HOD Music & Performing Arts
| Posting date: | 13 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 December 2025 |
| Location: | Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S12 2SF |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 61cf2131-bf7b-4039-baff-911d9f95f059 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for someone who:
• An individual with excellent communication skills.
• A driven, proactive and positive individual with an unwavering commitment to continuously improving standards.
• A team player who works closely with colleagues and other professionals to ensure policies and procedures are in place to secure high levels of attendance and engagement.
• Good general IT skills.
• Be resilient in implementing the academy’s attendance policy.
• An individual who has a fundamental belief in the power of education to enable students to achieve anything they set their minds to.
• You must have good organisational skills and a keen eye for detail.
• Demonstrate a positive, proactive and professional approach at all times.
What the school offers its staff
We will offer you:
• Highly competitive salary. We pay an average of 5% above national scales, the best rates of pay in the sector.
• Excellent facilities and resources.
• Access to an outstanding professional development programme.
• Exceptional curriculum resources.
• Expert subject advice.
• Three extra INSET days for planning.
• At least one personal leave day a year.
• Polite, respectful and dedicated students who want to learn and fulfil their potential.
• Colleagues who are supportive, friendly and who are committed to each other’s professional development.
• A chance to become part of one of the largest groups of academies in the country.
• Opportunities to work collaboratively with colleagues in other schools within the Yorkshire cluster and across United Learning.
• Excellent employee benefits which include a highly sought-after pension scheme with high employer contributions.
• Access to training through the Apprenticeship Levy.
• Generous staff discount scheme.
• We are open to requests for flexible or part-time working; and we encourage open and regular conversations about work-life balance.
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.
We are looking for someone who:
• An individual with excellent communication skills.
• A driven, proactive and positive individual with an unwavering commitment to continuously improving standards.
• A team player who works closely with colleagues and other professionals to ensure policies and procedures are in place to secure high levels of attendance and engagement.
• Good general IT skills.
• Be resilient in implementing the academy’s attendance policy.
• An individual who has a fundamental belief in the power of education to enable students to achieve anything they set their minds to.
• You must have good organisational skills and a keen eye for detail.
• Demonstrate a positive, proactive and professional approach at all times.
What the school offers its staff
We will offer you:
• Highly competitive salary. We pay an average of 5% above national scales, the best rates of pay in the sector.
• Excellent facilities and resources.
• Access to an outstanding professional development programme.
• Exceptional curriculum resources.
• Expert subject advice.
• Three extra INSET days for planning.
• At least one personal leave day a year.
• Polite, respectful and dedicated students who want to learn and fulfil their potential.
• Colleagues who are supportive, friendly and who are committed to each other’s professional development.
• A chance to become part of one of the largest groups of academies in the country.
• Opportunities to work collaboratively with colleagues in other schools within the Yorkshire cluster and across United Learning.
• Excellent employee benefits which include a highly sought-after pension scheme with high employer contributions.
• Access to training through the Apprenticeship Levy.
• Generous staff discount scheme.
• We are open to requests for flexible or part-time working; and we encourage open and regular conversations about work-life balance.
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.