Curriculum Team Leader: ART
| Posting date: | 01 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 May 2026 |
| Location: | Liverpool, Merseyside, L12 1LF |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7a107346-f79a-4ad6-a52a-35504ffcd362 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Curriculum Leadership: Design, implement, and evaluate a high-quality Art curriculum across Key Stages 3, 4, and 5 that meets statutory requirements and reflects the school’s commitment to excellence.
Teaching and Learning:
Lead the development of outstanding teaching and learning practices within the department, ensuring lessons are engaging, inclusive, and meet the needs of all learners.
Ensure every teacher within the curriculum area embeds the school’s common lesson framework to promote consistency in lesson delivery. This includes maintaining a focus on the school’s pedagogical principles, fostering pupil engagement, adapting the curriculum to meet diverse learning needs, and incorporating assessment for learning (AfL) strategies.
Quality Assurance:
Lead quality assurance processes, including lesson observations, work scrutiny, data analysis, and pupil voice, to monitor and improve standards across the department.
Subject-Specific Improvement Plans:
Develop, implement, and review subject-specific improvement plans to address areas for development and ensure continuous progress for pupils.
Staff Leadership and Development:
Mentor, support, and inspire members of your team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and professional growth.
Lead and motivate staff to achieve high standards of teaching and learning, encouraging the sharing of best practices and a commitment to the best outcomes for all pupils.
Data and Assessment:
Analyse pupil progress and attainment data, as well as reports to parents, identifying gaps in achievement and using this information to inform and reshape the curriculum. Ensure targeted interventions are implemented to raise standards based on data-driven insights.
Resource Management:
Manage the departmental budget and resources effectively to support high-quality teaching and learning.
Appraisal and Performance Management:
Oversee the appraisal and performance management process for staff, providing regular feedback, setting development goals, and supporting professional growth.
Enrichment: Champion Art initiatives across the school and promote extracurricular opportunities such as Art clubs, competitions, and trips to enrich the pupil experience.
What the school offers its staff
Remuneration & Benefits:
All teachers are able to be in membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme. The post will be paid according to main teachers’ scale or on the Upper Pay Spine for suitably experienced candidates (according to the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document). Catholic staff wishing to have their children educated at the College (subject to places being available and the child/ren satisfying the normal entry criteria) enjoy a measure of precedence in the College admissions code. The professional development of staff is a high priority. The College is a challenging but happy place to work.
Timeline for Appointments:
Advertised: On College website, TES, Ednet
Contract type: Permanent
Start Date: September 2026
Closing Date: See job advertisement or College website.
We reserve the right to interview and appoint before the closing date, so early applications are strongly encouraged. Interviews: W/C Monday 11 May
How to Apply:
Applications should be made to the Principal,
Lee Fabia, using the College application form (a CV may be submitted as well, but no application can be accepted without the College application form completed in full).
Apply by post to:
Lee Fabia
Principal
St Edward's College
Sandfield Park
Liverpool, L12 1LF
Or apply by email to: recruitment@st-edwards.co.uk All applications will be acknowledged within one working day of receipt.
St Edward's College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service 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.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Curriculum Leadership: Design, implement, and evaluate a high-quality Art curriculum across Key Stages 3, 4, and 5 that meets statutory requirements and reflects the school’s commitment to excellence.
Teaching and Learning:
Lead the development of outstanding teaching and learning practices within the department, ensuring lessons are engaging, inclusive, and meet the needs of all learners.
Ensure every teacher within the curriculum area embeds the school’s common lesson framework to promote consistency in lesson delivery. This includes maintaining a focus on the school’s pedagogical principles, fostering pupil engagement, adapting the curriculum to meet diverse learning needs, and incorporating assessment for learning (AfL) strategies.
Quality Assurance:
Lead quality assurance processes, including lesson observations, work scrutiny, data analysis, and pupil voice, to monitor and improve standards across the department.
Subject-Specific Improvement Plans:
Develop, implement, and review subject-specific improvement plans to address areas for development and ensure continuous progress for pupils.
Staff Leadership and Development:
Mentor, support, and inspire members of your team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and professional growth.
Lead and motivate staff to achieve high standards of teaching and learning, encouraging the sharing of best practices and a commitment to the best outcomes for all pupils.
Data and Assessment:
Analyse pupil progress and attainment data, as well as reports to parents, identifying gaps in achievement and using this information to inform and reshape the curriculum. Ensure targeted interventions are implemented to raise standards based on data-driven insights.
Resource Management:
Manage the departmental budget and resources effectively to support high-quality teaching and learning.
Appraisal and Performance Management:
Oversee the appraisal and performance management process for staff, providing regular feedback, setting development goals, and supporting professional growth.
Enrichment: Champion Art initiatives across the school and promote extracurricular opportunities such as Art clubs, competitions, and trips to enrich the pupil experience.
What the school offers its staff
Remuneration & Benefits:
All teachers are able to be in membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme. The post will be paid according to main teachers’ scale or on the Upper Pay Spine for suitably experienced candidates (according to the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document). Catholic staff wishing to have their children educated at the College (subject to places being available and the child/ren satisfying the normal entry criteria) enjoy a measure of precedence in the College admissions code. The professional development of staff is a high priority. The College is a challenging but happy place to work.
Timeline for Appointments:
Advertised: On College website, TES, Ednet
Contract type: Permanent
Start Date: September 2026
Closing Date: See job advertisement or College website.
We reserve the right to interview and appoint before the closing date, so early applications are strongly encouraged. Interviews: W/C Monday 11 May
How to Apply:
Applications should be made to the Principal,
Lee Fabia, using the College application form (a CV may be submitted as well, but no application can be accepted without the College application form completed in full).
Apply by post to:
Lee Fabia
Principal
St Edward's College
Sandfield Park
Liverpool, L12 1LF
Or apply by email to: recruitment@st-edwards.co.uk All applications will be acknowledged within one working day of receipt.
St Edward's College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service 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.