Director of Learning - Visual & Performing Arts

Leigh Academy Halley, London, SE3 8EP

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  18 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  30 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of department or curriculum
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: Drama
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Leadership scale based on experience + Inner London allowance

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you ready for the next step in your teaching career and seeking a new opportunity that offers career progression? Are you ready to join a highly successful comprehensive school committed to providing an outstanding education of excellence for all? Would you thrive when working with other committed and innovative members of staff? If so, Leigh Halley Academy is now recruiting for a Director of Learning - Visual & Performing Arts, to lead a well-established, collaborative and successful department.

This is a truly fantastic opportunity for a passionate creative arts leader to become part of one of the top performing comprehensive schools in the country. All of the creative arts team are subject-specialists, and benefit from state-of-the-art facilities. All students in Key Stage 3 study Art, Music and Drama as part of the IB Middle Years Programme. Art, Music and Drama are very popular and successful at Key Stage 4. We have a wide range of extra-curricular activities and trips delivered by the department as part of our personal development curriculum.

What the school offers its staff

This is a permanent opportunity that offers a competitive salary on the leadership scale, commensurate with experience. The successful candidate will need to teach the performing arts, including drama and music.

Suitable and interested candidates are encouraged to make contact with Ben Russell, Principal, by contacting him at ben.russell@halley.latrust.org.uk.

We deem this to be a great position on the basis that;

• We offer a vibrant and committed Creative Arts Department, passionate and dedicated to supporting students throughout their learning experience and securing the best possible outcomes for them.
• We offer pupils the very best in Creative Arts learning opportunities by delivering high-quality teaching via our bespoke curriculum, alongside inspiring extracurricular opportunities.
• We believe in developing staff into outstanding practitioners through our excellent CPD programmes.
• This is further supported through our membership of the Leigh Academies Trust which provides regular teach-meets and co-operative training sessions within the trust to facilitate staff and student growth.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Job_Pack___Director_of_Learning_-_Visual_&_Performing_Arts___Leigh_Academy_Halley.pdf - 819 KB (opens in new tab)

About Leigh Academy Halley

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 952 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Leigh Academy Halley website
• Email address: joinus@latrust.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-halley-academy

Arranging a visit to Leigh Academy Halley

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email joinus@latrust.org.uk.

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