Role: Head of Performing Arts

Salary: MPS-UPS3 plus TLR 2B

Start Date: 1^st September 2026

Contract: Full time

At Bodmin College, our mission is to provide a great quality of education so that every child can live a life full of choice and boundless opportunities.

We believe in the power of strong relationships - between students, their families, staff and the wider community - and that we become stronger by learning with and from each other.

Bodmin College is on a transformational journey to provide an inclusive and ambitious education for all learners.

In the last 12 months we:

• Improved A8 to be in line with national standards moving from 27th in Cornwall to 11th
• Are the top 10 school nationally for improvement in English A8
• Reduced fixed term suspensions by 68%
• Improved attendance by 3.61% and have been recently recognised as a high performing school within our similar schools

Our students are incredible and deserve the very best staff who are driven, compassionate and relentlessly positive in what we are seeking to achieve together. You will be joining a team who work collegiately together with a common purpose to achieve our goals.

 Bodmin College is a warm, ambitious and forward-looking community school in the heart of Cornwall. We are part of Cornwall Education Learning Trust which means we have a strong culture of professional growth: we invest in our staff, encourage reflective practice and support you to become a great practitioner.

We are delighted to advertise for an inspirational Head of Department - Performing Arts to lead our Performing Arts faculty through the next stage of the exciting development of the arts at Bodmin College. The successful candidate will be an experienced subject specialist in one of the Performing Arts (Drama and Music) and will bring the drive and determination required to develop both the academic curriculum and the enrichment offer for our students.

Bodmin College has a proud history of excellence in the performing arts, and the successful candidate will have the skills and knowledge to continue this drive for excellence. Facilities in the performing arts at Bodmin College are outstanding and provide exciting opportunities to showcase our students’ talents.

As a Head of Department you will oversee a range of performing arts qualifications. We welcome applicants from all disciplines within the performing arts who believe they have the skills, knowledge and experience to lead both academic and enrichment excellence.

If you share our values and are passionate about enabling every child to succeed, we’d love to hear from you.

To discuss the role in more detail, please contact Laurie Goodlad, Assistant Headteacher lgoodlad@bodmin.celtrust.org