Skip to main content

This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience.

Marchant Recruitment and our selected partners use cookies and similar technologies (together “cookies”) that are necessary to present this website, and to ensure you get the best experience of it. If you consent to it, we will also use cookies for analytics purposes.

See our Cookie Policy to read more about the cookies we set.

You can withdraw and manage your consent at any time, by clicking “Manage cookies” at the bottom of each website page.

Select which cookies you accept

On this site, we always set cookies that are strictly necessary, meaning they are necessary for the site to function properly.

If you consent to it, we will also set other types of cookies. You can provide or withdraw your consent to the different types of cookies using the toggles below. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time, by clicking the link “Manage Cookies”, which is always available at the bottom of the site.

To learn more about what the different types of cookies do, how your data is used when they are set etc, see our Cookie Policy.

These cookies are necessary to make the site work properly, and are always set when you visit the site.

Vendors Teamtailor

These cookies collect information to help us understand how the site is being used.

Vendors Teamtailor
Chichester

Head of Art & Design – Secondary Academy in Chichester (January Start)

A creative secondary academy in Chichester, West Sussex, is seeking an inspiring Head of Art & Design to lead its Visual Arts faculty on a full-time, permanent basis starting in January.

Job Overview

Art is a thriving discipline at this academy. The successful candidate will take strategic leadership over Fine Art, Photography, Graphic Communication, and 3D design, guiding pupils through portfolio development, contextual studies, and annual public exhibitions.

Working alongside art technicians and teaching staff, you will manage studio spaces, curation schedules, and non-exam assessments (NEA) across Key Stages 3, 4, and 5. This is a full-time, permanent contract.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide artistic vision, curriculum mapping, and operational leadership for the Art department

  • Teach practical studio and theoretical Art lessons across Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, and Key Stage 5

  • Manage studio spaces, print presses, darkrooms, ceramic kilns, and supply budgets

  • Oversee GCSE and A-Level portfolio curation, NEA moderation, and external exam board submissions

  • Organize annual student art exhibitions, gallery visits, and artist-in-residence workshops

  • Line-manage department teachers and art technicians

The School & What’s on Offer

  • January Start: Full-time, permanent contract commencing January

  • Facilities: Naturally lit studio spaces, ceramics equipment, printmaking presses, and digital darkrooms

  • Location: Prime Chichester location with good regional transport access

Candidate Requirements

  • Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or recognized UK credentials with an honors degree in Fine Art or Visual Arts

  • Strong personal artistic portfolio and demonstrated success in GCSE/A-Level Art outcomes

  • Prior leadership or subject coordination experience in a secondary setting

  • An active enhanced DBS check on the Update Service (or willingness to apply)

How to Apply

Please send your CV at your earliest convenience to be considered for this full-time, permanent Head of Art position in Chichester for a January start.

Location
Chichester

About Marchant Recruitment

Write a short description of your company, a boilerplate of the business, service or product that you offer. Include your business idea and the target audience. This text is primarily supposed to be descriptive, not selling.

Founded in 2012
Co-workers 500
Turnover 5M
Chichester

Head of Art & Design – Secondary Academy in Chichester (January Start)

Loading application form

Already working at Marchant Recruitment?

Let’s recruit together and find your next colleague.

@marchantrecruitment-demo.com