Head of Art
Radley College
Oxfordshire
- Expiring soon
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2025
- Apply by:
- 27 November 2024
Job overview
Radley College has an excellent opportunity for a Head of Art to join Radley College in September 2025. A genuinely enthusiastic love of the subject's theoretical and practical elements and first-rate competence in its communication with students will be essential, as will a willingness to work within a highly motivated, professional and dedicated team.
The position is designed for an experienced art teacher with a practical art degree able to work in a range of media, including 3/D and digital, film, and animation, on top of painting, drawing and printmaking.
Further details can be found on the school’s website: www.radley.org.uk/employment/teaching-vacancies.
Deadline for applications is 12 noon on Wednesday 27 November 2024. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and we reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made. Applicants are therefore encouraged to apply early.
Radley College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
About Radley College
Radley College is an independent school based in Oxfordshire for boys aged 13-18. It is a Church of England school.
Warden
John Moule
Values and vision
Radley College has several strategic priorities. Firstly, it seeks to foster a sense of intellectual curiosity amongst its students. The school intends to develop this through its curriculum, exchanges, trips, academic partnerships, online learning, language teaching, societies, and invited speakers.
The school’s highest priority remains its provision of effective pastoral care. It aims to, underpinned by its Christian ethos, strive to develop values, confidence, and resilience in students which will strengthen and prepare them for future challenges they face. In addition, the school aims to accomplish the goal of preparing students for later life through its provision of careers advice, university preparation, curriculum innovation, and effective links with its former pupils. At the school there is also a keenness to embrace technology when it comes to teaching.
Independent Schools Inspectorate
“Throughout the school, including the sixth form, the quality of pupils’ achievements and learning is exceptional, reflecting the challenging and stimulating curriculum, the excellent provision for pupils needing learning support, outstanding opportunities to engage in a wide range of activities, and the excellent quality of teaching. In particular, pupils think independently, develop high quality literacy and numeracy skills, and show considerable creative imagination and technique.”
View Radley College’s latest ISI report
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