Head of Art
| Posting date: | 11 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 June 2025 |
| Location: | Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 3AG |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4d6fa957-7964-4687-bbe3-51684ffeebaa |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will be an outstanding art teacher with a desire to share their love for the subject with the students through a rich curriculum and varied art media, using both traditional techniques and contemporary practices. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop a small and successful department and to take a key role in our creative strategy group which is focusing on enhancing art, music and drama provision across the whole school.
The successful individual will be an inspirational and innovative teacher who wishes to make use of a fantastic opportunity to further their career within an outstanding school.
What the school offers its staff
'This school is a truly special place. Pupils flourish here' Ofsted March 2022.
Do you love your subject? Do you want to work in classrooms where you can take risks in how you teach in order to develop your craft? If the answer is yes, then Lawrence Sheriff may well be the place for you!
Lawrence Sheriff School is an outstanding boys’ grammar school of approximately 1200 students, around 450 of whom are in our coeducational sixth form. As a National Teaching School Hub, we have played a significant role in initial teacher training and continuous professional development across the region. This enables us to offer all staff varied and interesting opportunities to enhance their practice.
Our ethos is that students are happy and successful at Lawrence Sheriff and their experience of Art is a key element of this as it enables them to develop their imaginative, creative and expressive skills, whether choosing it as a subject option or as part of our Enrichment and extracurricular opportunities.
Further details about the role
To download an application pack please visit our website: www.lawrencesheriffschool.net
To apply please complete and return the job application and equality details forms to Personnel at recruitment@lawrencesheriffschool.com, along with a letter of application. Please do not submit CVs, as only the job application form will be considered.
For further information please contact the Personnel department: Tel: 01788 843700, E‑mail: recruitment@lawrencesheriffschool.com
Closing date for applications:
09.00 am on Monday 23 June 2025
Lawrence Sheriff School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
The successful candidate will be an outstanding art teacher with a desire to share their love for the subject with the students through a rich curriculum and varied art media, using both traditional techniques and contemporary practices. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop a small and successful department and to take a key role in our creative strategy group which is focusing on enhancing art, music and drama provision across the whole school.
The successful individual will be an inspirational and innovative teacher who wishes to make use of a fantastic opportunity to further their career within an outstanding school.
What the school offers its staff
'This school is a truly special place. Pupils flourish here' Ofsted March 2022.
Do you love your subject? Do you want to work in classrooms where you can take risks in how you teach in order to develop your craft? If the answer is yes, then Lawrence Sheriff may well be the place for you!
Lawrence Sheriff School is an outstanding boys’ grammar school of approximately 1200 students, around 450 of whom are in our coeducational sixth form. As a National Teaching School Hub, we have played a significant role in initial teacher training and continuous professional development across the region. This enables us to offer all staff varied and interesting opportunities to enhance their practice.
Our ethos is that students are happy and successful at Lawrence Sheriff and their experience of Art is a key element of this as it enables them to develop their imaginative, creative and expressive skills, whether choosing it as a subject option or as part of our Enrichment and extracurricular opportunities.
Further details about the role
To download an application pack please visit our website: www.lawrencesheriffschool.net
To apply please complete and return the job application and equality details forms to Personnel at recruitment@lawrencesheriffschool.com, along with a letter of application. Please do not submit CVs, as only the job application form will be considered.
For further information please contact the Personnel department: Tel: 01788 843700, E‑mail: recruitment@lawrencesheriffschool.com
Closing date for applications:
09.00 am on Monday 23 June 2025
Lawrence Sheriff School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.