Head of Art

Beaumont School, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 0XB

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  3 February 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  21 January 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

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.

Applying for the job

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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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 (opens in new tab)
• School website: Beaumont School website (opens in new tab)
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'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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