TEACHER OF ART AND DESIGN WITH CERAMICS PART-TIME

Background to the School

Farnborough Hill is an independent Catholic day school and a member of the Girls’ Schools Association, Independent Schools’ Association and CISC. It welcomes pupils and staff of all faiths and no faith, provided they are in sympathy with the ethos of the School.

Located on the Hampshire/Surrey border, the School has excellent transport links, both by train and road being about a 10 minutes’ walk from Farnborough Main station.

Farnborough Hill is committed to the education of the whole person. The School places great emphasis on the all-round personal growth of its pupils. It aims for academic excellence as well as ensuring that pupils play a full part in school life and have the opportunities to develop their co-curricular interests.

The School offers Academic, Art, Drama, Music and Sports Scholarships at 11+ as well as means-tested bursaries for families in need of financial assistance. Sixth Form Scholarships are awarded on the basis of open examination, as well as for excellence in Creative Arts, Music, Performing Arts and Sport.

In 2025 our A level pupils once again achieved impressive results with an excellent 50% of all grades at A*/A and 76% A*-B. Our GCSE results were also excellent with 48% of grades awarded at 9-7.

The School’s aim is to engage wholeheartedly in all activities, challenges and opportunities. This is achieved through our pastoral care and encouragement of each individual. This is a strength of Farnborough Hill and we see it as an essential part of our caring, Christian ethos. Parents greatly appreciate this and see it as an important ingredient when choosing to send their daughters here.

The School is housed in the historic home of the ex-Empress Eugenie of France, to which much purpose-built school accommodation, such as the sports hall, swimming pool, Art and Design Technology Centre, modern laboratories, theatre, a music suite and hockey all-weather pitch have been added, with an inspiring new Sixth Form Centre which opened in September 2022. These facilities sit within approximately 65 acres of parkland making it a tranquil and inspiring place to work, alongside a forward-looking and ambitious Senior Leadership Team and governing body

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The Art and Design Department

The Art Department is vibrant and innovative. It currently consists of two full-time and one part-time members of staff and is housed in the Old Stable Block in St Anne’s.

The department is very well resourced and has dedicated areas that provide a broad range of artistic and technological activities. There are painting facilities, Textiles and Ceramics Studios and a computer suite all with Creative Cloud installed. The Sixth Form have their own facilities upstairs in the Old Stable Block where Photography and Painting at A level are also taught. There is a dark room, photography studio and classrooms.

At A level, students are team taught and may opt for any of the disciplines they have studied at GCSE broadly coming under the ‘Fine Art’ umbrella. We also offer Photography GCE at A level presently using the AQA examination board. At GCSE pupils are entered for the Art and Design course from AQA. Girls may study Textiles including Mixed Media, Ceramics and Painting.

At KS3 pupils’ study three areas (Painting, Ceramics and Textiles) of Art and Design on a rotation basis. As a result, they will make informed choices in Year 8 for further study at GCSE.

Visits to art galleries and museums inform the work that examination pupils create. We feel that observing artwork first-hand is an essential part of art education.

The department boasts a biannual international trips schedule, and an annual visit from a contemporary artist and life drawing session for the A levels.

The Art and Design Department assists the Drama Department with scenery painting, prop making and costume design for school productions. It also creates the annual altar cloth for the Chapel and promotes creativity and art throughout the school. We encourage pupils to contribute creatively to the life of the school, as well as taking part in many competitions internally, locally and nationally.

The Teacher of Art and Design with Ceramics

This substantial part-time post is suitable for an enthusiastic and talented teacher or a returner to the profession. The successful applicant will be able to teach Art and Design, with a focus on Ceramics, up to GCSE.

Farnborough Hill Teacher Person Specification

Qualifications	● • ●	A good record of academic achievement including a relevant degree A teaching qualification (eg PGCE/QTS) Recent previous experience of working with young people of secondary school age. Good oral and written English skills
Skills and Abilities	•	Excellent classroom practitioner with the ability to prepare and deliver interesting and dynamic lessons according to department specifications and schemes of work Ability to inspire pupils and enthuse about your subject Ability to use relevant technology in teaching and learning Good organisation and the ability to prioritise Ability to work as part of a hard-working and supportive team Willingness to contribute to co-curricular activities and the wider life
Personal Qualities	0	of the School Energetic, hardworking and resilient Sympathy with the aims, values and ethos of the School Professional, positive, patient and helpful

• Confident in the classroom

Personal warmth with good interpersonal skills

Good sense of humour

Commitment to the best practice in teaching and pastoral care

• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people

This part-time appointment will be made from September 2026, and the salary will be according to qualifications and experience on Farnborough Hill’s own generous pay scale. In accordance with the School’s current employment policies, the first two terms of the appointment will be probationary.

All members of staff are expected to be in sympathy with and supportive of the ethos of the School as set out in the Mission Statement. All full-time members of staff are expected to be fully involved in the life of the School, contributing to co-curricular activities and undertaking responsibility in the tutorial teams.

Farnborough Hill is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo the appropriate DBS Code of Practice check.

Further information about the School can be found on our website. www.farnborough-hill.org

If you require any further information about this post or the School please telephone Melanie Clark, the Headmistress’s PA, in the first instance, on 01252 545197.

To apply please complete the Application Form, which is available from our website, and submit it to the Headmistress via email to hmsec@farnborough-hill.org

Please apply as soon as possible as applications will be considered upon receipt; we reserve the right to interview/appoint before the closing date.

Closing Date: 9.00 am on Wednesday 13 May 2026 – however if interested in applying for the role please submit your application as early as possible as it will be considered upon receipt Interviews: Interviews will take place as soon as possible or during w/c 18 May 2026 Start Date: September 2026