Position Start Date: 01/04/2025 Contract Type: Full-time Contract Term: Permanent
Application Close: 03/02/2025 Midnight Date of Interviews: TBC
Permanent, Full Time
April 2025 Start
New Rickstones Academy is graded 'Good' (November 2023) and has a state of the art building offering fantastic facilities for both students and staff. Over the last 9 years the academy has seen a huge increase in student numbers, with the number of students on roll more than doubling. The academy is a popular choice in the local area, is oversubscribed, and has added another new building to meet this demand.
The Art department is a welcoming established department with a record of good outcomes at KS4. We currently offer GCSE Art and GCSE Photography. We have well equipped specialist art rooms. We have good links with the community and have been involved in many local art projects. The art department has a very successful end of year presentation showcase where we celebrate our students' hard work and success. Art is well supported within the academy and is taught as a discrete subject throughout Key Stage 3.
New Rickstones Academy is a great place to work with a friendly and supportive team. Staff numbers have also increased and the academy is proud to boast high retention rates. Development is a priority with an extensive and successful CPD (Continuing Professional Development) programme to further develop our excellent staff.
Every member of the team is a vital part of our committed and ambitious team and we have been very successful at developing teachers and leaders with progression both within, and beyond the academy.
Our "Curriculum Drivers" guide everything we do, encouraging students to be safe, happy, proud and reach their full potential.
* Mastery: delivering excellent teaching & learning and developing excellent students who are ambitious and committed.
* Character: developing students into well-rounded young people who we can be confident in to "do the right thing when no-one is looking".
* Perspective: how our students fit into the world around them, how they appropriately challenge wrongs, and promote what is right. Students are open-minded, compassionate and promote the differences found in all of us.
We are looking for a talented Teacher of Art and Photography to join our well-established team. If you are driven and passionate about Art & Photography, we would love to hear from you.
If this advert, our website, and the job description sound of interest to you, please contact Jan Watterston, Head of Art & Photography for an informal discussion at jwatterston1@newrickstonesacademy.org
Closing date: 3rd February 2025
Information about the School
New Rickstones Academy is a co-educational 11-19 comprehensive, part of Lift Schools. We have approximately 135 staff.
The school has a modern, state of the art building offering a first-class learning and working environment to students and staff. The main building opened in 2012 and a new 2-storey building was added in September 2022 to accommodate our rapidly increasing popularity and student numbers. This success is also evident in our increasing published admission number (PAN), up to 240 from 180 since September 2022.
Who is Lift Schools?
Lift Schools is made up of 57 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives – and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.
Our mission:
* We will provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.
* With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives.
* We will work with others beyond our network to benefit more children and communities.
All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.
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Laurence Johnson
Conrad Road, Witham
Essex, CM8 2SD Telephone: 01376 515 756
Email: ljohnson@liftschools.org
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