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Head of Art & Photography

Lift Winton, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 2PS

This job expired on 24 February 2025 – see similar jobs

• 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.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Lift Schools is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our colleagues 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.

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About Lift Winton

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1031 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lift Winton website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/winton-community-academy

Lift Winton is a rapidly improving 11-16 school situated in Andover in the centre of Hampshire, a short commute from Winchester, Salisbury and many picturesque Hampshire villages.

We are a large secondary school (1031 students) and offer tailored learning opportunities and a creative curriculum which meets the needs of our whole school community.

Winton has many strengths and people who visit are always impressed with our outstanding students, excellent facilities and calm, purposeful learning environment.

Winton aims to provide an outstanding education for all of the local children. What we want is an outstanding Andover education system for Andover children. The vision needs to be that all three phases of education in Andover are all excellent. Winton is very much at the centre of this vision.

The most important part of any school is the quality of the teaching. When walking around the corridors at Winton you will see students engaged in their learning and being challenged to think. The expectation is to have a positive mindset, an 'I can...' attitude to their learning. Rather than thinking "I can't do", this students are encouraged to think 'I can't do this...yet'. Classrooms are positive because of the positive relationships between students and teaching staff. Expectations are high, with regular and meaningful homework and innovative and engaging classwork which embraces new ideas and new technologies.

Our Curriculum

Our vision for the delivery of a broad and balanced 11-19 curriculum is founded on the following key principles:

Students can progress at their own pace but with staff ensuring that there is always pace and challenge
Technologies e.g. ICT will be as available as electricity and seen as another utility, which will facilitate learning in different contexts;
Personalised learning will be a reality with a wide ranging curriculum, which provides far more choice and less prescription;
Learning experiences will be coherent, integrated and not fragmented with an emphasis on learning and skill acquisition and transferal;
The curriculum will develop lifelong learners who will be able to adapt to take up jobs in the future, which do not presently exist;
The curriculum will embrace wider curriculum opportunities that bring learning to life in vivid fashion;
The curriculum will reflect the values and beliefs outlined previously: personal development is integral to the outcomes of the curriculum and success measures for this curriculum.

Ofsted

Winton was recently inspected by Ofsted and for the second time running has been recognised as a “Good” school.

The report sets out how the school has high aspirations for all their pupils, preparing them for the next stages of life with a curriculum that is “relevant and ambitious.” Inspectors noted that staff at Winton appreciated leaders’ efforts to help manage workloads.

The school has also been praised for their decisive response to the challenges students face post-Covid, including forging positive relationships with pupils to better help their behaviour and personal development. The report recognises the efforts to create a healthy school culture, by creating a “strong system for support” that helps to improve all areas of school life. We warmly welcome any interested prospective candidates to come and see our school in person.

Who is Lift Schools?

Lift Schools is made up of 57 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives – and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.

Our mission:

We will provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.
With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives.
We will work with others beyond our network to benefit more children and communities.

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