Head of Art
- Organisation: Queen Margaret's
- Location: Yorkshire
- Salary info Competitive
- Tenure: Full-time / Part-time / Temporary / Maternity / Term Time
- Closing Date: Monday 28 October 2024
Head of Art (Maternity Cover) - Part-time and full-time considered.
We employ around 170 staff, with over 60 teachers and the majority of staff live within 30-45 minutes of the school including York, Hull, Leeds and Harrogate. Staff involved in boarding live on site. We operate our own salary scale and all staff contribute to a pension scheme. During term time (in normal times) meals are provided when you are on duty. Working in a boarding school is an experience like no other. The sense of community is very strong and the opportunity to get to know both girls and staff is more apparent than would be the case in a day school. There are lessons on a Saturday morning and our term dates are shorter than schools in the state sector, although we adhere wherever possible to the half term dates of the local authorities in order to support our staff with children of school age.
With purpose-built Art studios, photographic screen-printing facilities, a professional standard photography studio, full Adobe digital editing suite and a large kiln, the Art Department is extremely well equipped. This allows students to experiment with a broad range of media and find their personal strengths; we are proud of the fact there is no house style. The Art subjects are very popular with our cohort who gain from Fine Art and Textiles at Key Stage 3 and 4, with Photography and Graphic Communication becoming additional options for students at Key Stage 5. All are strongly supported by the girls and each year girls go on to Art Foundation and associated courses at leading universities as well as other prestigious placements such as the Royal Drawing School. The annual Art Exhibition that is mounted in time for Speech Day is a highlight of the school’s cultural calendar.
All applicants must complete the school’s official application form, available via this link to our website
https://queenmargarets.com/careers, providing a full career history and names and contact details for two referees. Completed application forms should be returned to: recruitment@queenmargarets.com.
Queen Margaret’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young persons and candidates must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service and will be asked to bring certain documents to interview to confirm their identity.
Candidates should be aware that, in compliance with statutory guidance, as part of the shortlisting process the school will consider carrying out an online search as part of their due diligence on the shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the school might want to explore with the applicant at interview.
We anticipate interviews will take place in the week commencing Monday 4th November.
Head of Art (Maternity Cover) - Part-time and full-time considered.
Description
We employ around 170 staff, with over 60 teachers and the majority of staff live within 30-45 minutes of the school including York, Hull, Leeds and Harrogate. Staff involved in boarding live on site. We operate our own salary scale and all staff contribute to a pension scheme. During term time (in normal times) meals are provided when you are on duty. Working in a boarding school is an experience like no other. The sense of community is very strong and the opportunity to get to know both girls and staff is more apparent than would be the case in a day school. There are lessons on a Saturday morning and our term dates are shorter than schools in the state sector, although we adhere wherever possible to the half term dates of the local authorities in order to support our staff with children of school age.
With purpose-built Art studios, photographic screen-printing facilities, a professional standard photography studio, full Adobe digital editing suite and a large kiln, the Art Department is extremely well equipped. This allows students to experiment with a broad range of media and find their personal strengths; we are proud of the fact there is no house style. The Art subjects are very popular with our cohort who gain from Fine Art and Textiles at Key Stage 3 and 4, with Photography and Graphic Communication becoming additional options for students at Key Stage 5. All are strongly supported by the girls and each year girls go on to Art Foundation and associated courses at leading universities as well as other prestigious placements such as the Royal Drawing School. The annual Art Exhibition that is mounted in time for Speech Day is a highlight of the school’s cultural calendar.
All applicants must complete the school’s official application form, available via this link to our website
https://queenmargarets.com/careers, providing a full career history and names and contact details for two referees. Completed application forms should be returned to: recruitment@queenmargarets.com.
Queen Margaret’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young persons and candidates must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service and will be asked to bring certain documents to interview to confirm their identity.
Candidates should be aware that, in compliance with statutory guidance, as part of the shortlisting process the school will consider carrying out an online search as part of their due diligence on the shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the school might want to explore with the applicant at interview.
We anticipate interviews will take place in the week commencing Monday 4th November.
