Teacher of Photography (maternity cover)
The WREN School, Reading, South East
£34,398.00 - £52,490.00 Annually (FTE) MPS/UPS (London Fringe Allowance - average uplift of salary £1,400)
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About the job
About The Wren
At The Wren, we challenge ourselves to become better day by day: driving our school community forward so that we can offer our students an exceptional education. We are not a school that will sit still. We are restless and will be bold. We share an ambitious and inspirational vision which motivates us, and our students, to be the best we can be, ensuring that;
‘Each child, regardless of background will receive a world-class education and be nurtured, challenged and inspired to aim high.’
Our rich and purposeful curriculum offers an extensive blend of academic and practical opportunities which challenge and inspire our students to explore, discover and learn new things. We have a relentless focus on Quality First Teaching and Learning, with an exceptional team who are committed to creating ‘Inspirational Classrooms.’ To facilitate this, we expect and encourage the highest standards of attitude, behaviour and commitment from staff and students alike.
As part of Excalibur Academies Trust, we benefit from shared expertise and strong governance, whilst maintaining our own unique identity, values and deep community focus.
The Role
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, creative and dedicated Teacher of Photography to join our Art & Technology department. The role is being offered initially on a fixed-term basis to cover maternity leave, with the potential for a permanent position thereafter, subject to business requirements.
This is an exciting opportunity for an inspiring teacher to join a committed and collaborative department where staff work together to create engaging learning experiences and encourage students to take creative risks, experiment and develop their own artistic voice. We are looking for someone who is passionate about Art and Photography and who can inspire students to develop their technical skills, creative thinking and confidence as artists.
Please see The Wren's Recruitment Brochure below for full details of the responsibilities and expectations of this role.
Please check the Person Specification for the qualifications that are listed as Essential for this role. You will be required to show these qualifications if you are successful.
Benefits
Support on Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
Supportive colleagues and SLT
Eager and motivated students
Excellent Pension Scheme (Teachers & LGPS for support and Shared Services staff)
Employee Assistance Programme
Free on-site parking & Cycle to Work Scheme
Free Eye Tests
Career development opportunities within school and across the Trust
Flexible Family Friendly Policies
Note: Applicants will be considered as received. Should a suitable candidate be identified, we may close the vacancy early.
In the first instance we would welcome your application via My New Term. However, if you are unable to complete the application on this platform, please contact the team using (email address on the original advert) and we will be able to issue a Word version of the application form for completion and return by the deadline. Unfortunately, in line with Safer Recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs.
If you would like to find out more about working at The Wren, please follow this link to the recruitment pages on our website Vacancies - The Wren
About The WREN School
- Type of school
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary, with a sixth form
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 931 (room for 1,176)
- Free school meals
- 31.8% of pupils
- SEN provision
- SEN unit
- Local authority
- Reading
- Address
- 61-63 Bath Road, Reading, RG30 2BB
- Website
- The WREN School website
Ofsted report card, inspected 14 April 2026
- Safeguarding standards
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
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