- Vacancy Reference
- JOB003204
- Job Title
- Teacher of Art & Photography
- Job Start Date
- 1 September 2025
- Salary Range
- MPR/UPR
- Hours Per Week
- 32.5
- School Address
-
Lyndon School
Daylesford Road
Solihull
B92 8EJ
Telephone number: 0121 743 3402 - Contact Email
- recruitment@summitlearningtrust.org.uk
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Closing Date
- 16 March 2025, 9:00am
- Job Information
-
Suitable for ECTs
Summit Learning Trust Mission Statement
Success through Endeavour
Ambition through Challenge
Strength through Diversity
Join Lyndon School a ‘happy, friendly and caring place. Leaders are ambitious in their expectations. They want the very best for their school community. Pupils enjoy positive relationships with caring staff…. Leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum. In many subjects this sets out the important things that pupils need to know and remember. A rich set of experiences are returning, following the earlier challenges of the pandemic.’ (OfSTED 2022).
Lyndon is part of Summit Learning Trust comprising Lyndon itself, Ninestiles School, Cockshut Hill School four primary schools and the Sixth Form College Solihull. The leadership team of Lyndon is progressive and has the vision, drive and support to lead the school on a journey of excellence, with staff that have a passion for teaching and learning. Join us and you will be part of an improving school with a strong team ethos.
Here at Lyndon School we aim to create opportunities and support achievement for our learners and colleagues alike. Right now we are looking for an inspiring teacher who can bring Art and Photography to life, driving improvements and outcomes – and create a nurturing environment within which everyone can reach their full potential. As part of a creative team, you will also support in the development of the technology curriculum.
We believe in working collaboratively, sharing ideas and supporting each other to achieve great things as we further develop innovative teaching and learning strategies. As a qualified teacher, you will have the experience and the ability to teach across the ability range for KS3 and KS4. The successful candidate will have a keen interest in innovative teaching strategies and commitment to developing their leadership skills.
About the Trust
Why work for us?
We offer a range of wellbeing and work-life balance benefits to recognise and reward the essential contributions our colleagues make to our success and growth. These include access to:- employee assistance programme
- high quality training and support in and across academies enabling career progression
- wellbeing advocates
- lifestyle benefits and discount schemes, including gym discounts and cycle to work scheme
- health protection scheme alongside flu jab and eyecare vouchers
- generous employer pension schemes
We are an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender reassignment, age, disability, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy/maternity or race.
The Summit Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all colleagues to share this commitment. -
How to Apply
To apply please visit our website.
Please note we do not accept CV’s - Safeguarding
- This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including:
- enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.
- References
- All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
- Short-listed candidates
- An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
- Terms and Conditions
- This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment.
- Rehabilitation of Offenders
- This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
- Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
- Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.