Assistant Head of Creative Design

The West Bridgford School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG2 7FA

2 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  3 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  11 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Head of department or curriculum
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: Art and design
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: M1 - UPS3, £31,650 - £49,084
• Additional allowances:

  TLR2a, £3,391

What skills and experience we're looking for

• An outstanding teacher across the ability and age range able to teach Art and Design to all key stages including GCSE and A-Level in a creative, challenging and inspiring way.
• Be passionate about the subject, delivering excellent teaching and learning and be committed to its importance within the whole school curriculum and its place in the wider world.
• Completely aligned with our values and ethos. We believe in working together with families and the local community to create an educational culture of life-long learning based on academic excellence and independent thought.
• Able to foster a safe and respectful learning environment for all students.
• Enthusiastic about ongoing CPD and excited to fully engage with our dynamic model for Professional Growth.

What the school offers its staff

• Excellent professional development opportunities through our whole school commitment to producing a constantly evolving bespoke programme of CPD. The very best Teaching & Learning Professional Growth using Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction.
• The chance to work as part of a creative team committed to continuous improvement.
• A culture of hard work embedded in both staff and students; everyone has a genuine desire to achieve

Commitment to safeguarding

The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post, will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken during the recruitment process and this may include online searches.

We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.

Applying for the job

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Additional documents

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Application Pack -Assistant Head of Creative Design.pdf - 923 KB (opens in new tab)

About The West Bridgford School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1786 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: The West Bridgford School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: adminoffice@wbs.school
• Phone number: 0115 974 4488
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-west-bridgford-school-nottingham (opens in new tab)

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