Head of Learning & Teaching

Guildhall School of Music & Drama is seeking applications for an exceptional academic leader with a distinguished record of institutional leadership to become our new Head of Learning & Teaching. This is a newly established role that will make a major contribution to the School’s Strategic Plan 2030 and beyond. The role holder will provide strategic leadership ensuring continual enhancement towards a ‘one school’ learning and teaching culture. The role holder will be responsible for stewarding the evolution of the School’s education and training toward common frameworks and systems that recognise and embrace the uniqueness of our disciplines. The School is an internationally acclaimed, contemporary conservatoire providing world-leading education, training, and research in the performing arts. Our mission to inspire the extraordinary is underpinned by a learning and teaching culture founded on exceptional education and training. The Head of Learning & Teaching will play a significant role in leading and overseeing workstreams, systems, and operations relating to learning and teaching, academic quality and standards, and the student experience. We are looking for an ambitious academic leader with a record of successfully achieving strategic innovation and enhancement in demonstrably world-leading learning, teaching, and education. The Head of Learning & Teaching will contribute significantly to the achievement of the School’s strategic ambitions. This will include refreshing and extending the School’s disciplinary scope and range; remodelling and rebuilding our current lifelong learning portfolio; embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion in the heart of our curricula; developing interdisciplinary provision; strengthening intersections between learning and teaching, research and knowledge exchange; and further enhancing staff support and professional development. The successful candidate will have significant experience of education management within Higher Education settings, and experience of working in a performing arts context. You will have the ability to make a leading contribution to the School’s profile and public-facing activities (e.g. through research, sector engagement, external networks); and demonstrate excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, and a commitment to equity and inclusion. You can find more information about the School here and find a link to our Strategic Plan 2030 here . For an initial discussion concerning the role, please contact Professor Andy Lavender (Provost and Vice-Principal, Academic) andy.lavendergsmd.ac.uk or Merlin Harries (Director of Student & Academic Services and Registrar) merlin.harriesgsmd.ac.uk . About the School Guildhall School of Music and Drama is one of the world’s leading conservatoires and drama schools, offering musicians, actors, and production arts practitioners an inspiring environment in which to develop as creative arts professionals. Situated in the City of London, Guildhall School ranked in the top five institutions in the world for Music and Performing Arts in the QS World University Rankings 2024. We deliver world-class professional training in partnership with distinguished artists, companies and ensembles. A global leader in creative and professional practice, we promote innovation, experiment and research, and are also one of the UK’s leading providers of lifelong learning in the performing arts, offering inspiring training for children, young people, adult learners, and creative and business professionals. Closing date: Midday on Monday 17 February 2025 Interviews will be held week commencing Monday 10 March 2025 In addition to the formal interview, shortlisted candidates will be invited to participate in stakeholder discussions which will also be held in the week commencing Monday 10 March 2025. For more details, please visit http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/jobs To apply online please visit our website via the button below. Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference number OOGS9195. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732. Guildhall School welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. We are particularly keen to encourage interest from people with disabilities, LGBTQIA, Black, Asian, and other global majority backgrounds who are currently under-represented at Guildhall School. In recognising the positive value of diversity, we want to better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We are members of the Disability Confident Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who would like to be considered under this scheme and who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. We support and provide adjustments for people with disabilities – if you have a disability and need help with the application process please contact us. The Guildhall School is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk and expects all employees, workers, and volunteers to share this commitment.

Location: London, GB

Posted Date: 1/11/2025