeguarding Policy Attached documents Application Pack Job Description Person Specificaiton Application Form Principal Welcome Letter Safeguarding Policy