- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1245 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
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- School website
- Felixstowe School website
Head of Art/Photography
More than one location, Unity Schools Partnership24 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025 or January 2026
Closing date
23 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
28 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- 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 (Can be done as a job share): 33.25 hours per week (will consider part time)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,650 - £49,084
Pay scale
- MPS 1 -UPS - 3
Additional allowances
TLR2b £5,646
What skills and experience we're looking for
Felixstowe School
Head of Art/Photography
Contract: Full time Permanent (Would consider part time)
Salary: MPS 1 -UPS - 3 (fte £31,650 - £49,084 per annum) Plus TLR2b £5,646
Start Date:September 2025 or January 2026
We are looking to appoint an inspirational Head of Photography and Art with a passion for accelerating progress within our Photography and Art department, and promoting creativity and a joy for the arts amongst our students.
You will have the ability to teach Photography and/or Art across the full age and ability range and will be able to enthuse, engage and motivate our students to achieve their full potential.
This is an exciting time to join our school and play a key part in transforming the lives of our young people.
The ideal candidate will:
- Be an excellent Photography and/or Art teacher
- Be impassioned about the role of Photography and Art in Education.
- Be willing to lead across the department and contribute to the development and growth of the subject area.
- Be a committed team player who is organised and practical.
- Be a key member of the leadership team in the school
- Be able to get the best from colleagues
- Have the ability to engage and inspire pupils and build excellent relationships;
- Be committed to Felixstowe School's ethos;
- Be passionate and ambitious about their own career development.
You will join a friendly and welcoming faculty which is forward thinking, innovative and passionate about teaching.
The team prides itself on working together and delivering the best opportunities possible for our students and is keen to appoint a colleague who shares a similar ethos.
We welcome a visit to meet our staff and students.
Please contact Shane Hurren on 01394 288228 or shurren@fxs.org.uk
Felixstowe School is set within a new site and boasts bright classrooms and excellent facilities.
The Photography and Art department offers a kiln room and dark room facility as well as a range of printing equipment and other opportunities to develop a rich experience of Photography and for our students.
These facilities are rarely seen, particularly within new build schools and really bring to life the visual and creative arts. Art and Photography are popular subjects within our school spanning the full range of ages from 11-18. Our small, friendly sixth form encourages students to express their creative side and we benefit from cross-department links with film and media as well as Technology.
At GCSE our students embrace the opportunity to explore and experiment with different media, resulting in many of them choosing to study Art and Photography at post 16.
We are fortunate to have an extremely talented Art Technician who brings experience within Art and Photography but is also a skilled ceramicist in his own right. Our Art and Photography teachers are all subject specialists who bring a passion for the visual Arts and seeking the best in every student.
Our school highly prizes creativity and the arts subjects as a whole and the department is part of a faculty of creative subjects who collectively enjoy bringing school to life for every student.
The department is a fantastic resource within our school and prospective candidates would be most welcome to visit the school and meet the team, students and view the facilities.
Amongst these opportunities are:
- Links with the University of Suffolk with whom a collaborative project will be a year on year enrichment.
- Links to virtual exhibitions provided by the University of Suffolk, This is in response to our GCSE and A Level themes.
- Student talks and workshops designed and delivered by University students (Art and Photography)
- The above collaboration is a brilliant tool for strengthening our student and higher education connections.
- A Department Technician who is also a ceramist specialist and delivers workshops and small group work, plus is a great asset to support with lessons and prep etc.
- Sixth form study ‘booths’ in the Art department - creating an ‘Art School Feel’ and fostering a way of working that imitates that of a college space.
- A range of materials and processes available to explore and develop projects around. A very flexible approach to teaching and learning is embraced to allow teachers to play to their strengths.
- Exhibition rails to showcase student work around the school. A whole department ethos to push our subjects forward and allow the excellent work of our students to be showcased across the school
- A whole department ethos to grow as a team and allow our teachers to excel, feel valued and to deliver the best learning experience of Photography and Art possible.
We are keen to grow an already hugely valued department and we are looking for a leader who can offer drive and energy along with excellent teaching skills, to complete our team and support us in growing our subjects even further.
It is important to belong at work and the work you do is relied upon by our pupils, so even small positive differences which are made, make people very happy. We want to ensure you have a good work life balance and one of the ways we achieve this is by having a two-week autumn half term break.
We offer:
- Job satisfaction through making a positive impact on our student’s lives
- Friendly and supportive working environment
- Supportive and positive management
- Investment in your training and development
- Bespoke teacher development programmes supported by our Teaching School Hub
- Excellent career development opportunities in our school and across the trust including secondments to other trust schools
- Evidence informed research opportunities via our Research School and programmes to reduce teacher workload including the development of the CUSP curriculum and other programmes the staff within our schools benefit from
- Wellbeing support service
- Trust wide professional development
- Two week October Half Term
- Employee benefits programme You can view a full list of requirements in the job description.
If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, even if you don’t meet all the requirements, please apply as we may be able to support you in any areas for development or we may have alternative roles that are a good fit for you. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.
Closing Date: 09:00am, Monday 23 June 2025
Interview date: TBC
Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.
In line with safer recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs. Failure to complete an application form satisfactorily may result in not being shortlisted for the post.
Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks. We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.
We care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you’d prefer to work part-time or as a job-share, we’ll facilitate this wherever we can – whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work-life balance. We’re keen to ensure we’re designing an organisation that works for everyone, so we particularly encourage applications from different under-represented groups.
What the school offers its staff
- Job satisfaction through making a positive impact on our student’s lives
- Friendly and supportive working environment
- Supportive and positive management
- Investment in your training and development
- Bespoke teacher development programmes supported by our Teaching School Hub
- Excellent career development opportunities in our school and across the trust including secondments to other trust schools
- Evidence informed research opportunities via our Research School and programmes to reduce teacher workload including the development of the CUSP curriculum and other programmes the staff within our schools benefit from
- Wellbeing support service
- Trust wide professional development
- Two week October Half Term
- Employee benefits programme You can view a full list of requirements in the job description.
Commitment to safeguarding
Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.
Applying for the job
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Visas cannot be sponsored.
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About Unity Schools Partnership
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- shurren@fxs.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01394 288228
Academy Trust
School Details
Felixstowe School
Arranging a visit to Unity Schools Partnership
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