Teacher of Arts and Design Technology [Maternity cover 1 year]

Mossbourne Community Academy (11-18), Hackney

Salary: Teachers’ Main Payscale + Mossbourne MPS Allowance £1,600.00 / UPS

Start date: 01/09/2025

Application closing date: 23/04/2025

Contract Type: Full-Time (Fixed-term)

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INSET DAYS [ 27,28,29th August 2025 ]

Mossbourne Community Academy is looking for a Teacher of Fine Arts and Design Technology

The successful applicant will be passionate about Art and Design Technology education. They may be a specialist in Art or Design Technology, including Food and Textiles, but will be able to teach all these subjects at KS3. They will be well organised and willing to go the ‘extra mile’ and will be focussed on the attainment of all pupils. They will hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), and may be starting out as an NQT, or have a proven track record of successful Art and Design teaching across all key stages.

Working for a Mossbourne Federation Academy means being part of a community of exceptional practitioners. Colleagues are warm, welcoming and supportive of each other. As one of the country’s leading federations, expectations of staff are high. The Mossbourne Federation engages with, and supports its workforce, thus creating an inspirational working environment which nurtures the development of personal and professional excellence.

Set within the metropolitan borough of Hackney, all Mossbourne Federation academies are in close proximity to London Overground stations, providing a no-fuss commute for colleagues living in other London boroughs. London’s fashionable ‘East and West Ends’, are also only a short distance away.

Federation staff are rewarded through access to a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to:

Benenden health membership, to support health and wellbeing, fully paid by the Federation

Discounted gym membership with the ability to spread membership costs

Free staff fitness classes

Cycle to work and season ticket loan schemes

Free lunches (T&Cs apply)

Discounts at local restaurants

Saturday pay programme

Special leave scheme

First rate professional development and career opportunities

Staff appreciation awards and events

The Mossbourne Allowance (Ts & Cs apply)

If you are passionate about innovative education, have a commitment to personal excellence and are ready for a new challenge, we welcome your application.

Please view the job description here:Teacher of Art and Design Technology JD March 2025

Please note that CVs or incomplete application forms will not be considered. All other applications will be considered; however, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Mossbourne Federation reserves the right to close adverts earlier than the stated deadline.

At Mossbourne Federation, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We do not discriminate in recruitment or during employment based on any protected characteristic or aspect of individual identity. We have committed to becoming an Anti-Racist organisation and we welcome individuals with the ethos and energy to help us achieve this goal.

The Mossbourne Federation is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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