Deputy Head of Art /Assistant Team Leader
Catmose College, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6RP20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
23 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
2 February 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: Full time Full time or part time applications received. Part time Full time or part time applications received
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS plus Federation Benefits, plus an allowance of RP8 £5,501 pa FTE
Additional allowances
Responsibility Point 8 £5,501 FTE
What skills and experience we're looking for
This is the ideal role for an ambitious artist who is ready to lead, innovate and grow.
Teaching is demanding - but at Catmose College you’ll find what makes that challenge rewarding:students who want to learn,colleagues who support and inspire, andfirst‑class facilitiesin a College recently gradedOutstanding in all areas (March 2024).
Join a thriving Visual Arts community
Art & Design is a vibrant part of College life. Our curriculum spansdrawing and painting, digital art, 3D/ceramics, photography and textiles, giving students the knowledge, understanding and practical skills to create ambitious, personal work - and to love the process. We regularly work with professional artists and designers and offer workshops that broaden students’ perspectives.
Beyond lessons, students tap into a rich Electives programme with creative options such as ceramics, fashion illustration, printmaking, interior design, jewellery making, manga illustration, portraiture and more—the perfect launch pad for experimentation and portfolio building.
Our enrichment is purposeful and exciting: recent examples include a GCSE London Art Residential (V&A, street art at The Vaults, Wildlife Photographer of the Year) and aCambridge Art trip, both designed to spark ideas for assessment and coursework.
Your role as Assistant Team Leader
Working alongside the Team Leader of Art, Design and Technology, you will help ensure staff and students are expertly supported to do their best. We will shape the final portfolio to your strengths and ambitions, but indicative areas include:
- Enhancing pedagogy across the team through coaching and sharing best practice.
- Developing and evaluating assessment so it supports progress and creativity.
- Reviewing and refreshing curriculum so it stays relevant, rigorous and inspiring.
This position is ideal for a strong classroom practitioner who is ready to broaden their influence and develop leadership experience in a successful, well‑resourced department—within a College where behaviour is exemplary and students achieve very well.
Who we’re looking for
A colleague who is:
- Passionate about Art with excellent subject knowledge across traditional and contemporary media.
- A consistently strong classroom teacher with high expectations and a track record of enabling students to produce ambitious work.
- Reflective and collaborative, with the ability to coach others and lead initiatives.
- Skilled at buildingpositive relationshipswith students and colleagues; a clear, confident communicator.
- Committed to the College’s high personal and professional standards and to the wider life of the team (clubs, trips, exhibitions).
What the school offers its staff
- Outstanding school: Ofsted Outstanding in every category (March 2024).
- Motivated learners: Students are mature, polite and keen to learn; behaviour is a strength noted by Ofsted.
- Superb facilities: Purpose‑built, award‑winning campus with specialist spaces and excellent digital resources to support high‑quality teaching.
- Rich trips & visits: FromLondon art residenciesto gallery visits and local fieldwork that feed directly into assessment and portfolios.
- Extensive CPD: High‑quality professional developmentincluding a part funded Master’s schemeand leadership pathways across the Federation.
- Wellbeing & flexibility: A leadership culture that actively supportspositive work–life balanceandflexible working.
- Post‑16 opportunity: Potential to teachA level Art, Craft & Design at Harington School, our Outstanding post‑16 partner on the campus.
- Staff benefits: Staff laptop,free parking,Cycleshare salary‑sacrifice,priority admission for children of staff, andholidays outside the usual term‑time pattern(including atwo‑week autumn breakand an early summer).
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students in our care and expects all staff to share this commitment. We provide safeguarding training to all staff on an annual basis, and all staff are responsible for ensuring safeguarding, health and safety policies are implemented in line with Federation policy and current legislation.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Catmose College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1121 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Catmose College website
- Email address
- office@rutlandfederation.com
- Phone number
- 01572770066
Catmose College is an oversubscribed secondary academy school on Huntsmans Drive in Oakham, Rutland. The majority of students are drawn from the county town of Oakham and surrounding villages, although many are attracted from a wider area including Leicestershire and Melton through parental choice.
The College is one of the highest achieving in Rutland and Leicestershire. Our Ofsted report in March 2024 rated the College ‘Outstanding’ in all categories. We offer a broad range of experiences beyond the classroom to build independence, resilience and leadership skills that are critical for success in adult life.
We believe in the traditional values of education; that students do best when they are happy, behave well and are engaged in purposeful activity. Our approach blends high expectations with innovative practice to ensure that all students are able to achieve their potential. The College is about much more than just academic success, our ethos is one that embraces the whole person, not just what they accomplish in lessons but everything else that ensures they are ready for the challenges of the adult world. For example, students partake weekly in the ever-popular Electives programme, where lessons finish early to allow time for students to participate in a vast array of over 90 activities and learning, from Caribbean Cooking to Cricket, and Pottery Throw Down to Trampolining.
Students also benefit from an extremely wide array of trips and visits; in previous years these have included a performing arts trip to Liverpool, a photography trip to Iceland, cultural visits to Italy and Spain, a German exchange, a visit to the WWI battlefields and much more.
We pride ourselves on offering a bespoke approach to students’ needs, whether they are more able or need some extra support. Music, Sport and Academic Scholarships are awarded annually to students who can demonstrate excellent ability in their chosen area. The scholarships are designed to recognise exceptional talent and to provide the facilities, resources and staffing to allow high-ability students to achieve their potential.
When making decisions at the College, our guiding principle is simple, ‘Would it be good enough for our own children?’ By ensuring that the standards of everything we do meets this benchmark, we ensure that the quality of services we offer are exceptional.
Arranging a visit to Catmose College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@rutlandfederation.com.
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