Head of Department Art
Lord Grey Academy, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK3 6EW6 days remaining to apply
Job start date
13 April 2026
Closing date
2 February 2026 at 9am
Date listed
26 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- 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: Full time teaching hours Monday to Friday - Full Year
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- TLT MPS/UPS SCALE M1 - M9 plus TLR 2b £5,872 per annum
Additional allowances
TLR 2b £5,872 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
Due to a change in roles within the school, we require a Head of Art for Easter 2026. The successful candidate will be an outstanding classroom practitioner, keen to develop leadership skills in the Creative Technologies Faculty at Lord Grey and will have excellent subject knowledge.
The successful candidate:
will have a strong commitment to teaching and learning in Art and Design
will be an effective classroom practitioner committed to raising standards for all students
will be able to teach Art at Key Stages 3 & 4. An ability to teach KS5 would also be beneficial
will be fully committed to enabling all students to achieve well and make good progress
the drive and determination to motivate colleagues and students
a creative and energetic approach to teaching and management
good organisational skills
the vision to develop the courses currently offered
open to change, new ideas and innovation.
The right candidate will be totally aligned to our values of encouraging all students to be ambitious, determined, independent, respectful and successful and completely committed to promoting our mantra of Lord Grey Can!
What the school offers its staff
Employee Benefits:
Teacher & support staff pension schemes
Continuous Professional development (CPD)
Training School Alliance
Networking opportunities
Specsavers eyecare voucher
Free Flu vaccine
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Medicash - Health Cash Plan:
24/7 GP Appointments & prescription services
Dental treatment
Optical care
Physiotherapy
Skinvision - skin health tracker
A range of essential healthcare expenses
Exclusive discounts on shopping & travel
The Academy is committed to safeguarding children. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check.
Further information about the job
A lesson observation and a formal interview will form the selection criteria. A vacancy booklet, information for candidates booklet and the application form are all available on the vacancies section of Lord Grey Academy’s website: https://www.lordgrey.org.uk/vacancies/
Please note the application form and information for candidates booklet are available on the right hand side of the above link. Please do look at our recruitment video of our staff talking about working at Lord Grey and our document: Why work at Lord Grey?
Completed application form and covering letter should be submitted to Human Resources at Lord Grey Academy or emailed to hr@lordgrey.org.uk by 9am on Monday 2 February 2026. Interviews will be held on Monday 9 February 2026.
Only successfully short listed candidates will be contacted.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Academy is committed to safeguarding children. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check.
Applying for the job
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About Lord Grey Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1431 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Lord Grey Academy website
- Email address
- hr@lordgrey.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01908 626110
Lord Grey Academy is an exciting and vibrant learning community where students enjoy great success in and outside of the classroom. Our Academy motto: Lord Grey Can is important to us as we prepare our students for successful adult lives in an increasingly competitive world.
Lord Grey Academy is popular and is the first choice school locally. We have a strong focus on academic achievement throughout the school and develop our young people to be independent and resilient learners. We are immensely proud of our inclusive ethos and of the positive relationships that we build with parents and the local community. We believe that all students can achieve.
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