Director of Art and DT

Harris Lowe Academy Willesden, London, NW10 3ST

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Negotiable

• Closing date

  5 June 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of department or curriculum
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subjects: Art and design, Design and technology
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Leadership Scale (Inner London)
• Additional allowances:

  Performance and Loyalty Bonus + Pension Scheme (TPS) + Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan + Additional Harris Benefits

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are currently looking to appoint a qualified, experienced teacher to join Harris Lowe Academy Willesden as Director of Art & DT to ensure high standards of teaching and learning across the subject area, continuously developing and enhancing the quality of teaching and learning.

We would like to hear from you if you:

• Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a good, relevant undergraduate degree.
• Are an excellent teacher with a minimum of two years' teaching experience.
• Have proven success in raising achievement.
• Have experience of leading others, ensuring high quality performance.
• Have successful experience in implementation of monitoring, evaluation and review process to improve the quality of teaching and learning.
• Demonstrate a high 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 experience of presenting to a wide audience including teachers, other managers, students and parents.
• Understand creative whole school strategies for improving literacy and numeracy and the importance of this in raising achievement.
• Have some successful experience of leading on cross subject initiatives that have contributed to raising achievement.
• Have experience of embedding innovative strategies for Assessment for Learning and Learning to Learn.
• Have recent and relevant experience of managing and implementing change successfully at subject leader level.
• Are willing to use coaching as a model for ensuring on-going professional development.

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.

What the school offers its staff

Teacher Development

At Harris, we have curated professional development pathways that will guide you towards achieving your career ambitions. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. With a strong network of passionate educators, expert development initiatives and a multitude of opportunities for career progression, your journey with Harris could be the most rewarding one yet.

We offer a wide range of high quality teacher professional development programmes via the Harris Institute of Teaching and Leadership.

Benefits

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance (usually £2,000 for Inner London and £1,500 for Outer London), a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Teachers Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme, and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.

Flexible working opportunities

We are committed to fostering a positive and supportive working environment for our staff, recognising that achieving a balance between professional and personal responsibilities is essential. We understand that each individual's circumstances are unique, which is why we offer flexible working options that can be adapted to meet the needs of both the academy and our employees.

Further details about the role

The purpose of your role will be:

• To be accountable for student progress and development in the faculty across KS3, KS4 and post 16, 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 faculty area, through continuously developing and enhancing the quality of teaching and learning.
• To ensure the provision of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students in the faculty area, in accordance with the Academy aims and policies, as determined by the Principal and Governing Body.
• To ensure that all Academy policies and procedures are implemented and applied consistently by all staff in the faculty area.
• To ensure agreed tutor programme is implemented and that tutors are effective in their role.
• To effectively and efficiently manage and deploy teaching/support staff, financial and physical resources across the faculty area.
• To support the development for literacy, through the academy strategy, within subject areas, to raise standards of literacy across the Academy.
• To ensure that all students are provided with accurate and effective advice and guidance regarding career and educational pathways.
• To organise and run a range of enrichment opportunities within the subject area, including Arts evening events which showcase the talent and expertise of staff and students within the academy
• To ensure that every child has the opportunity to experience a range of experiences within the subject area
• To ensure that the profile of the subject area is further developed
• To ensure that the subject area leads on high quality displays and exhibitions through the Academy environment.

Your main areas of responsibility will fall under the areas of:

• To lead on rigorous self-evaluation and review of faculty performance, recording outcomes with evidence in a focused, precise and evaluative manner in the Subject area self-evaluation form (SSEF) which will feed into the whole Academy self-evaluation form (SEF)
• To formulate an annual subject improvement plans (SIP) which supports the Academy improvement plan (AIP)
• To lead on the development of appropriate syllabi, resources, schemes of work, marking and assessment policies and teaching and learning strategies, that are innovative, will motivate students to learn and raise achievement
• To contribute to the formulation of and subsequently the monitoring evaluation and review of subject improvement plans, with specific responsibility for whole Academy display and exhibition
• To use information from personal learning plans and assessment data to formulate a raising achievement plan for tutors across the faculty.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Harris Lowe Academy Willesden

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1121 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Harris Lowe Academy Willesden website
• Email address: info@harrislowewillesden.org.uk
• Phone number: 020 8838 8700
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/capital-city-academy

Harris Lowe Academy Willesden provides an exceptional environment for academic and sporting excellence. We foster artistic creativity, wellbeing and leadership potential within a rich and diverse community.

Our core values of determination, integrity, curiosity and empathy inspire and nurture a passion for learning and success with a strong sense of inclusivity, individuality and responsibility. We use our voices purposefully as global citizens.

From its origins as the first city academy, the exceptional education we provide takes advantage of the opportunities offered by our privileged location and facilities in the most vibrant, multi-cultural city in the world. The enthusiasm, discipline and ambition of our students combined with the high expectations, outstanding teaching and creative dedication of our staff makes our vision a reality.

The foundations of achieving our vision are:

Capital Curriculum: outstanding quality and breadth of education
Capital Classroom: exceptional teachers who support students’ passion for learning with the tools for success for every individual
Capital Community: relationships, routines and recognition that lead to a sense of belonging, wellbeing, mutual respect and exemplary behaviour both within Capital and in our local community
Capital 6: post-16 excellence with a broad range of pathways, sporting academies and inspiring student leaders
Capital Arts & Sports: specialisms that embed essential skills and enable exceptional performance

Our moral purpose is to ensure our students and staff have access to the best possible futures and contribute positively to society through an outstanding careers/development programme, excellent leadership, and coaching.

Our Values
Determination
Empathy
Curiosity
Integrity

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