Head of Department Art

What skills and experience we're looking for

Due to a change in roles within the school, we require a Head of Art for September 2026. The successful candidate will be an outstanding classroom practitioner, keen to develop leadership skills in the Creative Technologies Faculty at Lord Grey and will have excellent subject knowledge. We require a minimum of 0.8 FTE for this role. Happy to consider 0.8 or 1.0 FTE.

• will have a strong commitment to teaching and learning in Art and Design
• will be an effective classroom practitioner committed to raising standards for all students
• will be able to teach Art at Key Stages 3 & 4. An ability to teach KS5 would also be beneficial
• will be fully committed to enabling all students to achieve well and make good progress
• the drive and determination to motivate colleagues and students
• a creative and energetic approach to teaching and management
• good organisational skills
• the vision to develop the courses currently offered
• open to change, new ideas and innovation.

The right candidate will be totally aligned to our values of encouraging all students to be ambitious, determined, independent, respectful and successful and completely committed to promoting our mantra of Lord Grey Can!

Employee Benefits:

• Teacher & support staff pension schemes
• Continuous Professional development (CPD)
• Training School Alliance
• Networking opportunities
• Specsavers eyecare voucher
• Free Flu vaccine
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Medicash - Health Cash Plan
• 24/7 GP Appointments & prescription services
• Dental treatment
• Optical care
• Physiotherapy
• Skin vision - skin health tracker
• A range of essential healthcare expenses
• Exclusive discounts on shopping & travel

A lesson observation and a formal interview will form the selection criteria. A vacancy booklet, information for candidates booklet and the application form are all available on the vacancies section of Lord Grey Academy’s website:

Please note the application form and information for candidates booklet are available on the right hand side of the above link. Please do look at our recruitment video of our staff talking about working at Lord Grey and our document:
Why work at Lord Grey?

Completed application form and covering letter should be submitted to Human Resources at Lord Grey Academy or emailed to  by 9am on Monday 16 March 2026. Interviews will be held on Monday 23 March 2026.

Only successfully short listed candidates will be contacted.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding children. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check.