Head of Art
Arts & Media School Islington
Islington
- £35,745 - £52,463 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- + TLR 2b
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01/09/2022
- Apply by:
- 20 May 2022
Job overview
Head of Art
From September 2022
Full time, permanent contract
Salary Grade: M2 – UP3 + TLR 2b
Actual Salary: £35745 - £52,463 + TLR £4926 dependent upon experience
Arts & Media School Islington is a popular and thriving comprehensive school situated in North London; a vacancy has arisen for a Head of Art within our community. The opportunity is now available for another colleague to join us on our journey to ensure that every child is a scholar.
We are a good school and our curriculum has a strong academic core that is enhanced by creative teaching. Our diverse community of learners makes our school an exciting place to be. We serve a local area that features a wide range of ethnic and social backgrounds and we are committed to ensuring that our students enjoy a creative and rich educational experience that prepares them for further education. Our caring culture is built upon our cornerstones of Confidence, Aspiration, Reflection and Respect.
We are looking for an ambitious Head of Art to join us from September 2022. We have excellent facilities, a caring and welcoming school community with committed staff and a supportive leadership team. We require enthusiastic, confident candidates who can deliver outstanding teaching in this flagship subject.
Arts and Media School Islington bases its curriculum on creativity enabling all pupils to express themselves and achieve. The school has Artsmark Gold accreditation and we believe every child should have the opportunity to create, compose, and perform, as well as to visit, experience, participate in and review extraordinary work. Artsmark can help unlock the potential of children and young people, help to develop character and talent, and increase their knowledge and understanding. We boast an Artist in the Community collaboration with Cubbitt Arts and our pupils achieve excellent results in GCSE Art.
Closing date for applications: Friday 20th May 2022 - 12 noon
Interviews: Week commencing 23rd May 2022
School visits are welcome; please contact the reception to arrange a time.
For more information please visit our website; www.artsandmedia.co.uk (About us, staff vacancies tab)
Attached documents
About Arts & Media School Islington
Arts & Media School Islington is a co-educational, comprehensive trust foundation school in north Islington, London.
The Victorian school building was originally home to Montem Street School, later becoming known as Tollington Park Secondary School and, more recently, as George Orwell School.
In 2014, Arts & Media School Islington was selected to be one of 12 schools in London to participate in the Music in Secondary Schools Trust (MISST) programme, which aims to develop team-working skills, improve discipline and enrich the learning of students through the creativity of music.
Key stage 3 students at Arts & Media School Islington receive an orchestral string instrument alongside compulsory musical education for three years, all free of charge.
Every day is a welcome day at Arts & Media School Islington, if you wish to arrange a visit you can email a suggested time to Arts&MediaSchoolIslington@hays.com
Headteacher
Susan Service
Values and vision
Arts & Media School Islington’s vision of “every child a scholar” is built upon a strong academic GCSE core, enriched by the arts. The school aims to establish challenging academic goals, which its students are expected to aspire towards and surpass. The cornerstones of its ethos – aspiration, confidence, respect and reflection - are embedded in everyday life within the school community.
The school programme encourages interaction inside and outside the classroom, with an extra-curricular programme which offers a pathway for each student to involve themselves in the arts and volunteering sectors, as well as in leadership development.
Ofsted
“The quality of teaching is good in most lessons. Some teaching is outstanding. Teachers have high expectations and build positive relationships. As a result, students engage in their learning and begin to make accelerated rates of progress.”
View the latest Arts & Media School Islington’s latest Ofsted report
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