Head of Art
James Brindley School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2AF21 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
28 November 2025 at 9am
Date listed
7 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Art and design
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS: (£32,916pa – £51,048) + SEN £2,787pa + TLR2b £8,611pa
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a Head of Art to monitor the delivery of the activity across the Trust and to ensure high standards in classroom practice, organisation and curriculum assessment. Many of our Young People have gaps in their education and we strive to implement creative teaching strategies to reduce the impact of educational disadvantage, enabling all our Young People to access learning and make expected progress. You should be passionate about developing and supporting the needs of the whole child and committed to enabling all pupils to thrive. We are looking for a qualified teacher with tenacity, positivity and experience of teaching the subject at KS3 and KS4. You should have QTS and a track record as a consistently good practitioner.
What the school offers its staff
‘Think Differently’ to inspire young people to overcome all barriers and achieve their dreams.
This is the Vision Statement of Think Differently Education Trust (TDET).
- Do you want to have a positive impact on some of the most vulnerable children’s lives in Birmingham?
- Do you want to work in an organisation that recognises the benefits of a good work/life balance for their workforce?
- Do you want to work in an organisation that invests heavily in CPD and allocates additional training days to develop their staff?
Further information about the job
Closing date and time: 09.00 Friday 28 November 2025
Interviews will be held on / location: Tuesday 9th December 2025
Start date: January 2026 or sooner
Completed applications should be emailed to vacancies@jamesbrindley.org.uk. Please ensure that the application form is signed. If you have provided an email address, we will use that for correspondence, please ensure you check your junk/spam inboxes. If your application is shortlisted, we will contact you within 2 to 3 weeks of the closing date.
As part of our recruitment checks, an online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.
Commitment to safeguarding
Think Differently Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this. Please be aware that all posts are subject to an enhanced DBS clearance check and any offer of employment is made conditional of this. You will also be required to register and pay for the DBS update service and ensure that documentary evidence is produced to ensure annual compliance and updates. You will also be required to provide written consent for the employer to access this information at any time.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About James Brindley School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 120 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- James Brindley School website
- Email address
- vacancies@jamesbrindley.org.uk
Think Differently Education Trust is a specialist Trust which aims to provide a high quality education in a safe, supportive and aspirational environment for all children and young people unable to attend mainstream school because of health related or special educational needs.
We provide education for children and young people aged 2 – 19 who are in hospital or unable to attend mainstream school due to their medical conditions or special educational needs.
James Brindley Academy delivers education across 10 sites including teaching centres and hospitals throughout Birmingham.
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