Deputy Head of Art /Assistant Team Leader
| Posting date: | 03 February 2026 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 February 2026 |
| Location: | Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6RP |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 2e1d20e8-c5be-4f58-bda3-a0c59017fafa |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
This is the ideal role for an ambitious artist who is ready to lead, innovate and grow.
Teaching is demanding - but at Catmose College you’ll find what makes that challenge rewarding:students who want to learn,colleagues who support and inspire, andfirst‑class facilitiesin a College recently gradedOutstanding in all areas (March 2024).
Join a thriving Visual Arts community
Art & Design is a vibrant part of College life. Our curriculum spansdrawing and painting, digital art, 3D/ceramics, photography and textiles, giving students the knowledge, understanding and practical skills to create ambitious, personal work - and to love the process. We regularly work with professional artists and designers and offer workshops that broaden students’ perspectives.
Beyond lessons, students tap into a rich Electives programme with creative options such as ceramics, fashion illustration, printmaking, interior design, jewellery making, manga illustration, portraiture and more—the perfect launch pad for experimentation and portfolio building.
Our enrichment is purposeful and exciting: recent examples include a GCSE London Art Residential (V&A, street art at The Vaults, Wildlife Photographer of the Year) and aCambridge Art trip, both designed to spark ideas for assessment and coursework.
Your role as Assistant Team Leader
Working alongside the Team Leader of Art, Design and Technology, you will help ensure staff and students are expertly supported to do their best. We will shape the final portfolio to your strengths and ambitions, but indicative areas include:
• Enhancing pedagogy across the team through coaching and sharing best practice.
• Developing and evaluating assessment so it supports progress and creativity.
• Reviewing and refreshing curriculum so it stays relevant, rigorous and inspiring.
This position is ideal for a strong classroom practitioner who is ready to broaden their influence and develop leadership experience in a successful, well‑resourced department—within a College where behaviour is exemplary and students achieve very well.
Who we’re looking for
A colleague who is:
• Passionate about Art with excellent subject knowledge across traditional and contemporary media.
• A consistently strong classroom teacher with high expectations and a track record of enabling students to produce ambitious work.
• Reflective and collaborative, with the ability to coach others and lead initiatives.
• Skilled at buildingpositive relationshipswith students and colleagues; a clear, confident communicator.
• Committed to the College’s high personal and professional standards and to the wider life of the team (clubs, trips, exhibitions).
What the school offers its staff
• Outstanding school: Ofsted Outstanding in every category (March 2024).
• Motivated learners: Students are mature, polite and keen to learn; behaviour is a strength noted by Ofsted.
• Superb facilities: Purpose‑built, award‑winning campus with specialist spaces and excellent digital resources to support high‑quality teaching.
• Rich trips & visits: FromLondon art residenciesto gallery visits and local fieldwork that feed directly into assessment and portfolios.
• Extensive CPD: High‑quality professional developmentincluding a part funded Master’s schemeand leadership pathways across the Federation.
• Wellbeing & flexibility: A leadership culture that actively supportspositive work–life balanceandflexible working.
• Post‑16 opportunity: Potential to teachA level Art, Craft & Design at Harington School, our Outstanding post‑16 partner on the campus.
• Staff benefits: Staff laptop,free parking,Cycleshare salary‑sacrifice,priority admission for children of staff, andholidays outside the usual term‑time pattern(including atwo‑week autumn breakand an early summer).
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Commitment to safeguarding
The Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students in our care and expects all staff to share this commitment. We provide safeguarding training to all staff on an annual basis, and all staff are responsible for ensuring safeguarding, health and safety policies are implemented in line with Federation policy and current legislation.
This is the ideal role for an ambitious artist who is ready to lead, innovate and grow.
Teaching is demanding - but at Catmose College you’ll find what makes that challenge rewarding:students who want to learn,colleagues who support and inspire, andfirst‑class facilitiesin a College recently gradedOutstanding in all areas (March 2024).
Join a thriving Visual Arts community
Art & Design is a vibrant part of College life. Our curriculum spansdrawing and painting, digital art, 3D/ceramics, photography and textiles, giving students the knowledge, understanding and practical skills to create ambitious, personal work - and to love the process. We regularly work with professional artists and designers and offer workshops that broaden students’ perspectives.
Beyond lessons, students tap into a rich Electives programme with creative options such as ceramics, fashion illustration, printmaking, interior design, jewellery making, manga illustration, portraiture and more—the perfect launch pad for experimentation and portfolio building.
Our enrichment is purposeful and exciting: recent examples include a GCSE London Art Residential (V&A, street art at The Vaults, Wildlife Photographer of the Year) and aCambridge Art trip, both designed to spark ideas for assessment and coursework.
Your role as Assistant Team Leader
Working alongside the Team Leader of Art, Design and Technology, you will help ensure staff and students are expertly supported to do their best. We will shape the final portfolio to your strengths and ambitions, but indicative areas include:
• Enhancing pedagogy across the team through coaching and sharing best practice.
• Developing and evaluating assessment so it supports progress and creativity.
• Reviewing and refreshing curriculum so it stays relevant, rigorous and inspiring.
This position is ideal for a strong classroom practitioner who is ready to broaden their influence and develop leadership experience in a successful, well‑resourced department—within a College where behaviour is exemplary and students achieve very well.
Who we’re looking for
A colleague who is:
• Passionate about Art with excellent subject knowledge across traditional and contemporary media.
• A consistently strong classroom teacher with high expectations and a track record of enabling students to produce ambitious work.
• Reflective and collaborative, with the ability to coach others and lead initiatives.
• Skilled at buildingpositive relationshipswith students and colleagues; a clear, confident communicator.
• Committed to the College’s high personal and professional standards and to the wider life of the team (clubs, trips, exhibitions).
What the school offers its staff
• Outstanding school: Ofsted Outstanding in every category (March 2024).
• Motivated learners: Students are mature, polite and keen to learn; behaviour is a strength noted by Ofsted.
• Superb facilities: Purpose‑built, award‑winning campus with specialist spaces and excellent digital resources to support high‑quality teaching.
• Rich trips & visits: FromLondon art residenciesto gallery visits and local fieldwork that feed directly into assessment and portfolios.
• Extensive CPD: High‑quality professional developmentincluding a part funded Master’s schemeand leadership pathways across the Federation.
• Wellbeing & flexibility: A leadership culture that actively supportspositive work–life balanceandflexible working.
• Post‑16 opportunity: Potential to teachA level Art, Craft & Design at Harington School, our Outstanding post‑16 partner on the campus.
• Staff benefits: Staff laptop,free parking,Cycleshare salary‑sacrifice,priority admission for children of staff, andholidays outside the usual term‑time pattern(including atwo‑week autumn breakand an early summer).
•
Commitment to safeguarding
The Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students in our care and expects all staff to share this commitment. We provide safeguarding training to all staff on an annual basis, and all staff are responsible for ensuring safeguarding, health and safety policies are implemented in line with Federation policy and current legislation.