Head of Art
Beaumont School, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 0XBThis job expired on 3 March 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
3 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
13 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Art & Design
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £33,074.00 - £50,470.00 Annually (Actual) TLR 2b £5,645
Head of Art job summary
Art and Photography are very popular subjects at Beaumont and there are high numbers of students electing to study the subject in Years 10-13 (Photography offered at A level only). The department is staffed by a Head of Art, Head of Photography and three other part time Art teachers and a part time technician.
The department is accommodated over three teaching rooms and also includes a kiln room, a printing press and a darkroom. At present there are two GCSE Art groups and two GCSE Art Graphics groups across years 10 and 11. At A Level there are two Year 12 and Year 13 Photography groups and a Year 12 and a Year 13 Art group. Many students go on to study at degree level and we maintain strong relationships with past students.
We are seeking to recruit, a well-qualified and highly motivated Head of Art to join a hardworking, friendly department.
Great emphasis is placed on working together and sharing ideas, so an ability to work within a team is crucial.
Our supportive Senior Leadership Team champion investment in professional development and prioritize wellbeing, through a number of initiatives, including, but not limited to
Access to a state of the art fitness suite
Annual flu jabs
Unlimited access to Istek and TES training packages
A cycle to work and electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
Advanced clear calendars and timetabling
School wide focus on minimising out of hours emails
Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and interviews arranged accordingly; early applications are therefore encouraged. We reserve the right to withdraw the advertisement early should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate
Previous applicants need not reapply.
Beaumont School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners.
All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check.
Beaumont is a diverse school and an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and identities.
Commitment to safeguarding
All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Beaumont School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners.
Beaumont is a diverse school and an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and identities.
About Beaumont School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1600 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Beaumont School website
'Beaumont is an outstanding school’ (Ofsted, 2014) which achieves the very highest levels of academic success across a broad and balanced curriculum, supported by excellent pastoral care. We are an 11-18, mixed, community school with Academy status, located on the east side of St Albans, with specialisms in Languages, Mathematics and Computing. The school provides an outstanding education where all students are encouraged to succeed and are given a wide range of learning and enrichment opportunities in which to ‘enjoy and excel’.
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