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Vacancy Id: 10820

College / Service: UAL Short Courses Ltd

Location: Cambridge

Salary: £23.73 per hour

Contract: Permanent

Term: Hourly paid – TBC hours per week

Apply by: 6 May 2024 at 23:55

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The opportunity

University of the Arts London (UAL) is inviting experienced art and design teachers to shape the future of creative minds. If you are passionate about fostering creativity and innovation this is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the field of art and design education, enriching the lives of a children and young people.

Future Creatives is a growing programme within UAL Short Courses. Our aim is to deliver engaging, high-quality art and design courses for children and young people (7–11 primary and 11-17 secondary). Future Creative classes predominantly run in the summer across multiple locations in and out of London, taking place during school holidays. We require experienced teachers to contribute to our vibrant educational community. This year we will be recruiting for roles in Cambridge.

Dates for this summer’s Art and Design Workshops are:

Future Creatives Art and Design Workshop for 7 to 11 Year olds 

22nd – 25th July 09:30 – 12:00
19th – 22nd August 09:30 – 12:00

Future Creatives Art and Design Workshop for 11 to 17 Year Olds

22nd – 25th July 13:30 – 16:30
19th – 22nd August 13:30 – 16:30

About you

You will be able to plan and deliver an inclusive block of sessions that will develop and engage learners. You will enjoy incorporating your own specialism and style and have a good understanding of the art and design curriculum (key stages 2, 3 and 4). A teaching qualification, along with previous experience of teaching students of this age is essential. You will be confident working independently to support students with different learning needs and be skilled at creating a dynamic and inclusive environment in which to learn. You will have excellent organisational skills, including management of materials and be prepared to take safeguarding training.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

Our culture

We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.