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  • Start date details

    1 September 2026

  • Closing date

    13 March 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    27 February 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Head of department or curriculum

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£55,747.00 - £61,534.00 Annually (Actual) Leadership Pay Scale L4 - L8

Head of Performing Arts job summary

Job Title: Head of Performing Arts

Terms: 1.0FTE Permanent

Salary: Leadership Pay Scale - L4-L8

Location: Ivybridge Community College

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Trust at Ivybridge Community College.

The role of Head of Performing Arts supports the effective operation of the trust and works to uphold and promote its vision and values. The post holder will carry out the duties of a teacher as set out in the most recent School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions document. Your aim is to be an effective leader, teacher and tutor who challenges and supports all your students to do the best and achieve their potential by:

Inspiring trust and confidence in your students and colleagues.

Building team commitment amongst your students and colleagues.

Engaging and motivating students.

Analytical thinking.

Taking positive action to improve the quality of your students’ learning.

Applicants are encouraged to outline any specialisms in Music within their application as there I likely to be a requirement to teach this, though we welcome candidates from all performing arts disciplines

Working for the Trust includes some key benefits, please see our website for full details.

For an informal discussion regarding this role, please contact HR on 01752 691000.

If you believe you can demonstrate the dedication, skills and passion required, we look forward to receiving your application.

Information about our key policies is available at: https://www.westst.org.uk/our-policies (this includes our DBS Policy, Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy, and Recruitment and Selection Policy).

Ivybridge Community College is committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment; therefore, all posts will be subject to a satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure and all other relevant pre-employment checks.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

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About Ivybridge Community College

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
2323 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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School location

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