Teacher of Art in Wombwell

Inspire Change. Transform Lives. Shape the Future. Are you ready to make a profound difference in the lives of young people, many of whom face significant disadvantage and play a key role in accelerating their progress? Do you want to teach in a school where exemplary behaviour is the norm, where your expertise is valued, and where you can focus on what truly matters: delivering exceptional learning without unnecessary barriers?

Astrea Academy Netherwood is an 11-16 academy which opened in September 2012, set in an extensive £35 million campus. As part of Astrea Academy Trust, Astrea Academy Netherwood is in an exciting period of development. As a Teacher of Art, you will excel in the classroom - but, just as importantly, you will be instrumental in supporting your departmental colleagues to be the best they can be, in the classroom and beyond, and be involved in mentoring, coaching, professional development and challenge.

The ideal candidate will be an ambitious classroom practitioner with a desire to achieve strong outcomes. We need someone who wants to become a beacon of excellent practice in a classroom environment, whilst possessing the muscularity of intellect and professional credibility to drive up standards in the classroom for all our young people.

We are committed to a knowledge-rich curriculum and a traditional approach to teaching, behaviour and culture. We believe that schools must teach powerful knowledge, ’the best that has been thought and said’ and an ‘entitlement curriculum’ for all. We believe in explicit instruction and are greatly influenced by Lemov’s ‘Teach Like A Champion’, Rosenshine and recent developments in cognitive science.

We believe that the creation of a scholarly culture that is warm and strict, disciplined and joyful, where there is ‘purpose not power’, ensuring impeccable behaviour, where teachers can focus on teaching and pupils can focus on learning, underpins everything. We are values-driven and our vision is to provide an inclusive, aspirational and academic education for all our students, so that all of them will learn, thrive and lead successful lives. We are unapologetically ambitious for every child, no matter what their background, prior attainment or needs.

We value our staff highly and treat workload very seriously. Our systems are high leverage, ensuring you can really focus on your core purpose - teaching, in a sustainable way, unhindered by bureaucracy or poor behaviour.

What we offer:

• Huge support and progression opportunities
• A knowledge-rich curriculum, built on ‘powerful knowledge’ and a traditional T&L approach built around Rosenshine and TLAC
• Collaborative planning with centralised, shared units of work and resources
• Excellent support from the Astrea Trust Central team
• A feedback policy focused on whole class feedback - no onerous marking policies
• Disruption-free learning and a ‘warm/strict’ behaviour system
• Highly visible/supportive senior leaders who have your back
• Centralised detentions, including homework detentions (you do not need to organise/run/chase them at all)
• No formal graded lesson observations - just ongoing ‘no-stakes’ instructional coaching, helping you to continuously develop
• Excellent ongoing CPD, career development and promotion opportunities across the Astrea South Yorkshire region
• Opportunity to complete NPQs
• An unrivalled professional progression model

What we are looking for:

• A highly effective professional, who is able to motivate and encourage colleagues to share our vision
• Aligned to our values and mission. If you are the type of person who fits with our culture, you will love working here
• Someone who passionately believes that all children can achieve, no matter what their starting point, background or needs

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks including references and enhanced DBS checks.