Job Description

The Head of Art leads the Art department, overseeing teaching, curriculum delivery, pupil progress, and staff development.
The role includes strategic planning, driving standards, and ensuring high-quality Art education across the school.
About the role
Responsible for planning and delivering well-structured Art lessons and ensuring strong pupil progress and engagement.
Leads, manages, and supports staff within the Art department, including line management, training, and appraisal responsibilities.
Oversees assessment, attainment, curriculum development, and the overall quality of teaching and learning in Art.
Ensures best practice, provides professional guidance, and contributes to whole-school expectations and smooth operations.
About the school
A forward-thinking, supportive setting committed to high standards of teaching and learning.
Encourages professional growth, collaboration, and innovation within departments.
Focuses on creating a positive learning environment where staff and students thrive academically and creatively.
Requirements
To be considered for the role of Head of Art you will:

• QTS or QTLS (or an equivalent UK teaching qualification)
• A degree or equivalent level of education
• Experience teaching Art at Key Stages 3 - 5 in UK secondary schools
• Strong classroom management skills with the ability to engage and inspire students
• Compassionate, understanding, and committed to student development
• Available for an immediate start

Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are:

• Suitable teaching experience

Smart Teachers is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.
About Smart Teachers
Smart Teachers is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.
What Smart Teachers offer
As a valued employee of Smart Teachers, you will receive:

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers' Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
• FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.
• Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

Smart Teachers do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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