Faculty Leader, The Arts

Alfriston School, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2TS

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Autumn Term 2025

• Closing date

  8 September 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  29 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of department or curriculum
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £53,198.00 - £600,001.00 Annually (FTE)

Faculty Leader, The Arts job summary

Faculty Leader - The Arts

Are you an inspiring and innovative leader passionate about the power of the arts in education?

We are seeking a dynamic Faculty Leader - The Arts to lead and develop our thriving Arts faculty, comprising Art, Design Technology, Music, Dance, and Drama. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the creative direction of our school and inspire excellence across a diverse and talented team.

As the Faculty Leader, you will:

• Provide strategic leadership and vision for The Arts, in line with the school’s mission and values
• Drive high standards of teaching and learning across the faculty
• Lead and support a team of dedicated staff to deliver an inspiring, inclusive and ambitious arts curriculum
• Contribute to whole-school leadership, development planning, and self-evaluation
• Promote a rich culture of creativity and artistic expression across the school and wider community

What We’re Looking For

• We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed leader who:
• Has a strong track record of excellent teaching and leadership within The Arts
• Demonstrates creativity, initiative, and a commitment to inclusive education
• Is passionate about making a difference in young people’s lives through the arts
• Is committed to continuous professional development and team growth

• Is a positive role model with high expectations for staff and students

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

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children which will be reflected throughout recruitment. The selected candidate will be required to provide suitable references and undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before taking up the post.

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 Alfriston School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• School size: 164 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Alfriston School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/alfriston-school

Alfriston is an outstanding Special School with Academy status for girls aged 11-19 with moderate learning difficulties and speech and language and communication difficulties. We currently have 164 girls on roll. All the pupils have an Education Health Care Plan and are taught in small groups and with additional support. Our staff are specialist subject teachers and are experienced in working with a range of special needs and abilities.

Pupils attend Alfriston from all over Buckinghamshire and some neighbouring counties. We also have weekly boarding provision for 20 pupils.

We consider the staff team as our most valuable resource. Training and development is a high priority in the school. There is also personal support given to staff to manage the diverse and challenging work needed to support pupils with significant special needs. At present there are 70 staff employed at the school working in the teaching, support, residential and administrative teams. We are proud of the excellent standard of education provided at Alfriston.

WHY WORK FOR ALFRISTON SCHOOL?
Alfriston School is based in Beaconsfield. The school benefits from outstanding modern facilities, all of our classrooms are fully equipped with interactive screens and access to class sets of laptops or iPads. All teachers are provided with a laptop that is renewed every three years. The school enjoys a recently modernised performing arts and music facilities that include the use of a dance studio, sound/recording studio and performance space, along with our exceptional sports facilities that caters for a range of indoor and outdoor activities including mountain biking, trampolining, cycling, football and many others. The school also enjoys use of its spacious swimming pool designed by a bespoke architect, as part of an upgrade of the sports facilities at Alfriston, the architects developed a concertina-like roof structure that echoes the shape of the pitched roofs on other buildings in the area causing minimal sound reverberation which is beneficial for the use of our students with their Special Educational Needs.

Alfriston offers a wide and diverse range of professional development opportunities for staff, including the opportunity to train with Astra School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT), a local Ofsted-outstanding school-centred teacher training provider.

Alfriston School also offers staff:
• A friendly working environment
• Supportive and caring colleagues
• Excellent opportunities for professional development
• Onsite parking
• Transport links (Chiltern Line and close to the M40)
• Discount on hire of selected school facilities
• Close to local amenities

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