Head of Art and Photography

Plymstock School, Plymouth, Devon, PL9 9AZ

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  19 May 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  10 May 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: MPR/UPR plus TLR1A

Head of Art and Photography job summary

We are seeking to appoint an inspirational Head of Department who will demonstrate a clear vision for the delivery of a high quality provision in Art and Photography. The successful candidate will be an outstanding classroom practitioner with the commitment, energy and vision to lead our Arts team and to guide and inspire our students to develop their abilities to the full.

This Head of Department role comes with a Teaching and Learning Responsibility 1A - £9,782 per annum.

What we are looking for:

• A committed practitioner, who will want to attain the highest standards in teaching and learning and who will expect excellence from teachers and students
• An experienced teacher who has already demonstrated leadership potential in their current post
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Information about our child protection and safeguarding policy is available at: click here

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Plymstock School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1671 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Plymstock School website
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