Head of Art

Strategy Education; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A thriving academy in Newham is seeking a qualified teacher for the role of Subject Leader of Art and Design. The successful candidate will lead the subject area, ensuring outstanding teaching and learning while fostering student progress. This position offers a supportive team environment and various benefits, including a performance bonus and pension scheme.

Benefits

Performance and Loyalty Bonus

Pension Scheme (TPS)

Additional Benefits

Qualifications

• Minimum three years' teaching experience, ideally including KS5.
• Evidence of continuous self-development and updated knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Establish outstanding provision within Art and Design.
• Accountable for student progress and development across KS3, KS4, and Sixth form.
• Ensure high standards of teaching and learning.

Skills

Teaching

Leadership

Curriculum Development

Coaching

ICT Skills

Education

Relevant Undergraduate Degree

QTS or Equivalent

Job description

We are looking for a qualified teacher with subject leadership experience to join a thriving academy in Newham has Subject Leader of Art and Design.

You will join an open and supportive team in establishing outstanding provision within Art and Design. This will include all programmes, systems and structures taking account of the academy's vision and values leading to outstanding teaching and learning.

September 2025

PS/UPS (Inner London) + 2,000 Allowance + TLR + Performance and Loyalty Bonus + Pension Scheme (TPS) + Additional Benefits

MAIN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

The main responsibilities of your role will be:

• To establish outstanding provision within the subject area. This to include all programmes, systems and structures taking account of the academy's vision and values leading to outstanding teaching and learning.
• To be accountable for student progress and development in the subject area across KS3, KS4 and Sixth form, including meeting student achievement targets for subject areas which are agreed by the Principal and the Governing Body.
• To ensure high standards of teaching and learning across the subject area through continuously, developing and enhancing the quality of teaching and learning.
• To ensure the provision of an appropriately engaging, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students in the subject area, in accordance with the academy aims and policies, as determined by the Principal and Governing Body.
• To ensure that all school policies and procedures are implemented and applied consistently by all colleagues in the subject area.
• To effectively and efficiently manage and deploy teaching/support staff, financial and physical resources across the subject area, with the support and working alongside the MLG/ALG.
• To lead development for literacy, within subject areas, to raise standards of Literacy across the Academy.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The successful candidate will:

• Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree, and, ideally, further qualifications and evidence of continuous self-development and updated knowledge in relevant areas
• Have a minimum of three years' teaching experience, ideally including KS5 and in multi-ethnic urban schools
• Understand the theory and practice of effective teaching and learning
• Have knowledge of National Curriculum requirements at KS3, KS4, and KS5
• Have experience of delivering high quality INSET to teaching staff within subject area, and of using coaching as a model for ensuring ongoing professional development
• Ideally, be able to show evidence of leading, supporting and managing others, both individuals and teams, ensuring high quality performance
• Be able to prove their success in raising achievement as a subject leader or classroom practitioner
• Have successful experience of processes of monitoring, evaluation and review that provide performance data that can be used to improve the quality of teaching and learning
• Have a good level of ICT skills and experience of how new technologies can be used to raise achievement
• Have recent experience of involvement in innovative curriculum development
• Have ideas of how Language, Literacy and Numeracy can be used across the curriculum to raise standards
• Have experience of embedding innovative strategies for improving teaching and learning and of managing and implementing change successfully

The successful candidates will be subject to a variety of checks including, eligibility to work in the UK, an enhanced DBS disclosure and full references including one from your most recent employer. Strategy Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you are interested please apply!