Teacher of Art & Design (Maternity Cover)

South Lincolnshire Academies Trust is seeking to appoint an inspirational, highly motivated, enthusiastic and dynamic Teacher of Art & Design to cover a maternity leave of absence at Cowley Academy in Donington.

This is an excellent opportunity for ECTs or experienced teachers to join a thriving and highly motivated Trust (all our ECTs are well supported by an excellent induction programme). Although this is initially a maternity cover, for the right candidate opportunities will exist within the Trust.

All students study Art and Design in Year 7, 8 and 9 for one hour and, in Year 10 students can select to study general Art and Design, increasing study to three hours per week.

The successful candidate will have:

· Qualified teacher status;

· The ability to teach GCSE Art & Design up to KS4;

· The opportunity to teach OCR Cambridge National Sport Science;

· Enthusiasm and commitment to extra-curricular responsibilities;

· The ability to motivate students and achieve excellent results;

· Excellent organisational and ICT skills;

· Inspirational leadership skills;

· An awareness of effective assessment and use of data to track student progress;

· The capacity to work collaboratively as part of a team;

· A passion for the subject and the ability to share this with young people.

This is an exciting time to join our Trust. Staff retention is excellent; staff work collaboratively across the Trust supporting colleagues and sharing best practice. All Trust schools have a strong pastoral team and there is a strong focus on staff well-being and reducing workload.

The Department for Education have ranked South Lincolnshire Academies Trust as the 12th top performing Trust in the whole of England out of 213 Multi Academy Trusts with three or more schools.

The Trust offers exceptionally pleasant working environments. Our school sites offer a calm and safe place, where staff and students work hard, achieve a great deal and enjoy excellent working relationships.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Pre-employment checks undertaken are in line with "Keeping Children Safe in Education". All post holders are subject to satisfactory clearances prior to taking up an offer of employment.

We look forward to hearing from you.

· Qualified teacher status;

· The ability to teach GCSE Art & Design up to KS4;

· The opportunity to teach OCR Cambridge National Sport Science;

· Enthusiasm and commitment to extra-curricular responsibilities;

· The ability to motivate students and achieve excellent results;

· Excellent organisational and ICT skills;

· Inspirational leadership skills;

· An awareness of effective assessment and use of data to track student progress;

· The capacity to work collaboratively as part of a team;

· A passion for the subject and the ability to share this with young people.

This is an exciting time to join our Trust. Staff retention is excellent; staff work collaboratively across the Trust supporting colleagues and sharing best practice. All Trust schools have a strong pastoral team and there is a strong focus on staff well-being and reducing workload.

The Department for Education have ranked South Lincolnshire Academies Trust as the 12th top performing Trust in the whole of England out of 213 Multi Academy Trusts with three or more schools.

The Trust offers exceptionally pleasant working environments. Our school sites offer a calm and safe place, where staff and students work hard, achieve a great deal and enjoy excellent working relationships.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Pre-employment checks undertaken are in line with "Keeping Children Safe in Education". All post holders are subject to satisfactory clearances prior to taking up an offer of employment.