Head of Performing Arts

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(Y)Our Opportunity

Are you a visionary leader ready to shape the future of Performing Arts?

At Welling School, we believe that Drama and the Performing Arts are vital to a student's development, fostering the discipline, confidence, and creativity they need to succeed. We are seeking an exceptional Head of Performing Arts with a specialism in Drama to lead our department into its next chapter of excellence.

As the architect of our students' creative journeys, you will ensure that creativity, performance, and achievement are at the heart of their school experience. By leading Drama and providing a coherent, ambitious vision for Music and Art, you will ensure every young artist at Welling School benefits from a seamless arts education that empowers them to find their voice, build their confidence, and take pride in their craft.

The Role

This is a pivotal leadership position designed for an ambitious educator who can balance artistic passion with rigorous academic management. You will be responsible for the strategic direction of Performing Arts across the school, ensuring that high-quality teaching leads to outstanding student outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Champion Progress: Lead systematic student tracking to ensure every learner, including those with SEND and high prior attainers exceeds their potential across GCSE, A-Level, and Vocational pathways.
• Innovate the Experience: Drive our ArtsMark journey and develop a curriculum that provides students with rich cultural capital and direct links to the creative industries.
• Empower Excellence: Mentor the next generation of educators through ITT and lead a faculty team where high-quality pedagogy ensures students receive an outstanding education in every lesson.
• Foster Belonging: Lead a vibrant extracurricular programme of performances, concerts, and workshops that celebrate student achievement and make the arts the "beating heart" of our school community.

The Successful Candidate

The ideal candidate will be a distinguished educator with a proven track record of departmental leadership or significant project management within the arts.

You will possess:

• Expertise: A good degree in Drama (or equivalent) and QTS.
• Track Record: Proven success in delivering outstanding student outcomes and experience directing high-quality productions.
• Leadership: The ability to innovate and lead staff, ensuring a consistent and ambitious student experience across all arts disciplines.
• Qualities: Determination to ensure that every student, regardless of background, benefits from exceptional resources and opportunities.

What We Offer You

• Generous Pension Scheme: Secure your future with substantial employer contributions toward your long-term financial wellbeing.
• Wellbeing Support: Access to a wellbeing app that supports exercise and mindfulness, plus an expert-led Eight-Week Mindfulness Programme.
• Retail and Lifestyle Discounts: A scheme offering savings both online and in-store to support everyday living costs.
• Cycle To Work Scheme: Supporting affordable access to bikes and promoting active, sustainable travel.
• Family Friendly Leave: Policies designed to help colleagues balance professional commitments with caring responsibilities.
• Counselling Support: Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for colleagues and their eligible immediate family members.
• Tailored CPD: Continued professional development to support your in-role excellence and career progression ambitions.

About Welling School

Our values of being Kind, Ambitious, and Active underpin everything we do. We balance high standards with a genuine commitment to our people. Our expectations are high because we believe every student has the potential to flourish and become a valuable, confident member of the community we serve.

To find out more, visit our website here or contact the school office on 020 8304 8531 / recruitment@wellingschool-tkat.org.

If you share our ambition for every child and want to make a real-world impact, we would love to hear from you. We reserve the right to close early for the right candidate.

Our Commitment

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full safer recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

Flexible working

We recognise the value of enabling our employees to develop their career and balance this with their commitments and interests outside of work. We promote flexible working practices and opportunities to promote a positive work life balance.

Our Commitment - Equity, Inclusion, Diversity and Belonging

At Kemnal, we are committed to Equity, Inclusion, Diversity, and Belonging. We embrace and celebrate differences, value individual experiences, aspirations, and achievements, and continuously learn how to grow better together. We actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, as we believe diversity strengthens our community and drives us forward.

Access to interview

Be Who You Are at Kemnal - should you be selected and invited to interview please let us know if you require us to adapt the recruitment process to enable you to participate as your authentic self. We want applicants to be able to engage with us in ways that support who they are and we are committed to making adjustments within the recruitment process and within the workplace.