Head of Art & Photography
Winton Community Academy, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 2PS19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025 Start
Closing date
24 February 2025 at 4:08pm
Date listed
27 January 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
- £31650 - £49084 per annum
Head of Art & Photography job summary
Head of Art and Photography
MPR/UPR + TLR2b + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (TPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits
Full Time, Permanent
September 2025 start date
With you in our classrooms, we can change lives.
We're looking for a dedicated Head of Art and Photography to join our friendly, supportive team at Winton Community Academy from September 2025.
About the role:
Our Art & Photography department is a well-established and well-resourced department at the heart of the school. Students go on from studying a strong foundation of Art & Design throughout KS3, and Photography lessons in Y9, to choosing Pearson Fine Art GCSE or AQA Photography GCSE, both of which are popular options in KS4. We have two light, airy Art rooms with beautiful large windows and an expansive feel. We have a full suite of Photoshop and XLR cameras for use in Photography, alongside a green screen and smoke machine, to name a few of the resources. We can offer pottery to our students as well, as we have kilns on site.
This is an exciting opportunity for you to make your own mark on the department and build the curriculum around the skills and interests of the students and team. The department consists of two Art and Photography teachers who are young, vibrant and enthusiastic. You will be able to get involved in our bi-annual Photography trips to New York City and there are regular trips to Kenya and Barcelona as well, across the wider school.
Across the department and whole school staff body, there is a tangible sense of community. Drinks at the local pub after work on a Friday, staff football teams and regular social events are all part of the staff experience here. The Senior Leadership Team is approachable and collaborative; always ready to listen and act in the best interests of the students and staff. If you want to join a thriving school, this is an opportunity to make a lasting impact on the lives of young people.
About Winton Community Academy:
We are a popular secondary school with a great reputation within the local community. The school boasts fantastic facilities, which includes a MUGA, a recently refurbished library and gymnasium, new music suite, dance studios, animal management area and expansive grounds. In addition to this, we have recently celebrated the opening of our brand new £5m expansion building, which includes a full size school hall, two state of the art science laboratories and two additional classrooms, as well as new toilet facilities. We are also pleased to have recently opened our renovated 'Inclusion Space' which has bespoke classrooms and breakout space for our nurture and SEND students.
The school maintained a 'Good' grade in the latest visit by Ofsted in 2023. We pride ourselves on a culture of high support and high expectations, and we have excellent relationships with families and the community who work closely with us to ensure every child receives an excellent education.
We are in a fantastic location in Andover, Hampshire, being only a 15 minute walk from the city centre. We have the beautiful cathedral cities of Winchester and Salisbury within a half hour drive and London is an hour away on the train. With many picturesque Hampshire villages and towns on our doorstep, along with the coast, South Downs National Park and New Forest National Park, you really get the best of both city and country life in Hampshire.
We offer you:
* Career development and training: Access a wide range of statutory and developmental training to boost your career.
* Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
* Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives.
The role is due to commence from September 2025. This is a full time, permanent position. Early applications are encouraged as we will be reviewing applications upon receipt.
Closing date: Monday 03 March 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Commitment to safeguarding
Trust-wide Safeguarding Policies and Guidance
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Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Winton Community Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1000 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Winton Community Academy website (opens in new tab)
The school has rapidly improved and was graded a "Good" school by Ofsted in 2018. Our school is quickly gaining a positive reputation across Andover as a place where excellent teaching and strong support means that students thrive at our school.
Our students are our absolute strength. They are overwhelmingly polite, respectful and hard-working. We expect our students to work hard and behave well both inside and outside of the classroom. Over the last two years we have invested heavily in improving the resources that students have access to such as a new dance studio, a new library and the development of our animal management area as we believe our students deserve the best in order to be successful. As a community, we live and breathe our school values as we all understand that by adhering to them our community will be a better place to learn.
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