Head of Art

Head of Art

About Us

Cathedral Schools Trust (CST) is a family of schools committed to inspiring learning both in and beyond the classroom. With a strong focus on music and the creative arts, we support every student and staff member in reaching their full potential. If you’re looking for a Trust that values creativity, growth, and meaningful learning, CST could be the perfect place for you.

We invite you to join our team at St Katherine’s School. St Katherine’s is an oversubscribed and successful school with a strong sense of community. The school was rated good by Ofsted in December 2021. We are a community school without a faith designation and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, beliefs, and religions. We respect and value diversity and inclusivity in our community.

Our mission:

We are St Katherine’s — a nurturing and inclusive community, united in the pursuit of excellence

We are located in a beautiful rural setting on the edge of Bristol. Our thriving, diverse community is founded on our core values of respect, responsibility and resilience; we actively encourage everyone within our community to ‘live and breathe’ our values every day. The school aims to create an environment where all students feel confident, secure and valued to help them perform at their best.

We are committed to continuous professional learning. Coaching is embedded within our school to support and develop leadership potential and career progression for all staff. In addition, we actively promote opportunities for Trust wide working and collaboration across the trust is integral to our development.

Head of Art

Full time or Part time

Permanent. To start September 2026

We are seeking to appoint an inspirational and ambitious teacher to join our Faculty of Design, Art and Technology as Head of Art and lead the development, delivery and evaluation across the range of Art specifications

The successful candidate will need to be an excellent classroom teacher with the ability to teach Art and Photography across the key stages.

The Faculty of Design, Art and Technology is a successful and popular faculty with pupils of all abilities and makes a significant contribution to preparing pupils for future careers. As a faculty we also offer Product design, Engineering design, Food preparation & nutrition as well as Art and Design fine art, Photography and Textiles across the year groups to make sure all students have a fully rounded curriculum offer.

The position is suitable for both experienced Heads of Department and teachers that are looking for their first middle leadership role/ Head of Department position.

The ideal candidate will have a strong appreciation for the arts and a creative flair, along with technical expertise in a variety of artistic materials and techniques, with a commitment to academic excellence. You will be able to plan and deliver high quality lessons and be committed to achieving excellent results for students, instilling in them a love for the subject and a desire to learn.

QTS essential.

To find out more about this role, please read the job description and person specification.

To find out more about Cathedral Schools Trust and St Katherine’s School please read the attached Recruitment packs or visit our website

School visits can be arranged, please contact the school.

• Continuing Professional and Leadership development
• Employee assistance programme, offering counselling, support and advice on a wide array of areas
• Discounted gym membership, Cycle-to-work scheme, Eyesight test vouchers
• Free onsite parking

We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment. If you are excited about this role and can demonstrate many but not all of the requirements on the job description and/or person specification, we would encourage you to apply as you may just be the person we are looking for.

• Please complete our application form by Midnight on 23 February 2026
• Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview during W/C 2 March 2026 at St Katherine’s School.
• All candidates will be advised of the outcome of their…