Team Leader of Art and Design Technology
Kettlethorpe High School, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 7EL16 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
27 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
10 February 2026
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Art and design
Working pattern
- Full time: Full Time, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 to UPS3 + TLR 1A
Additional allowances
TLR 1 A £10174 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking an outstanding and inspirational leader to join our large, successful secondary school as Head of Art & Design and Design Technology. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a thriving and highly successful department and shape the creative and technical education of our students.
The successful candidate will be an exceptional practitioner who can confidently teach Fine Art to a high standard, alongside contributing to the wider Art & Design and Design Technology curriculum. Strong subject knowledge, creativity, and the ability to inspire students across all key stages are essential.
We currently offer at GCSE: AQA Fine Art, Graphic Communication, and Textiles Design. We also offer Photography, DT, WJEC Hospitality and Catering, Level 1 BTEC Home Cooking Skills, and AQA DT Unit Award. The department is well-resourced, with 9 teaching staff and 3 technicians supporting a broad and ambitious curriculum.
This role offers an exciting leadership opportunity for someone ready to build on the department’s strong foundations and drive forward innovative and inclusive practice.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic leadership and vision for Art & Design and DT
- Drive high standards of teaching and learning across both subjects
- Inspire and motivate staff and students to achieve excellence
- Develop an innovative curriculum that prepares students for future success
What the school offers its staff
What We Offer:
- A supportive and collaborative leadership team
- Excellent facilities and resources for Art & Design and DT
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression
- A school culture that values creativity, innovation, and achievement
If you are passionate about leading creative education and have the vision to make a real impact, we would love to hear from you.
Apply now and help us shape the next generation of artists, designers and engineers.
Kettlethorpe High School is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding our pupils and expects all staff, governors and volunteers to share this commitment. Any successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
For further information and to apply online please visit: www.kettlethorpehigh.co.uk
Completed application forms should be returned to the school by noon on Friday 27 February 2026.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The successful applicant will be required to provide criminal conviction information and complete a disclosure application form.
Applying for the job
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About Kettlethorpe High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1672 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Kettlethorpe High School website
- Email address
- suethompson@kettlethorpe.wakefield.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01924 251605
Kettlethorpe High School is a large comprehensive school in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. We have 1,700 pupils aged 11–16 and often see year group entries of between 330 to 360 pupils.
The school opened in 1965, and we have benefitted from considerable capital building improvements over the years. Recently, the school has had a new MFL block and sports studio built and also financed our own all-weather 3G pitch for school and community use.
Pupils benefit from a rich and broad curriculum offer. At Key Stage 4, our English Baccalaureate entry and actual figures are the very best in Wakefield. In 2021, the entry was 79% with 61% achieving passes across the EBacc suite of subjects. At this school, pupils succeed and do well. Progression rates are impressive.
Across the school, the wider life of the school and extra-curricular offer is second to none. Pupils and staff engage with a rich extra-curricular offer and we are very proud of our sports, arts and performing arts offer. It adds a real richness to our school community.
Our pupils are great and have lots to say about their school. They support and represent their community well. Over the last 9 years, they have raised over £103,000 for Children in Need. Most years, they raise between £10,000 and £15,000 for CiN and other charities.
Teachers at the school work hard to support all our pupils. They are proud of their successes and involvement with the school.
As a school community, we recognise that schools are more than just Ofsted judgements. We do what we do to benefit our pupil community first and foremost. That said, we are more than a ‘good’ school and valued the comment made by one lead inspector… ‘There is something very special going on at this school.’ We agree!
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