Key Role Information

Salary
£32,916 - £51,048
Job type
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
17/04/2026 09:00
Pay grade
MPS/UPS
Department
Art & Photography
Key stage
Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4
Hours per week
32.50
Weeks per year
52.143
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

We are seeking to employ an energetic and enthusiastic Teacher of Art to join the department. You will join an established and supportive team of colleagues, who aim to raise the aspiration of all students and support them to achieve their full potential.  


We pride ourselves on our commitment to ensuring student progress through high-quality teaching and learning provision for all. The successful applicants will share these values and play an active part in the curriculum at all levels. You will be able to enthuse and motivate our students with your passion for the subject and creative teaching, presence and personality. This role is suitable for ECTs.


You will be joining the Academy at a very exciting point along its journey to excellence. Our School has been judged to be a good school in March 2022 by Ofsted.

In this report, Ofsted highlighted the following about our school:


·        Pupils said that Halewood Academy is a caring community.

·        Leaders have high expectations of pupils’ behaviour and learning.

·        Pupils achieve well, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

·        Leaders take positive action to support the workload and wellbeing of staff.

·        Staff are proud to work at Halewood Academy.


The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of our person specification and be subject to an enhanced DBS check. 


Benefits

Recruitment Incentive
Potential for an additional recruitment payment of up to £3000 for an exceptional candidate

Qualifications

Degree in a relevant subjectessential
Qualified Teacher Statusessential

Skills

Experience/Knowledge

Experience of successful teaching as evidenced by adding value to student achievementsessential
Have a thorough working knowledge of the curriculum as it relates to this subjectessential
Understand how ICT can be used to enhance students’ learningessential
Good level of ICT literacy, including good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and emailessential
Knowledge of examination syllabus requirements in specialist subject(s) at KS4

Organisational Fit

Committed to safeguarding the welfare of young peopleessential
Ability to plan own work and work on own initiativeessential
Ability to prioritise work to achieve deadlinesessential

Personal Attributes

Able to communicate effectively with colleagues and to deal politely and tactfully with a wide range of peopleessential
Ability to work as part of a teamessential
Reliable, honest and trustworthyessential

Relevant Skills

Evidence of appropriate professional developmentessential
Demonstrate excellent classroom practiceessential
Relate to and motivate studentsessential
Possess good behaviour management strategiesessential

Halewood Academy

Karen Saunders

HumanResources@HalewoodAcademy.co.uk

Halewood Academy
The Avenue, Wood Road
Halewood
Knowsley
L26 1UU

Safeguarding Information

The Wade Deacon Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS disclosure. All applicants should read the school’s Safeguarding/Child Protection policy and Safer Recruitment Policy, which are available on our websites.