Head of Art & Design
| Posting date: | 12 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 February 2026 |
| Location: | Poole, Dorset, BH15 2BW |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 462000a3-c6c9-493d-945b-8f3170ab154c |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and driven Head of Art & Design to join our high-performing, forward-thinking and cohesive department.
Art is a thriving and successful subject area and is popular at both GCSE and A-Level. The Art team is tight-knit and has fantastic work space and resources. We teach a rigorous academic curriculum with a clear focus on supporting all students achieve positive outcomes. You will work with the technology department and the wider school team to continually drive attainment and standards across the department and the school as a whole.
We are looking for an outstanding individual who will relish the opportunity:
• To plan and deliver high-quality lessons in your subject through our highly effective schemes of work and lesson resourcing.
• To proactively participate in our whole-school CPD programme to continually develop and sharpen your practice, and to take pride in sharing your strong practice with colleagues.
• To contribute to whole school activities and events
• To be engaged in the wider curricular offer for students, through being involved in clubs and activities, particularly those in the subject area.
• To promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in accordance with our Safeguarding and Child Protection policies
Who we are looking for
We would love to hear from you if you:
• Are an outstanding classroom practitioner across all secondary key stages
• Able to evidence outstanding teaching and learning in the current role and GCSE results which reflect this through both attainment and progress against national expectations
• Are committed to improving your pedagogical practices
• Are aspirational for career development and eager to seize additional career progression opportunities
You will also be keen to live our Twynham Learning employee values, which are:
• Aim high
• Keep improving
• Don’t leave anyone behind
• See the bigger picture
What the school offers its staff
• Disruption-free learning and a ‘warm-strict’ behaviour system
• Collaborative planning with centralised, shared units of work and resources
• The opportunity to teach up to A Level
• A feedback policy focused on whole class feedback – no onerous marking policies
• Centralised detentions, including homework detentions (you do not need to organise/chase at all)
• No formal graded lesson observations – just ongoing ‘no-stakes’ feedback, helping you to continuously develop
• Professional development that is continuous and based upon national research schools
• A culture of engaged learners – leaving you free to teach high-quality lessons
• Comprehensive induction process with ongoing support from a dedicated induction co-ordinator
• An exceptional CPD offer from ECT through to preparation for senior and system leadership
• A school and trust with the scale and structure to maximise opportunities and career progression
• Automatic membership of the Teachers Pension Scheme
Free and easy on-site parking
Commitment to safeguarding
We value diversity and inclusiveness. We want our workforce to be representative of all sections of our community, so we give equal opportunities. We don't discriminate on age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy/maternity, race/colour/nationality, religion/belief, sex or sexual orientation. We'll only consider people who can evidence their right to work in the UK. We're committed to robust Safer Recruitment processes to safeguard children. We undertake enhanced criminal records checks before appointment. Candidates must disclose all unprotected spent and unspent cautions and convictions. It is an offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and driven Head of Art & Design to join our high-performing, forward-thinking and cohesive department.
Art is a thriving and successful subject area and is popular at both GCSE and A-Level. The Art team is tight-knit and has fantastic work space and resources. We teach a rigorous academic curriculum with a clear focus on supporting all students achieve positive outcomes. You will work with the technology department and the wider school team to continually drive attainment and standards across the department and the school as a whole.
We are looking for an outstanding individual who will relish the opportunity:
• To plan and deliver high-quality lessons in your subject through our highly effective schemes of work and lesson resourcing.
• To proactively participate in our whole-school CPD programme to continually develop and sharpen your practice, and to take pride in sharing your strong practice with colleagues.
• To contribute to whole school activities and events
• To be engaged in the wider curricular offer for students, through being involved in clubs and activities, particularly those in the subject area.
• To promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in accordance with our Safeguarding and Child Protection policies
Who we are looking for
We would love to hear from you if you:
• Are an outstanding classroom practitioner across all secondary key stages
• Able to evidence outstanding teaching and learning in the current role and GCSE results which reflect this through both attainment and progress against national expectations
• Are committed to improving your pedagogical practices
• Are aspirational for career development and eager to seize additional career progression opportunities
You will also be keen to live our Twynham Learning employee values, which are:
• Aim high
• Keep improving
• Don’t leave anyone behind
• See the bigger picture
What the school offers its staff
• Disruption-free learning and a ‘warm-strict’ behaviour system
• Collaborative planning with centralised, shared units of work and resources
• The opportunity to teach up to A Level
• A feedback policy focused on whole class feedback – no onerous marking policies
• Centralised detentions, including homework detentions (you do not need to organise/chase at all)
• No formal graded lesson observations – just ongoing ‘no-stakes’ feedback, helping you to continuously develop
• Professional development that is continuous and based upon national research schools
• A culture of engaged learners – leaving you free to teach high-quality lessons
• Comprehensive induction process with ongoing support from a dedicated induction co-ordinator
• An exceptional CPD offer from ECT through to preparation for senior and system leadership
• A school and trust with the scale and structure to maximise opportunities and career progression
• Automatic membership of the Teachers Pension Scheme
Free and easy on-site parking
Commitment to safeguarding
We value diversity and inclusiveness. We want our workforce to be representative of all sections of our community, so we give equal opportunities. We don't discriminate on age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy/maternity, race/colour/nationality, religion/belief, sex or sexual orientation. We'll only consider people who can evidence their right to work in the UK. We're committed to robust Safer Recruitment processes to safeguard children. We undertake enhanced criminal records checks before appointment. Candidates must disclose all unprotected spent and unspent cautions and convictions. It is an offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.