Curriculum Team Leader: ART in Liverpool

Key Responsibilities

• Curriculum Leadership: Design, implement, and evaluate a high-quality Art curriculum across Key Stages 3, 4, and 5 that meets statutory requirements and reflects the school’s commitment to excellence.
• Teaching and Learning: Lead the development of outstanding teaching and learning practices within the department, ensuring lessons are engaging, inclusive, and meet the needs of all learners. Embed the school’s common lesson framework across the curriculum area, maintaining a focus on pedagogical principles, fostering pupil engagement, adapting curriculum to diverse learning needs, and incorporating assessment for learning strategies.
• Quality Assurance: Lead quality assurance processes, including lesson observations, work scrutiny, data analysis, and pupil voice, to monitor and improve standards across the department.
• Subject-Specific Improvement Plans: Develop, implement, and review subject-specific improvement plans to address areas for development and ensure continuous progress for pupils.
• Staff Leadership and Development: Mentor, support, and inspire team members, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and professional growth.
• Data and Assessment: Analyse pupil progress and attainment data, identify gaps, and use insights to inform and reshape the curriculum; ensure targeted interventions are implemented to raise standards.
• Resource Management: Manage the departmental budget and resources effectively to support high-quality teaching and learning.
• Appraisal and Performance Management: Oversee the appraisal and performance management process for staff, providing regular feedback, setting development goals, and supporting professional growth.
• Enrichment: Champion Art initiatives across the school and promote extracurricular opportunities such as Art clubs, competitions, and trips to enrich the pupil experience.

Remuneration & Benefits

All teachers can be members of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme. The post will be paid according to the main teachers’ scale or the Upper Pay Spine for suitably experienced candidates (according to the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document). Catholic staff wishing to have their children educated at the College (subject to places being available and the child/ren satisfying the normal entry criteria) enjoy a measure of precedence in the College admissions code. Professional development of staff is a high priority. The College is a challenging but happy place to work.

Safeguarding

St Edward’s College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff, volunteers and trustees share this commitment. The recruitment process follows the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to disclosure and barring service checks, medical checks, online and social media checks, right to work verification, satisfactory references, suitability to work with children, and disclosure of unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.