Key Role Information

Salary
£32,916 - £51,048 +TLR 1.1 £10,173
Job type
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
13/04/2026 09:00
Interview
TBC
Pay grade
Main Pay Scale/Upper Pay Scale
Department
Art
Key stage
Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4
Hours per week
32.50
Weeks per year
39.000
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

The Potteries Educational Trust is a growing Multi Academy Trust, working collaboratively with educational institutions from across Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire and beyond, seeking to improve outcomes for all children and young people in the region. The Trust is a vibrant Learning Community working to maintain and develop excellent and innovative teaching and learning. The Trust seeks to deliver high quality parental engagement, pastoral support and the pooling of resources and expertise to achieve an Outstanding learning experience and outcomes for all our children and young people. Institutions work together to foster high quality academic and pastoral support, utilising the best elements of educational research in moving existing strong practice to outstanding in every sense.


Moorside High School is an extremely popular and over-subscribed comprehensive school in the Staffordshire Moorlands and part of the Potteries Educational Trust. The Trust is a vibrant learning community, working hard in the areas that we serve to maintain and develop excellent and innovative teaching and learning. The school was rated as good in the Ofsted February 2024 inspection.


We are seeking to appoint a Director of Teaching and Learning Art and Innovation to provide professional leadership and management of the staff in the designated learning area in order to secure high quality teaching, the effective use of resources and improving standards of learning and achievements for all students. 


The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.


Please note that if we receive a high volume of applications, we reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be 

considered for this role.

Moorside High School

Recruitment Team

recruitment@mhs.potteries.ac.uk

Cellarhead Road
Werrington
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST9 0HP

Safeguarding Information

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be conducted as part of our due diligence checks on all short-listed candidates. An enhanced DBS Disclosure will be required prior to taking up an appointment with the Trust.