Director of Faculty – Creative Arts

Number on roll: 1087

Required start date: January 2022 (or later by negotiation for exceptional candidates) 

Director of Faculty – Creative Arts

Salary: L8 – L12

Elliott Hudson College is an ambitious and high performing 16-19 sixth form college that is committed to raising standards for young people across the Leeds City region. Working as part of The GORSE Academies Trust, Elliott Hudson College has a mission to ensure that its students receive an exceptional education and that they successfully progress to their chosen destination. 

We are looking for professionals who want to work in a college that focuses on developing a culture of excellence where all members of the community strive to be better tomorrow than they are today. Underpinning our ethos are the core values of positivity, professionalism, purpose and participation. We believe that if all members of the community align their behaviours with these values that we are more likely to achieve excellence for all.

Through this approach Elliott Hudson College is becoming a catalyst for social change, transforming opportunities for the young people in the communities it serves. We are determined, through the establishment of this college, to ensure that poverty and deprivation should in no way limit either the quality of a young person’s educational experience or the levels of achievement to which those students are able to rise.

We are seeking to appoint a well-qualified and exceptional Director of Faculty to join a dynamic middle leadership team who is committed to transforming the lives of young people in the Leeds City region. The Creative Art Faculty consists of the following A Level subjects and we are therefore looking for a leader who has the ability and experience to teach in one or more of these specialisms:  

• Art and Design – (Fine Art; Graphics; Photography are all taught as separate specialisms) 
• English Language 
• English Literature 
• English Language (GCSE)Film Studies 
• Media Studies 
• Product Design

Please make your subject specialism(s) clear on your application.

The team is committed to providing an exceptional curriculum where all students, regardless of their starting point, achieve beyond national expectations. 

If you are a leader in a secondary or Post 16 setting, with the vision to lead the strategic direction of subjects for which you have passion and a proven track record of delivering strong outcomes for students, this role offers an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the further development of Elliott Hudson College. The successful candidate must be passionate about improving students’ life chances and you must have a strong work ethic and high expectations of yourself and others and have the ability to lead staff and students in realising those expectations.

This is an exciting opportunity for candidates who are keen to be at the centre of our organisational change. The last few years have been exceptional for The GORSE Academies Trust and we are incredibly proud that Elliott Hudson College has been judged as ‘outstanding’ in all areas, by Ofsted in March 2018.

Elliott Hudson College opened in 2015 and now has a student population of 1087 Year 12 and 13 A-Level students. The college is housed in brand new, state-of-the-art accommodation at The White Rose Office Park, Millshaw Park Lane, Leeds, LS11 0LT.

An application pack is available to download direct from our website at www.tgat.org.uk/jobs or by email to recruitment@elliotthudsoncollege.ac.uk.

We would welcome all potential applicants to visit the college and/or hold a video meeting with the appropriate Director of Faculty. Please email recruitment@elliotthudsoncollege.ac.uk with your availability. 

Closing date for applications: Monday 18 October 2021 (midday)

Applications should be returned to: recruitment@elliotthudsoncollege.ac.uk 

Candidates notified by: Tuesday 19 October 2021

Interviews will take place: Thursday 21 October 2021 

Please be aware that Elliott Hudson College is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children, and applicants will be subject to full employment checks, including DBS checks. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce which reflects the population of Leeds.

The key role of a Director of Faculty is the development of highly effective and committed Subject Leaders who have the skills, abilities and direction required to undertake their roles effectively. Through this, a Director of Faculty will continually drive improvement in order to achieve the vision of the college and uphold the core values.