Lead Practitioner for Art
Astrea Academy Dearne, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S63 9EW13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
22 February 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 February 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Art and design
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £57,139.00 - £64,644.00 Annually (Actual) LP4-LP9
Lead Practitioner for Art job summary
Lead Practitioner for Art
Astrea Academy Dearne
Salary: LP4-LP9 (£57,139 - £64,644)
Contract: Permanent
Start Date: September 2026
Do you strive for excellence in your teaching and hold high expectations for every scholar you teach?
Are you able to motivate, inspire, and support colleagues to drive forward exceptional standards across the Art curriculum?
Astrea Academy Dearne is seeking an outstanding Lead Practitioner for Art to join our ambitious and dedicated team. This is an exciting opportunity for an expert practitioner with a passion for pedagogy, curriculum, and professional development to play a pivotal role in raising standards and ensuring exceptional outcomes for scholars across the academy.
At Dearne, we are a warm, aspirational, and forward‑thinking academy with a strong and inclusive scholarly culture. We believe every child deserves access to the very best that has been thought and said, and our staff are committed to delivering a knowledge‑rich curriculum underpinned by high standards, impeccable behaviour, and joyful, purposeful learning. Our academy is a proud member of the Astrea Academy Trust family of schools, located in Barnsley and within easy reach of Sheffield, Doncaster, Wakefield, and Leeds.
About the Role
As Lead Practitioner for Art, you will take a central role in accelerating scholar progress, driving excellence in teaching and learning, and supporting the professional development of staff within the department and wider academy. You will model exceptional practice, contribute to curriculum development, and ensure the highest standards of attainment and engagement across Art.
Your leadership will help embed our knowledge‑rich, traditional approach to teaching — influenced by Rosenshine, Teach Like A Champion, and developments in cognitive science — and will support the creation of a scholarly environment where all students can thrive.
Key Responsibilities
Raise Standards:
Lead improvements in teaching, learning, and scholar outcomes within Art and across the wider curriculum.
Deliver Exceptional Teaching:
Plan and deliver consistently high‑quality lessons that inspire, challenge, and engage scholars of all abilities.
Support Colleagues:
Provide coaching, modelling, and training to strengthen practice across the academy.
Curriculum Excellence:
Work collaboratively to develop and refine centralised, knowledge‑rich curriculum resources.
Assess & Enhance Progress:
Use data, feedback, and instructional coaching principles to identify next steps for scholars and staff.
Champion Inclusion & Ambition:
Ensure all scholars — regardless of background, prior attainment, or need — receive expert teaching and access to ambitious content.
What We’re Looking For
We are seeking a candidate who is:
- A highly effective practitioner, capable of modelling exceptional classroom practice.
- Motivational and collaborative, supporting colleagues to achieve shared goals.
- Aligned with our values and mission, and excited to contribute to our warm/strict culture.
- Unapologetically ambitious for every scholar, believing deeply that all children can achieve.
- Passionate about Art education, curriculum, and high‑quality teaching.
This role offers a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious teacher or middle leader ready to take the next step in their career.
What We Offer
- Extensive CPD and progression opportunities across Astrea South Yorkshire
- A knowledge‑rich curriculum built on powerful knowledge
- Centralised curriculum planning and high‑quality shared resources
- A highly supportive and visible senior leadership team
- A warm/strict behaviour culture and disruption‑free learning
- No formal graded observations — instead, ongoing, supportive instructional coaching
- Centralised detentions, including homework detentions
- Opportunities to complete NPQs
- An unrivalled professional growth model
Interested in Applying?
If you are passionate about education, excited by the prospect of a new challenge, or eager to help shape the Art provision at Dearne, we would love to hear from you.
Please take a look at the Applicant Brief to learn more about the role and how to apply.
We warmly welcome academy visits and would be delighted to show you our exceptional learning environment. To arrange a visit, please contact Hannah Peace at:
Hannah.peace@astreadearne.org
Commitment to Safeguarding and EDI
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to satisfactory background checks, including references and an enhanced DBS check.
We value diversity and welcome applications from underrepresented groups. As a Disability Confident employer, we provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
In line with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, candidates for public‑facing roles must demonstrate fluent English.
Flexible Interview Dates
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Interview dates may be flexible, and the academy may interview shortlisted candidates during the application window.
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you're ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to our ambitious and supportive team at Astrea Academy Dearne, we look forward to receiving your application.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks including references and enhanced DBS checks.
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 Astrea Academy Dearne
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1106 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Astrea Academy Dearne website
Do you want to be part of a team where you will help make a lasting impact on our students and rapidly accelerate their progress?
Do you want to work in a school where you are free to teach, with impeccable student behaviour and unhindered by bureaucracy?
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced teacher or ECT.
Astrea Academy Dearne is an 11-16 secondary academy situated in Barnsley, with around 1150 students. We are within commutable distance from Wakefield, Leeds, Doncaster and Sheffield and are a proud member of the Astrea Academy Trust family of schools. We have the highest aspiration for our students to achieve their very best and grow both as individuals and as members of their community. We are a truly comprehensive and inclusive academy. This is reflected in our approach to all areas of our work.
We are committed to a knowledge-rich curriculum and a traditional approach to teaching, behaviour and culture. We believe that schools must teach powerful knowledge, ’the best that has been thought and said’ and an ‘entitlement curriculum’ for all. We believe in explicit instruction and have been greatly influenced by Lemov’s ‘Teach Like A Champion’, Rosenshine and recent developments in cognitive science. We believe that the creation of a scholarly culture that is warm and strict, disciplined and joyful, where there is ‘purpose not power’, ensuring impeccable behaviour, where teachers can focus on teaching and pupils can focus on learning, underpins everything
We are values-driven and our vision is to provide an inclusive, aspirational and academic education for all our students, so that all of them will learn, thrive and lead successful lives. We are unapologetically ambitious for every child, no matter what their background, prior attainment or needs. We want to ensure that all our students have the option to be able to go to university or aspirational alternative. We are not going to reduce expectations because of a child’s background or home life, or because they are new to English or have a special education need. In fact, the opposite is true. It is our job to redouble our efforts to help children overcome these barriers so that they can flourish.
We value our staff highly and treat workload very seriously. Our systems are high leverage, ensuring you can really focus on your core purpose – teaching, in a sustainable way, unhindered by bureaucracy or poor behaviour.
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