Head of Learning - Performing Arts
Leigh Academy Hugh Christie, Tonbridge, Kent, TN10 4PU13 days remaining to apply
Closing date
29 September 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
16 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Drama
Working pattern
- Full time: Full Time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS based on experience + TLR
What skills and experience we're looking for
Leigh Academy Hugh Christie has an exciting opportunity for an engaging and enthusiasticHead of Learning - Performing Artsto join their thriving department from January 2026. Our successful candidate will be responsible for leading the Performing Arts department and ensuring high standards of teaching and learning. If you are an experienced Performing Arts practitioner ready for a role with leadership responsibilities, we want to hear from you!
This is a chance to join and lead an enthusiastic team of Performing Arts specialists who are dedicated, driven and highly creative. The team are generous with their time and very much enjoy sharing resources and expertise; a real team ethos has been created in the Performing Arts department. You will play a key role in developing our curriculum in bothDrama and Music, and will have the opportunity to be involved in many exciting projects.
What the school offers its staff
Why Join Us?
- A supportive environment:Collaborate with an experienced team that values innovation and creativity in teaching.
- Opportunities to grow:We value talent and ambition and are committed to supporting the professional growth of all team members, helping individuals take the next steps in their career.
- Room to excel:Teaching both Drama and Music is a possibility, but not essential—what matters is your dedication to student success and your own professional growth.
If you’re ready to inspire and be inspired, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and let’s create an exciting future together at Leigh Academy Hugh Christie.
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
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About Leigh Academy Hugh Christie
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 779 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Leigh Academy Hugh Christie website
- Email address
- joinus@latrust.org.uk
Arranging a visit to Leigh Academy Hugh Christie
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