Subject Leader of Art

Information about London Academy

London Academy is an ambitious all-through Academy in North London, serving a multicultural and disadvantaged community. The Academy has been in the top 60 schools nationally in two of the last four years of published progress 8 scores. The Academy is on a mission to become the highest performing state school in London by August 2030. We prioritise students eligible for pupil premium funding in our Admissions Policy. We believe that every child can achieve excellent academic qualifications through hard work, discipline, a rigorous, academic curriculum and consistently excellent teaching. We also place equal importance on the development of the whole child and hence offer a wide and varied enrichment and extracurricular programme. If you are values driven and believe that every child deserves a world class education, then please apply.

The Opportunity

This post is pivotal to the Academy’s continuing drive to raise attainment for all our children. You will have responsibility for driving improvements in Teaching and Learning and attainment within the Art department. We offer GCSE Graphic Communication and A level Art, Graphic Communication and Photography. All of these subjects are popular choices at GCSE and A level. All students study Art until year 9. The successful candidate will ensure that a high quality curriculum, excellent teaching and assessment allow students to successfully achieve excellent outcomes at GCSE and A level. We also have modern classrooms and other facilities, for example specialist computer software, to help deliver lessons and the curriculum.

Our mission is to develop the leadership potential in both our staff and students and we want to be at the forefront of developing the next generation of national school leaders. We can help prepare you for future career opportunities, investing in your development through regular coaching and a wide range of professional development opportunities, such as the NPQ qualifications.

Why work at London Academy?

• The opportunity to work with experienced and value driven colleagues that have a proven track record of raising attainment for a disadvantaged community.

• A wide range of professional development opportunities, for example we were one of the first partner schools working with The Institute for Teaching on the Masters in Expert Teaching.

• Experience of working with Ambition School Leadership and supporting colleagues completing Teaching Leaders and Future Leaders.

• A commitment to engage with the latest educational research so it that informs all aspects of the Academy, for example curriculum design and pedagogy.

• A focus on reducing workload by having centralised behaviour systems, centralised curriculum, a reasonable feedback policy and a two-week October half term.

Next Steps

To apply, please submit an application via TES. If you would like to discuss the post in confidence, please email [email protected] to arrange a time to have an informal conversation with a senior member of staff.

London Academy is an equal opportunities employer. London Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Enhanced DBS, Barred List and Prohibition checks will always be carried out on new employees.

The closing date for applications 9am Monday 20 April 2026 and applications will be viewed on a rolling basis so early applications are encouraged.

Alex Warburton

Principal