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Head of Art and Community

Head of Art and Community

Deptford Green School

Lewisham

  • £32,157 - £50,935 per year
  • Quick apply
  • Expired
Salary:
Main Scale/UPS + TLR1a allowance of £8,291
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
6 February 2022

Job overview

'Steering our journey towards becoming the leading Art school in Lewisham and beyond with exceptional academic and pastoral provision inclusively for all'.

Want to work in a progressive school with creativity at its heart?  Want to join a school where professional development and staff voice are core to our everyday practice? 

Join us here at Deptford Green, an inner-city London school with diversity, creativity and community as our core purpose. 

'Catch the wind in your sails, Explore, Dream Discover' - this is our school motto and it underpins our ethos and philosophy.  

So, if you are a dynamic and passionate professional who would like to be part of something special, apply today. 

Head of Art & Community 

The Deptford Green Art and Design Department are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Art practitioner to lead our growing art department. As a school with a vision to become a leading art provider across Lewisham and beyond this is an important role for our school.

This post will suit an exiting Head of Department who is looking for a new challenge and a whole school role within the arts. 

We are looking for an experienced and outstanding classroom practitioner who is committed to growing the department and team to provide exciting and diverse creative opportunities for our students. 

In house training and professional development is strong and successful candidates will have the opportunity to work alongside lead practitioners for external NPQs as part of our 'Inspire' CPD package.

The vision for the school is to develop into a specialist arts provision, this is an exciting time to join the team and grow the department into an outstanding arts provider for Lewisham children.

We encourage you to visit our school prior to applying so that you can meet our wonderful and articulate students and enjoy a tour of our beautiful building and facilities.

The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 6th February 2022 and interviews  will be held  on Thursday 10th February 2022. 

We look forward to meeting you.

To find out more about our school, please visit our website.

Additional information

Deptford Green School is committed to our responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our young people. We will only recruit those who share this commitment and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are right for the job, and that all candidates are appropriately screened prior to appointment. Please ensure that you complete your application fully. Any job offer will remain conditional until satisfactory completion of:      

  • References (which will be sought prior to interview)      
  • Verification of past employment      
  • Verification of any gaps in employment      
  • Enhanced DBS check      
  • Barred list check      
  • Section 128 check       
  • Overseas criminal record check (if necessary)      
  • Identity check      
  • Right to work in the UK      
  • Evidence of qualifications applicable to the role      
  • Confirmation of accreditation with professional bodies where applicable      
  • A satisfactory health check (if applicable)

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About Deptford Green School

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+44 20 8691 3236

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'Steering our journey towards becoming the leading Art school in Lewisham and beyond with exceptional academic and pastoral provision inclusively for all'.

Want to work in a progressive school with creativity at its heart?  Want to join a school where professional development and staff voice are core to our everyday practice?

Join us here at Deptford Green, an inner-city London school with diversity, creativity and community as our core purpose.

'Catch the wind in your sails, Explore, Dream Discover' - this is our school motto and it underpins our ethos and philosophy.

So, if you are a dynamic and passionate professional who would like to be part of something special, apply today.

To find out more about what it is like to work with us, watch our recruitment video

Headteacher

Emma Thurston

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