Head of Art
Washwood Heath Academy, Birmingham, West Midlands, B8 2AS17 days remaining to apply
Closing date
1 July 2025 at 9am
Date listed
12 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Art & Design
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Main Scale + TLR 1D
Head of Art job summary
We have an outstanding opportunity for a highly effective, motivated and experienced Art Teacher to lead our vibrant and successful Art Department.
Are you an inspirational and enthusiastic Teacher looking for a new challenge? Do you have the teaching skills and personality to motivate and energise learners? Are you passionate about the Art curriculum and nurturing the next generation of Artists?
This is an exciting time to join our enthusiastic, passionate Art department. The team are highly motivated and dedicated to improving learners’ outcomes. As the department leader for Art, you will focus on leading a team and supporting them in developing their knowledge and classroom practice. You will also have the opportunity to work collaboratively with the Head of The Arts Faculty.
The successful candidate will be capable of inspiring pupils through their passion for the subject, have excitement and drive for teaching and learning, and desire to maximise student outcomes.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established Art team and contribute to a department and faculty that seeks to provide a first-class education for all its learners. For all pupils to achieve academic excellence, we deliver a knowledge-rich curriculum where teachers are the experts, and their role is to convey their knowledge and expertise to pupils. We believe all pupils are entitled to learn about ‘The best, which has been thought and said’ (Matthew Arnold).
Our school is in a central location, with wonderful and enthusiastic pupils and fantastic staff who always go the extra mile for their classes. Our friendly, family feel is part of why parents choose Washwood Heath Academy for their children and why many staff are long-term employees. We are part of the Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust, a family of local schools located within 15 minutes of one another: 4 Primary schools, 2 Secondary schools and 1 All-through school. This will allow you to grow and develop professionally with a fantastic Academy Trust that is very supportive and collaborative with a strong sense of community.
We can offer you:
A collaborative and inclusive culture, where team members will upskill you and give you regular opportunities to learn from each other in a safe and collaborative environment, both within your schools and Trust-wide.
An opportunity to undertake structured CPD via access to the National College online CPD platform and/or apprenticeships such as Level 7 Senior Leaders Masters, with regular twilights.
Access to Career Pathways and Pledge to help you plan for and make your goals a reality via our Professional Growth and Performance (PPG) process.
A wellbeing culture, with paid and unpaid time off to support life events via our Life Leave Policy, access to a Wellbeing Champion and the opportunity to participate in our annual staff wellbeing survey with Edurio, so we know and can respond to views.
Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), which includes confidential counselling, access to wellbeing advice and a lifestyle app called “My Possible Self”.
Access to a suite of supportive policies, such as Life Leave, Wellbeing, Career Break and Family Friendly.
Access to a generous pension scheme known as the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (LGPS).
Access to a comprehensive employee rewards package including Long Service Awards, Employee Referral Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and contribution to glasses and eye-sight tests for eligible display screen users.
Opportunity to be part of key Trust-wide collaborative groups such as the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI working group) and Wellbeing working groups, including menopause support and neurodiversity support.
Onsite parking at all schools.
N.B. CVs will not be accepted
Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.
Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) covers this post and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken
We value our people and are dedicated to making sure that everybody feels empowered to bring their authentic self to work. We have an outstanding opportunity to work at Washwood Heath Academy as an Head of Art
We promise to treat all candidates fairly, consistently and with respect throughout the application, assessment, and selection process.
We are also “happy to talk flexible working” subject to the operational requirements of the role.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
Washwood Heath Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.
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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 are not accepted.
About Washwood Heath Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 18
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 1719 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Washwood Heath Academy website
School location
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