Teacher of Creative Design

Wey Valley Academy, Dorchester Road, Weymouth currently has a vacancy for a Creative Design Teacher.

Are you looking for your next challenge? Do you relish the chance to support colleagues to take rapid and sustained school improvement? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

This is an exciting opportunity to join an “Ofsted Good” Academy in Weymouth. Dynamic, forward thinking and absolutely committed to changing the lives of all young people, we are seeking a Teacher of Creative Design. The role will cover art, photography and graphics and will also include a small amount of Design Technology depending on the skills of the candidates as well.

We are looking for.

• Unconditional positive regard for young people and high expectations of what they can achieve
• Positive and proactive classroom practitioner with a clear sense of “what good learning looks like”.
• Excellent subject knowledge and believe that all teachers are lifelong learners.
• Good organisational and motivational skills support pupils of all abilities and needs.

What we have to offer.

• A very visible and approachable senior leadership team and an enthusiastic and committed team of teachers and support staff.
• Centralised behaviour system and commitment to disruption-free learning, which enables teachers to focus on delivering excellent teaching for students every day.
• Real opportunities for career progression: our culture is very much to “promote from within”.
• entralised curriculum content so that staff are able to adapt excellent resources for their students and their learning needs.
• A coaching model for improving teaching which is supportive and effective.
• Very flexible child-care arrangements – we are a very family friendly academy and really do understand how hard it can be juggling family life and work at times.
• A directed time schedule that is below the 1265, with a commitment to workload reduction and staff wellbeing. Colleagues benefit from discounted gym membership prices at WVA.
• No formally graded lesson observations – emphasis is on coaching and sharing practice.
• A strong support network both within the school and across Ambitions Academies Trust.
• All staff are part of a professional learning community in which evidence-informed CPD is designed to meet individual needs.
• Strong potential for career progression.
• A culture that respects work-life balance and an ongoing to well-being with a dedicated Wellbeing Champion.
• An Employee Assistance Programme including in the moment support and counselling sessions with an external provider.

AE staff benefits include free eye testing for DSE users through Specsavers, free will writing through Dunham McCarthy Solicitor’s.

A competitive pension through Teachers’ Pensions.