Head of Department - Art
The Halley Academy, London, SE3 8EPThis job expired on 25 March 2019 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2019
Closing date
25 March 2019 at 12am (midnight)
Date listed
6 March 2019
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Art and design
Working pattern
- Full time
Full-time equivalent salary
- Lead Practitioners range 1 to Lead Practitioners range 16, £47,750 to £65,816
Additional allowances
TLR based on experience.
Being part of Leigh Academies Trust: As of 1st January 2019, our Trust is comprised of 23 geographically organised academies (11 secondaries, 11 primaries and 1 special) educating over 15,000 students, and employing over 2,500 talented staff. We also have three further academies in development phase, due to open in September 2020. The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North West Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training providers and a large teaching school.
As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.
We strive to offer a range of benefits that all employees can take advantage of which we regularly review and add to.
Head of Department - Art job summary
About the role: The Halley Academy has a rare and exciting opportunity to appoint an experienced Art practitioner to head up our department. Joining us at Easter or September 2019 (depending on your availability), the appointed Head of Art will be driven, motivated and most of all, passionate about their subject area. Ideally, our successful candidate will have some leadership experience already, whether that be a cross-school role or perhaps a Key Stage Co-ordinator role. We offer a working environment like no other, incredible students, great resources and investment in you as a leader... what more could you want!
Our successful candidate will join us on a permanent, full-time basis and must be able to teach at Key Stages 3, 4 and 5 with some exposure to Photography as well. Regardless of what stage you are at in your career, we can offer you bespoke career progression and development and fantastic career prospects. As an IB School, applicants that have previous experience in delivering MYP and DP are of strong interest to us but please note that this criterion is not essential.
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.
About The Halley Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 876 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- The Halley Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- talent@latrust.org.uk
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