Art Teacher

Full time, permanent contract, ideal for ECT/NQT, start date 1st September 2026 MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES Responsible for the planning & delivery of high quality lessons for KS3 - KS5 Use data effectively to plan lessons and monitor student progress Contribute to the development of effective teaching and learning strategies within the department To ensure all students in your teaching groups are challenged, for example those with special needs, gifted and talented and those in receipt of Pupil Premium To contribute to and develop schemes of learning as directed by HOD Work alongside your department to develop effective school improvement plans To support the whole school initiatives including Literacy, Numeracy & RSHE Set ILT (homework) in accordance with school policy Provide regular written feedback (twice per half term) to students regarding their progress Have effective strategies in place to ensure students meet targets and achieve in line with their abilities. Ensure you work in accordance with the Health and Safety policies and practices, including risk assessments To promote team work and a positive spirit within the department To embrace all CPD programmes already at Dene Magna To keep up to date with new initiatives and national developments in your subject. OTHER SPECIFIC DUTIES To engage with and continue personal development To be a form tutor To engage in the performance review process To undertake any other duty as specified by HOD not mentioned in the above 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 any reasonable request from the Headteacher to undertake work of a similar level that is specified in this job description Employees are expected to be courteous to colleagues and provide a welcoming environment to visitors and telephone callers The school will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applications or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition To represent Dene Magna in a professional manner and adhere to Dene Magna policies. ACCOUNTABILITY Work to fulfil requirements of Teachers’ Standards (QTS, main scale or UPS) Regularly analyse and interpret data on the progress of your students in this subject and take appropriate actions in the light of analysis Act as a role model for young people; inspiring them Ensure that all groups of students, including those in receipt of pupil premium, make outstanding progress Evaluate your own lessons to ensure they focus on effective and consistent high quality teaching and learning Attend training where needed Observe teaching and work with colleagues to develop the very best lessons Promote independent learning within your lessons.