*EXCEPTIONAL NEW OPPORTUNITY*
Eggar’s School is seeking to appoint a Head of Creative Arts, t o include Art & Photography, starting in January 2025. The role is suitable for an experienced teacher excited to inspire our students and lead a thriving department.
WELCOME FROM THE ART DEPARTMENT
The Art and Photography department is an inspiring and creative space, where we pride ourselves on providing students with an opportunity to be open minded, inquisitive and to be as experimental with materials as possible. We work in both 2D and 3D in an array of mediums. We challenge and expose our students to ideas and artwork that make them not just think about the aesthetics of what they are producing but also consider the concept of their work, whether it be spiritual, moral, social, or cultural. We work across two Art classrooms, a Photography classroom/studio space and a computer suite.
The Art and Photography team is passionate and committed to the success of all our students and we teach students that no idea is unachievable.
We also provide opportunities for students to enrich their passion for the Arts through our various Art extracurricular activities, currently including Culture Crafts and Set Design Club as well as taking our students to workshops, such as an external session at a Silversmiths and an eco flower workshop.
Eggar’s has strong links to its local community, and we take great pride in our contribution to the Alton Arts Festival. We share and showcase the fantastic work our students have created in a large exhibition on site which has resulted in some photography pieces being selected for the festival competition and displayed around Alton.
If you are interested in applying and would like to come and visit our happy and thriving school, we would very much encourage and welcome you to contact us to arrange a suitable time.
We are looking for an outstanding teacher and aspirational Head of Creative Arts to lead and develop the Art and Photography department. The successful candidate will:
* Plan high quality lessons and lead the delivery of consistently good and outstanding teaching and to be a model of excellent practice, maintaining a clear focus on outstanding delivery to learners ensuring a centre of best practice and excellence
* Organise and arrange public and internal exams for Art and Photography
* Carry out the day to day duties of a classroom teacher on an exemplary basis and demonstrate excellent innovative pedagogical practice, and deliver demonstration lessons
* Lead, inspire and motivate colleagues to develop their teaching and learning through mentoring, coaching and support
* Take a lead role, working closely with the Leadership team in developing, implementing and evaluating policies and practices that lead to school improvement
* Develop high quality and engaging teaching materials and schemes of learning for Art and Photography
* Organise Art related trips or extra curricular activities
* Be responsible for creation and maintenance of display boards internally and also for school and community exhibitions
* Contribute to INSET days and our Discover Eggar’s Primary School Programme
* Define intervention strategies for your subject area
* Carry out subject/ quality assurance activities e.g. classroom observations
* Be willing to participate in CPD relevant to the role
* Be proactive and take interest in students’ welfare and commitment to safeguarding
Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified. Employees will be expected to comply with a reasonable request from the Head Teacher to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this .
Full training and development will be available. The role would suit anyone interested in developing into senior leadership in the future. We have a first-class track record of developing our staff into senior leader positions.
HOW TO APPLY
Applicants should complete an application form in full before your application can be considered. It is available to download from our website Please submit your application so that it is received no later than the closing date and time to:
Eggar’s School
London Road, Holybourne, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 4EQ
FAO: HR Officer
Email: joinus@eggars.hants.sch.uk
Please ensure that the application form is fully completed, including the Equality Monitoring Form. Two referees must be supplied, as indicated on the application form. Please indicate on the form where you saw the post advertised.