Head of Arts
Outwood Academy Kirkby, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG17 7DHThis job expired on 14 October 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
14 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
8 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subjects
- Art and design, Drama, Music
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L1 - L5
What skills and experience we're looking for
Collaborating closely with the Senior Leadership Team, you'll champion our core belief: putting ‘Students First’, Raising Standards and Transforming Lives. Your leadership will be the driving force behind an inspired, motivated team, ensuring an engaging curriculum and raising student attainment levels.
The department has a strong curriculum that is well-planned and ready to deliver, with the flexibility to allow for the successful candidate to contribute their own creative ideas and style of pedagogy. The department engages in a range of extra curricular activities.
The school's thriving Arts Department has an excellent reputation for delivering a progressively challenging, stimulating and fun art education throughout the school. As the Head of the Arts Department you will contribute to the strategic direction and development of the department, preparing a plan that will ensure the department continues to be innovative, creative, successful and ambitious, inspiring a love of the subjects in their students.
You will also lead and manage department staff, promoting excellence in teaching and learning that will help students to develop their potential within Arts. This role will be key to ensuring that they deliver a high quality academic and creative experience to all students within a safe, well-supported, well-resourced and well-looked after environment.
We believe that the students of Outwood Academy Kirkby both deserve and need exceptional staff role models. We are looking for staff who care, who inspire, and who believe in our students' potential.
What the school offers its staff
What will we do for you?
- A competitive salary with pay progression
- A fantastic pension and additional benefits
- Flexible family friendly policies from day one
- Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programme
- Our Workload Charter with guaranteed CPD every week and much more (for teaching roles)
Further information on employee benefits can be foundhere.
To find out more about working for Outwood and to read a message from our CEO please clickhere.
We think you will be impressed by the welcoming and supportive atmosphere at the academy. If you have any questions or would like to discuss the role please contact Jonathan Morgan (Director of Arts) atj.morgan@outwood.comwho will be pleasedto tell you more, either by email or telephone, and we would be delighted to welcome you on a visit if you would like to see us in person.
If you share our vision, join our family.
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.
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About Outwood Academy Kirkby
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 529 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Outwood Academy Kirkby website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- r.renshaw@kirkby.outwood.com
Chief Executive Officer: Lee Wilson
Principal: Mark Golden
We are a 11-16 academy based in the market town of Kirkby-in-Ashfield, on the eastern edge of the Erewash Valley which separates Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. We became part of the Outwood Family of Schools in 2022 and are yet to be inspected by Ofsted.
We are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. We place students at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning.
We believe that learning should be both enjoyable and enriching. With a holistic view of education, we aim to create a safe and secure learning community that encourages healthy and sustainable lifestyles and empowers students to pursue career pathways they will find stimulating and deeply rewarding.
As we continue to improve and progress, help to take us to the next level.
We work hard to ensure we reduce workload on staff, allowing more time in the classroom to put our vision of students first, raising standards and transforming lives into practice.
All academies within the Outwood Family have gained the IQM Inclusive Schools Award with 18 having Centre of Excellence status and one holding Flagship status.
Arranging a visit to Outwood Academy Kirkby
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email r.renshaw@kirkby.outwood.com.
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