HASMONEAN HIGHSCHOOL

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Head of Department / Director of Learning – Creative Arts

Salary: MPS, TLR 1A, R&R dependent on experience

Start Date: September 2017

Contract Term: Full Time, Permanent

We are looking for a dynamic and inspirational leader to take the helm of our outstanding Creative Arts department. You will lead a committed team of highly experienced teachers in delivering exceptional learning experiences for the students at Hasmonean High School. If you have leadership and management experience and proven outstanding classroom practice, then we would like to hear from you. The successful candidate would ideally have to be an Art specialist. You must be highly organised, knowledgeable in using data to support students and have the ability to communicate effectively with clarity and sensitivity to the school community. You will enjoy leading, and being part of, a team, and can be flexible and creative in your approach.

Hasmonean High School has been rated as the leading non-selective state school in the country for four years in a row (The Times, 2012 -2015). The school was also judged to be Outstanding in every category by Ofsted (November 2012).

Come and join our culturally diverse and friendly staff at Hasmonean. We are an outstanding school with students who engage in their learning and enjoy being intellectually challenged.

You would be joiningus at an exciting stageof our journey as our programme for a new state of the art building gets underway.

Our School is a thriving community with a nursery on site for staff.

Our training and development programmes for staff are exceptional and highly regarded

We would love you to become part of our growing family

Hasmonean High School offers childcare facilities for all staff at our onsite nursery.

To request an Application Form, and information pack including a job description and person specification, please visit or contact

Applications forms will be considered on receipt, so you are encouraged to apply at the earliest opportunity. Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged.

The appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.