Subject Leader for Art

Subject Leader for Art 

Salary – Leadership Scale L1-4 – dependent on experience 

Full time permanent position commencing April or September 2018 

Due to the retirement of the current postholder we have a rare opportunity to join one of the country’s largest Special Schools for young people with a diagnosis of Autism, Asperger’s’ Syndrome and Speech and Language Disorders. The split site school is located in the Derbyshire countryside. 

The School’s most recent integrated OFSTED inspection in July 2014 graded the school as Good. The school has worked hard since then and we believe we are now on the verge of an Outstanding judgement. Two recent Residential OFSTED inspections in November 2017 have graded the residential provision across both sites as Outstanding. An external Challenge Partner Review in March 2017 graded the overall education provision at the school as Outstanding. 

We are looking to maintain our teaching capacity with the appointment of a suitably experienced Subject Leader for Art from April 2018 or as soon after as possible. We would be prepared to wait until September for an exceptional candidate. We demand flexibility, integrity, hard work, resilience and a deep desire to educate young people. In return you will receive fantastic support, incredible career development opportunities, an impressive team working approach to education and the priceless reward of knowing that you are making a difference each and every day to the lives of some very unique individuals. As a general principle, we hold equal value with subject specialism and the character of the applicant as we appreciate that teaching is demanding in any school, this is no different in our school. However we require an exceptionally creative individual to maintain the superb artistic standards within our school. The Art department at school is a key department with truly outstanding results across all key stages. The facilities are excellent and can accommodate the development of the creative skills of our young people whether they are more interested in digital media or ceramics or photography as examples. 

The successful candidate will work within a small but experienced teaching staff team, supported by a large and dedicated TA team. There will also be an expectation to work alongside a team of dedicated and highly specialised Speech and Language and Occupational Therapists. This whole team approach is key to our excellent provision. 

If you are an enthusiastic and inspirational teacher and you want to make a significant difference to the lives of young people then we would like to hear from you. 

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Paul Burrows, Deputy Headteacher on 01629 822586, or paul.burrows@senadgroup.com . 

Please visit www.senadgroup.com/careers for more details and to complete an online application. Please contact Emily Butler on 07702 564 234 for information by post.

Closing Date for all Applications: Wednesday 14th February 2018, 12pm prompt
Interview Date: Wednesday 28th February 2018