Head of Physical and Arts Education
Burntwood School, London, SW17 0AQ13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
19 March 2026 at 9am
Date listed
6 March 2026
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
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Teachers’ Pay Scale (Inner London) plus TLR 1.2
Head of Physical and Arts Education job summary
Role: Head of Physical & Arts Education
- Full time/Part time: Full Time
- Salary Grade: Teachers’ Pay Scale (Inner London) plus TLR 1.2 allowance of £12,515 per annum
- Reporting to: Principal/Senior Leadership Team Link
- Commencing: September 2026
We are seeking to appoint a well-qualified, committed, enthusiastic and experienced team leader to lead the Performing Arts Education cluster which includes Dance, Music, Drama and PE. We warmly welcome applications from all qualified candidates across the full range of physical and arts education specialisms. While we particularly value experience in Drama- and in developing Drama within a wider Performing Arts Curriculum- we would be delighted to hear from applicants with diverse strengths and passions.
The Head of Cluster will lead a dedicated group of staff to develop new approaches to deliver an exciting, ambitious and challenging curriculum that stimulates students to achieve their best.
Our school achieves excellent GCSE, BTEC and A level results with large numbers of students going on to university. The successful applicant will build on the successes of the Performing Arts cluster area and ensure that students continue to thrive in the subjects and are confidently prepared for the next stage of education.
How to Apply
Burntwood is a popular, highly successful, multi-cultural school. We put equality, safeguarding and inclusion at the heart of our ethos. Burntwood has a strong corporate identity characterised by our firm commitment to the UNICEF Convention on the Rights of the Child.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check.
Please note, we are only accepting applications through our career site on eteach, any other applications will not be accepted.
The closing date for applications is Thursday 19th March 2026 at 9am.
The interview will take place the following week.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Burntwood School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1472 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Burntwood School website
Burntwood is a highly successful academy for girls. We are an 11-19 comprehensive school with 1500+ students, of whom 450 are in our mixed Sixth Form. The majority of our students progress to our Sixth Form and the vast majority then on to university and higher education.
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