Head of Art
Yate Academy, Yate, South Gloucestershire, BS37 4DX10 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2027
Closing date
18 October 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
7 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Art and design
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE) Plus TLR2A £3,632 per annum
Head of Art job summary
Are you passionate about your subject and committed to helping both pupils and colleagues reach their full potential?
At Yate Academy, we are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Head of Department to lead our art provision and contribute to the continued success of our school.
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced teacher to shape the strategic direction of the department. As Head of Department, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring an engaging and ambitious curriculum is delivered effectively, enabling every pupil to achieve their full potential. You will work closely with senior leaders and colleagues across the school to raise standards, share best practice and contribute to the wider success of the school.
Main duties of the role include:
- Organise curriculum delivery within the Art Department.
- Make available full, up-to-date schemes of work, for the subjects within the Learning Area.
- Encouraging the selection of suitable teaching and learning styles and subject matter in providing a differentiated approach to students.
- Monitor and analyse the academic performance of students on an ongoing basis and provide relevant reports when requested.
- Devise and implement appropriate intervention strategies.
- Complete self-evaluation documentation, following data analysis.
We are looking for an individual who:
- Qualified Teacher Status
- Relevant postgraduate studies.
- Previous experience as a subject Head (desirable but not essential).
- Successful teaching experience in Art at Key Stage 3 & 4.
- An exceptional classroom practitioner.
- Able to identify strengths and gaps in students’ understanding and act appropriately.
- Outstanding organisational skills to ensure efficient and effective implementation of the role.
- Ability to self-evaluate to inform improved outcomes.
- Commitment to high standards and expectations.
About Yate Academy
At Yate Academy, we have built our ethos on a strong set of core values which underpin everything that we do. Our aim is to give students at Yate Academy a better chance of success than if they attended any other school in the country.
Resilience, leadership and citizenship run through all aspects of school life.
Why Join Greenshaw Learning Trust?
At Greenshaw Learning Trust, collaboration sits at the heart of everything we do. As part of our family of schools, you'll benefit from shared expertise, high-quality professional development and opportunities to grow your career across the Trust.
We offer our staff:
- Professional development and career progression
- Generous pension scheme
- Blue Light Card
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Gym discounts
- Free eye tests
- Car Benefit Scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Being part of a supportive and ambitious organisation
If you share our commitment to helping every child thrive, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Please download the recruitment pack for further information.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 18th October 2026. We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date.
We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or adjustments to interact with us, please let us know.
Greenshaw Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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 Yate Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 804 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Yate Academy website
At Yate Academy, we have built our ethos on a strong set of core values which underpin everything that we do. Our aim is to give students at Yate Academy a better chance of success than if they attended any other school in the country.
Greenshaw Learning Trust is a highly successful multi academy trust that provides excellent quality, comprehensive and inclusive education through primary schools and secondary schools. Our schools are based in London, Surrey, Berkshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Plymouth. We also have three shared service hubs where our central teams can be based out of. We are building a family of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing their own distinctive character. We thrive from collaboration at every level. We encourage a culture of sharing ideas and learning from one another. As a Trust of schools, we are ‘Always Learning’.
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