Hours: Full time and part time options available
Introduction:
Queen Ethelburga’s is set in more than 220 acres of beautiful North Yorkshire countryside, on the Thorpe Underwood Estate. Staff work as one team – whether they are directly teaching or supporting students as part of the school and pastoral teams, or as part of our estates team making sure that the campus works as it should – to create a vibrant learning and living environment in which every student can thrive. We aspire to excellence, have high expectations of ourselves and others, and take pride in everything we do. We aim to nurture resilient, confident, and independent lifelong learners. The Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate Standard is ‘To be the best that I can with the gifts that I have’.
Job Purpose
The postholder will provide outstanding teaching, maintaining the high standards of the Collegiate. This job description is written at a specific time and is subject to change as the demands of the Collegiate and the role develops. The role requires flexibility and adaptability and the employees of the Collegiate need to be aware that they may be asked to perform tasks and be given responsibilities not detailed in this job description.
We would especially welcome qualified applicants with experience delivering GCSE/A-level 3D design and/or BTEC/UAL Creative Art Practice/Design Crafts
The Creative Arts Department
The Creative Arts Department at Queen Ethelburga’s combines the skills and resources of our Art, 3D Design, Photography and Media staffing and facilities to offer fantastic learning experiences and a range of subject routes that go beyond the traditional subject choices.
Creative Arts Provision – 3D Design
As an Artsmark-accredited school, we place creativity at the heart of our curriculum. Our Creative Arts Department offers a dynamic and inclusive environment where 3D Design, digital media, and traditional arts thrive side by side. Students are encouraged to explore their artistic potential through a wide range of disciplines including fashion, fine art, photography, media, 3D design and craft.
Our facilities are extensive and inspiring. We boast a suite of specialist rooms, each equipped with industry-standard tools and technology. Students benefit from access to a Microsoft-based digital platform featuring professional software such as Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign, and SketchUp. Two fully equipped 3D workshops support both traditional and contemporary making practices, complemented by a traditional darkroom and a professional-grade photography studio complete with lighting and backdrops.
From Early Years, students engage with creative arts through hands-on 2D and 3D media, exploring both analogue and digital techniques to build confidence and originality. This foundation is developed through Key Stages 2 and 3 with a rich, engaging curriculum that often inspires continued study at GCSE and beyond.
Our learning spaces are not only functional but also inspirational. Student work—frequently award-winning—adorns the corridors, celebrating creativity and motivating the next generation of artists and designers.
Expectations
There are 30 x 55-minute lessons each week, with around 24 allocated to academic teaching. In addition, a full-time teacher will be expected to offer enrichment activities after school and be a form tutor following a structured programme led by the School Teams for 2 x 55 minute sessions per week. Staff also attend directed time/whole school training after school on some Mondays to 5.15pm. We teach for 34 weeks in the academic year.
We are open to applicants who would like to work part time.
Your duties and responsibilities are as follows:
Support for students
- Utilise specialist skills, training and experience to support students
- Establish productive working relationships with students, acting as a role model and setting high expectations
- Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all students within the classroom and the school environment
- Support students consistently, recognising and responding to their individual needs
- Encourage students to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage all students in activities
- Promote good behaviour and management of relationships with peers and staff
- Provide feedback to students in relation to progress and achievement
- Provide formative oral and written assessments through marking, prep and other forms of feedback, using this to inform future teaching
- Keep records of progress in the form of formal assessments and reports on the development, progress and attainment of students, as individuals and as groups of students to line managers and parents.
- Extra-curricular – we expect the postholder to work 5 days per week from a 7-day rota. This may involve regular weekend work either on a rota or a fixed basis during term time – hours to be discussed with the successful applicant.
Teaching
- Be a highly motivated and proficient classroom teacher, demonstrating a commitment to high standards of teaching and learning, and offering all students an innovative and effective learning experience.
- To teach at least one of the following BTEC/UAL Creative Arts Practice or 3D Design Crafts Practice (Level 3), A-level 3D Design, GCSE 3D Design, these can be combined with any of the following related subjects – A-level Art, Photography, GCSE Art and Design, GCSE Photography, GCSE Graphics, BTEC Creative Media Level 2 and 3, KS3 3D Design/DT/Art/Photography, plus KS3 creative arts curriculum
- Be able to teach using a range of different media including physical sketchbooks, producing traditional art, design, photography and 3D design work, and using digital platforms such as Adobe (inc. In-Design and Photoshop), and Sketch-up.
- A willingness to continue to develop as a creative practitioner and teaching professional.
- Establish an appropriate learning environment, maintaining good order and discipline amongst the students, and safeguarding their health and safety.
- Help develop resources for the department.
- Plan lessons, evaluating and adjusting lessons/work plans/schemes of work as appropriate.
- Monitor and evaluate students’ responses to learning activities through observation and planned recording of achievement against pre-determined learning objectives.
- Provide objective and accurate feedback and reports as required on student achievement, progress and other matters, ensuring the availability of appropriate evidence.
- Be responsible for keeping and updating records as agreed with the Heads of School/Year
- Undertake marking of students’ work and accurately record achievement/progress.
- Promote positive values, attitudes and good student behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy, and encouraging students to take responsibility for their own behavior.
- Administer and assess routine tests and invigilate examinations/tests.
- Communicate and consult with parents, outside bodies etc., as directed by the Heads of School/Year
- Provide guidance and advice on educational matters and on further education and careers
Support for the Curriculum
- Prepare schemes of work and lesson plans that ensure the needs of all students are met.
- Identify appropriate attainment and/or achievement targets, differentiating teaching as required.
- Monitor student standards and achievement against targets, ensuring that relevant individual and whole school attainment/achievement targets are met.
- Monitor planning, curriculum coverage, and learning outcomes.
- Monitor standards of student behaviour and application.
- Plan and implement intervention strategies where improvement needs are identified.
Support for the Collegiate
- Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
- Be aware of and support differences and ensure all students have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
- Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.
- Attend and participate in regular meetings, inset and directed time.
- Participate in training and other learning activities as required.
- Supervise students on visits, trips and out-of-school activities as required.
- Promote the school and its students positively at all times.
Benefits
- Competitive salaries, with a range of flexible hours to suit
- 10% discount on kindergarten fees (aged 3 months to 3 years)
- Significant discount on school fees from age 3 to 18.
- Free private staff gym, separate to the students with state-of-the-art equipment.
- Free, secure onsite parking and electrical vehicle charging points on site for staff
- Staff community social events including bonfire and fireworks, Christmas ball, summer fun day etc.
- 24/7 Employee Assistant Programme
- Training and Development Opportunities
- Increased holiday entitlement for staff with long service
- Long service awards
- Discount on King’s Theatre productions – external events
- Enhanced paternity / maternity pay, including new baby book
- Refer a friend scheme – We believe that staff are our greatest and most valuable asset, and this scheme involves and financially rewards our staff for referring like-minded candidates who join our school community.
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