Leader of Learning Visual Arts in Crickhowell

Inspired Education is the leading global group of premium schools, with a portfolio of 118 premium private schools spanning 6 continents which utilise proven educational practices from every corner of the globe, ensuring over 90,000 students receive a world-class learning experience from Kindergarten to Year 13.

In 27 countries, Inspired schools are individually developed and anchored in the vibrant cultures of their respective locations. They collectively form an international family of schools that nurtures each student's academic and personal development in a progressive, dynamic, and innovative learning environment.

By joining our award-winning team of over 13,000 employees, you can work in state-of-the-art facilities alongside industry-renowned educators and leaders in some of the world's most desirable locations. We invest heavily in our team members who enjoy industry-leading professional development, exceptional career opportunities, and mobility across our group.

The successful candidate will join a talented team providing excellent online educational experiences for our students whose ages range between 7 and 18 at King's InterHigh, Inspired Online Schools. The successful candidate will demonstrate expertise and experience of delivering Art & Design lessons from Key Stage 2 up to Key Stage 5 (including IB Diploma Visual Arts). With a passion to ensure the students are at the centre of learning, the successful candidate will be used to deadlines, have experience of creating effective learning resources for online delivery and have a key focus on the academic monitoring and progress of the students.

The Leader of Learning (LoL) (Art Teacher) will work in the Arts Faculty with other LoL's under the direction of and reporting to the Department Head. Sharing ideas and best practice approaches are key factors in the online environment.

• Inspire, motivate, and provide purposeful subject knowledge for students within the school.
• Be up to date on current research and emerging pedagogy and disseminate this to staff through active engagement in professional development with the learning community.
• Have experience writing and delivering engaging art programs to primary students.
• Experience working as an IB Diploma Program Visual Arts instructor, but capable of working across Key Stages.
• Experience teaching photography and lens-based media.
• Have a basic knowledge or understanding of up-to-date e-learning technologies and software for The Arts delivery online and have secure computer literacy skills.
• Support the self-evaluation of the learning content in their subject area and suggest development for improvement, interactivity, and innovation.
• Take a leading role in maintaining a positive and inspirational learning climate in the subject specialism and, where appropriate, the integration of your subject learning across the curriculum.
• Support the self-evaluation of the school's effectiveness and the development of priorities for improvement.
• Assist in maintaining and developing a high-quality school environment and profile and act as a role model by their professional conduct and disposition.
• Promote the general progress and well-being of individual students and any class or group of students.
• Provide guidance and advice to students on educational matters.
• Provide or contribute to assessments, reports and references relating to students in a timely manner.
• Undertake any other work as specified by their line manager.

• Ideally the candidate will be qualified up to degree level in a related subject area and have a recognised teaching qualification, such as a PGCE with Qualified Teacher Status in the UK.
• Secure computer literacy with the ability to teach online using different technology applications.
• Ability to multi-task and respond to the needs of students in different ways across simultaneous platforms.
• Knowledge of the correct Safeguarding procedure and education sector in a teaching profession or above.
• Ability to work well in a team(s) and work effectively in dynamic and changing environments.
• Ability to encourage student participation and lead student discussions to keep them active and engaged in learning.
• Experience with creating resources and the ability to review and enhance our current course delivery and lesson plans for online synchronous and asynchronous learning environments.

• Excellent subject knowledge and the capability to drive best practices and have a reputation for delivering high quality material.
• Experience working as an IB Diploma Program Visual Arts instructor, but capable of working across Key Stages.
• Experience teaching photography and lens-based media.
• Considerable interpersonal communication skills with the ability to form good relationships both internally and externally.
• The ability to work independently where necessary, but in a collaborative team environment where appropriate.

Inspired Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practices and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.