Key Role Information

Salary
40,317.00 - 62,496.00
Job type
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
20/05/2026 12:00
Interview
22 May 2026
Start
1 September 2026
Contract term
AYR - All year round
Pay grade
MPS/UPS
Department
Performing Arts
Key stage
Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5
Hours per week
32.50
Weeks per year
35.000
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

Head of Faculty - Performing Arts | TLR 1C | September 2026

St Paul’s Way Trust School, in association with Queen Mary, University of London, and King’s College, London, seeks to appoint an exceptional Head of Faculty (Performing Arts) to join our experienced team of senior middle leaders. With senior responsibilities across our through school (4–19), the successful candidate will champion the development of Music and Drama in all years—both within the curriculum and as part of a vibrant co-curricular programme focused on creativity, expression, and excellence in performance. The successful candidate will develop and lead a strategy for enhancing the cultural and artistic life of our school community.

Performing Arts are a valued part of life at St Paul’s Way. Music and Drama are well established in the curriculum, and our school boasts a thriving calendar of performances, productions, concerts, and showcases. We are proud of our dedicated spaces and passionate staff team, and we encourage students to engage with the arts at all levels, including through enrichment opportunities and partnerships with external arts organisations.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a talented candidate with a passionate commitment to placing the performing arts at the heart of school life. The successful candidate will develop an inspiring vision to embed creativity and performance across the St Paul’s Way curriculum and culture.

You will be an outstanding practitioner with a strong track record of raising standards in the performing arts and guiding students to artistic achievement.

You may already lead a performing arts department or be an exceptional teacher with a history of directing performances, building ensembles, or curating creative programmes that showcase talent and inspire audiences.

If you would like to play your part in ensuring outstanding creative and cultural provision for our students, we would very much like to hear from you.

Please note we do not accept CVs alone.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time and will review applications on a rolling basis

Interviews: Thursday 21st May



Benefits

TLR 1C (£14,462)
£14,462

Qualifications

Qualified Teacher Statusessential

About Us

Welcome to St Paul’s Way Secondary School

Thank you for your interest in joining St Paul’s Way Secondary School. We are delighted that you are considering becoming part of a community of educators, leaders and professionals united by purpose, professionalism and pride.

Our Purpose

At SPW, we believe education can transform lives and communities. As an all-through school rooted in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and part of University Schools Trust, our work is driven by ambition, social justice and a commitment to excellence for every child.

Our Culture

Joining SPW means becoming part of a unified staff community with clear cultural norms. We value professionalism, preparedness and reflection, and we work within a culture of psychological safety where staff feel confident to innovate, ask questions and learn from one another.

Developing Our People

We invest heavily in our staff. Through high-quality CPD, coaching, mentoring and collaboration across UST, colleagues are supported to grow, refine their practice and take ownership of their career development. Everyone’s contribution matters, and success is a shared responsibility.

Working Together

Collaboration sits at the heart of our success. We work closely with families, partners and the wider community to ensure high standards, strong relationships and meaningful impact. Our staff are the heartbeat of this work, and we are committed to creating a workplace where people feel valued, supported and inspired to do their best.

Your Journey with Us

As you explore opportunities at St Paul’s Way, we encourage you to discover our values, our culture and our commitment to continuous improvement. We look forward to welcoming colleagues who align with our ethos and want to help shape the future of education at SPW.

St Paul's Way Secondary School

Recruitment Team

ustrecruitment@ust.london

125 St Paul's Way
Bow
London
London
E3 4FT
Recruitment Team
ustrecruitment@ust.london

Safeguarding Information

All posts involving direct contact with children and vulnerable adults are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service website.

In line with Safer Recruitment guidelines and legal obligations to ensure that safeguarding is a paramount consideration in recruitment processes, employers are required to carry out an enhanced DBS check for this role. To supplement this, we ask you to confirm whether or not you have ever been convicted of a criminal offence which is not 'protected'. If you answer 'yes', you will be asked to supply details of all relevant convictions at a later stage, should your application be progressed.

Information given in response to this question will not be used during the shortlisting process. The data will only be referred to if your application is progressed, informing the pre-employment checking process.

The University Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS Check.

https://www.ust.london/policies/child-protection-safeguarding

https://www.ust.london/policies/code-of-conduct

In accordance with our Company Policies and KCSIE guidelines set out by the Department for Education, a background check will be carried out on your online digital presence. For this we use a third-party professional screening partner, SP Index (www.sp-index.com), experienced in processing personal data for the purpose of such checks.