Curriculum Leader for Performing Arts

The Adeyfield Academy, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 4DE

16 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  2 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  16 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £34,398.00 - £46,839.00 Annually (Actual) R&R also available, depending upon experience

Curriculum Leader for Performing Arts job summary

We are seeking a talented and enthusiastic Curriculum Leader for Performing Arts to lead and inspire across our thriving Performing Arts faculty at The Adeyfield Academy. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate educator to shape the strategic direction, provision and outcomes across Music, Drama and Dance.

Your Opportunity

The successful candidate will bring energy, creativity and vision to Performing Arts subjects and extra-curricular opportunities, ensuring high quality teaching, learning and enrichment opportunities across all key stages. As the faculty is small, you will also be expected to teach a second subject.

Key roles and responsibilities:

Leading and managing all Performing Arts areas at The Adeyfield Academy including music, drama and dance

Raising attainment and expectations across all Performing Arts subjects through high standards of curriculum design and assessment

Supporting and inspiring colleagues to deliver outstanding learning experiences that nurture confidence, expression and performance skills

The Academy offers:

A friendly working environment with supportive and caring colleagues

A genuine commitment to staff wellbeing

Excellent facilities with significant recent investment

All staff encouraged and supported in their professional development

Desirable location to live or work with great transport links and perfectly located for job seekers from Herts, Beds, Bucks and North and West London.

The Adeyfield Academy is set in the heart of the community of Hemel Hempstead and is a mixed, all ability 11-18 sponsored Academy and part of the Ambition Education Trust. We welcome visits from potential applicants. Please contact our Team on 01442 406020.

Closing Date for application & shortlisting: 2 October 2026 at 9.00am

Interviews take place: from 5 October 2026

Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

The Adeyfield Academy is part of the Ambition Education Trust based in Hertfordshire. Our vision is to build a collaborative partnership of schools that provide outstanding educational provision through challenge and promoting excellence.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We seek to ensure that all our staff feel valued, supported and enjoy exceptional professional development opportunities.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Adeyfield Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 858 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Adeyfield Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-adeyfield-academy

The Adeyfield Academy is a 11-19 comprehensive school in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. There are approximately 560 students on roll including 70 in the Sixth Form. Our aim is to provide the highest quality education for each individual, supported by our motto of Learning Without Limits. The Adeyfield Academy has an enthusiastic, energetic and experienced staff body. There are many opportunities to become involved in extra-curricular activities including drama productions, musical events, sport and residential visits. The school is a rewarding environment in which to work, with excellent relationships between all members of our school community. Teamwork is at the core of our work and we value the input of all staff equally. We know that we are strongest when we all work together to achieve the best for all our students. We operate a 25 period, two-week timetable. A faculty system operates and Heads of Faculty lead the curriculum areas. A year system operates with all students allocated to a form group. In Year 7 -9 students are taught in half-year groups with setting in the core subjects. In Years 10-11, students follow a core of English, Maths, Science, PE, Citizenship, Geography or History with four option choices from a wide range of subjects. Open access to the Sixth Form encourages many students to stay on each year. Programmes of study include A-Level and Vocational courses. As a result of growing student numbers and a wider array of specialisms offered amongst staff, our KS5 curriculum continues to expand. The Adeyfield Academy continues to go from strength-to-strength and we want all students to achieve their best.

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