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Folkestonegirls is hiring: Full Time Teacher of Art (Photography/Graphics Specia

Folkestonegirls, Kent, WA, United States, 98089

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Full Time Teacher of Art

(with Photography/Graphics specialism)

This is initially a temporary position for up to one year to cover a period of maternity leave.

Part time may be considered.

Required for September 2025.

MPS/UPS

WHY CHOOSE US?

Do you want to be part of a community that values the Arts and places both performing and visual arts at the heart of the school ethos? Hillview School for Girls is a popular, high achieving, non-selective school based in Tonbridge, Kent. Working for us will give you the opportunity to work alongside enthusiastic subject specialists and engage with creative pedagogical development.

Our calm and focused classroom environments, where students are keen to learn, achieve and appreciate their teachers’ dedication and support, are the main reasons why teachers love to work at Hillview.

We are seeking to appoint a highly skilled Teacher of Art with an ability to teach either/and/or Graphics/Photography to KS4/KS5. The successful candidate will need to deliver high quality lessons while successfully nurturing and inspiring our students. As part of our energetic and welcoming team, you will enthuse and motivate students to strive for success and produce exceptional outcomes. The successful candidate should be skilled in the Adobe suite and/or be willing to develop their knowledge in the software. Experience with photography studio equipment and confidence using DSLR cameras and/or dark room photography is desirable.

Responsibilities:

  • Deliver a dynamic and inspiring Graphics/Photography provision.
  • Support students to high levels of skill and success.
  • Consider the school’s ‘Pure potential’ belief and how this can be interpreted within the Visual Arts faculty, through high expectations and aspirations for the students.
  • Develop pedagogical approaches to Graphics/Photography.

In return, we offer an exciting and rewarding place to work. We are a supportive, collaborative school and have a strong record of developing our teachers towards middle and senior leadership.

Please use the contact details below if you would like the opportunity to tour the school or to discuss the role informally before making an application.

Please return a completed application form to Mrs A Dennett, HR Manager, Hillview School for Girls, Brionne Gardens, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2HE or by email: dennetta@hillview.kent.sch.uk.

Tel: 01732 352793 Ext 180

Closing date: Friday 28 February 2025.

Interview date: TBA.

(The school may interview early in the case of an exceptional candidate.)

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