Employer: Kent College, Canterbury
Location: Canterbury, Kent
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Part Time
Salary: Competitive depending on experience
Posted: 14th March 2025
Start Date: 1st September 2025
Expires: 21st March 2025, 11:59 PM
Job ID: 1471884
Job Overview
At Kent College, Canterbury, we are seeking a dynamic and passionate Teacher of Art to join our Junior School from September 2025. The Teacher of Art will teach pupils across the full age and ability range in order to ensure the highest possible standards of pupil achievement, personal development, and well-being. They will inspire the children and play an active part in the development of our busy, vibrant school.
The successful candidate will have a degree at a good level with previous experience of working in an educational environment. The position is part-time, 0.45 FTE.
Why Choose Us
Kent College is a co-educational school with a Methodist foundation. The school is located in Canterbury, just one hour from the centre of London by train. The Senior School (11 – 18 years) has some 600 pupils, approximately one-third boarding and two-thirds day. This is a fabulous opportunity to work for a happy, caring and successful school in which pupils feel supported and encouraged to aim for high standards of achievement and conduct.
The school was graded as excellent in all categories in the inspection conducted by ISI in October 2022, the Independent Schools Inspectorate that conducts inspections on behalf of the Secretary of State for Education.
Please see the attached job pack for more information.
We offer a range of great benefits at KC, including: DC pension scheme, generous training and mentoring, private healthcare via Benenden Health, free lunches during term-time, tuition fee remission, and a variety of discounts and benefit schemes including Cycle to Work, Home & Teach, and Octopus EV. Conditions apply.
Closing date: 21st March 2025, although if a pool of suitable candidates becomes available before that date the College reserves the right to interview and appoint without further notice.
Interviews will be held the week commencing 24th March 2025.
Safeguarding Statement
Kent College Canterbury is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Kent College staff and pupils are proud to be part of a welcoming international boarding community. We value diversity and promote equality at all levels, and we are passionate about attracting a diverse pool of applications through an inclusive appointment process. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of this process for any candidate with a disability. We warmly welcome applications from professionals of all backgrounds and communities, regardless of ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion, and we particularly encourage applicants who identify as Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic groups as these groups are currently underrepresented in our community.
Please note that we may prioritise applications from current Kent College redeployees. We will let you know if this post is to be filled by a redeployee as, in this instance, your application will unfortunately not be taken forward.
Applications must be made via Kent College's online application system; CVs or details sent directly to the department or via email cannot be considered.
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