Head of Art
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 2BRDeadline is today
Start date details
January 2026/May 2026
Closing date
6 October 2025 at 1pm
Date listed
15 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Art and design
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,916.00 - £45,352.00 Annually (Actual)
Head of Art job summary
Head of Art
Job Title: Head of Art
Salary: Main Pay Scale (MPS) + TLR 2b
Contract Type: Permanent/Full Time
Start Date: January 2026 start date is preferred to help facilitate an effective handover/ May 2026
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen to lead the Art Department at Sir William Borlase's Grammar School following the decision by the current post holder to retire after 18 years' dedicated service to the school.
The Head of Art will be responsible for the teaching and learning of Art throughout the school, ensuring that every student is positively encouraged to fulfil their potential.
The Art Department at Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
The Art department comprises the Head of Art, part-time teacher of Art (0.2), and part-time Art Technician (0.8).
The Art department has two classrooms, an office and a store room, situated in the Theatre block with the Design & Technology, Music and Drama departments. There is also a kiln room in the Theatre block.
The school has an ambitious plan to colocate all Performing and Creative Arts subjects in the same building by constructing a mezzanine level in the neighbouring Old Gym. Students perform very well in their Art GCSE and A Level examinations.
In future years, we would love to see more students opting to study Art at Key Stages 4 and 5 and interviewees will be asked about their strategies for achieving this at interview. The architecture of the school provides a wonderful canvas and work from students of all ages is on display on walls and in display cabinets around the site.
A January 2026 start date would be ideal in order to facilitate a smooth and effective handover process, however the school is also open for a May 2026 start date.
Please see Job Description and School Information Pack further information.
Sir William Borlase's Grammar and the Marlow Education Trust has a responsibility for and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and for ensuring that they are protected from harm, therefore it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent cautions and convictions cautions
- All adult cautions and spent convictions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
The post is subject to an enhanced DBS including the children's barred list check and qualifications check.
As part of Sir William Borlase's Grammar School and the Marlow Education Trust's pre-recruitment due diligence checks, online searches may be conducted for shortlisted candidates.
We welcome applicants from a diverse range of cultures and all sections of our community.
Please note that applications will be reviewed as received and should a suitable candidate be identified, we may close the vacancy early. Therefore, early application is encouraged.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1205 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Sir William Borlase's Grammar School website
Sir William Borlase’s Grammar School is an Outstanding selective-entry, co-educational grammar school located in the centre of the attractive riverside town of Marlow, Buckinghamshire. Heavily oversubscribed, the school has an excellent academic record at both GCSE and A Level. Our highly - motivated students and enthusiastic teachers thrive in our distinctive, vibrant teaching and learning environment. We offer a broad and rich curriculum and have an excellent reputation for our wider opportunities including STEM, Sport, Performing Arts, Creative Writing, Duke of Edinburgh Award, Expeditions and many other extra-curricular activities.
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