Job Overview
Head of Creative Arts
Full Time - Permanent
Start date: 1st January 2025
MPS / UPS + TLR 1.2
St Mary’s College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
St Mary’s College is a thriving school and sixth form. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and inspiring leader, ideally whose specialism is Design and Technology, to work within our Faculty of Creative Arts.
Candidates should be committed to achieving high standards, model excellence in terms of classroom practice and be able to motivate and lead a team. The successful candidate will join a talented Creative Arts Faculty which consists of Art and Design, Design and Technology, Photography, Media and Film.
The Creative Arts faculty offers a range of subjects at all key stages.
St Mary’s College remains ranked in the top non-selective state schools in the country for student progress . We are consistently rated in the top 10% of providers nationally (the top possible band of the ALPS performance system which evaluates post 16 provision) across a range of indicators including for ‘Quality & Breadth’. We are the number one ranked local state funded provider for Post-16. At Post-16 our ‘value added’ and ‘points per entry’ across a range of qualifications are all well above national averages. We are also proud of results achievements:
- 99.54% A Level pass rate across all qualifications
- 60.4% of all A Level entries in 2024 achieved A*-B
- 72.6% of all Applied/Tech qualifications in 2024 achieved A*-B
In our most recent OFSTED inspection (October 2023), St Mary’s College was judged as OUTSTANDING in all areas, with the inspectors stating: ‘St Mary’s College is a highly ambitious school,’ with this ambition evident, ‘in all areas of the curriculum’ .
This is a fantastic opportunity to join, and lead, a dedicated team of staff who are committed to providing the best possible education for our students.
If you have any queries, please contact Becky Johnston via email – .
Please return your completed application form to
St Cuthbert’s RC Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer
Closing date: Friday 27th September 2024 at 9am
Shortlisting: w/c Monday 30th September 2024
Interviews: w/c 7th October 2024
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