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Discover a whole year of stories when you buy an annual pass to The Story Museum and have unlimited access to both the Galleries and Small Worlds!

About Us

Vacancies

The Story Museum celebrates stories in all forms and explores their enduring power to teach and delight.

Head of Learning

Do you have a passion for storytelling?

The award-winning Story Museum in Oxford is seeking an experienced education leader to design, deliver and evaluate our high-quality learning programme which reaches 15,000 young people each year.

You’ll have the opportunity to shape the learning experiences of children and young people, working alongside a dedicated team in our museum and in the community.

If you’re a strategic thinker with strong leadership skills, and a passion for stories and their transformative impact on young lives, please apply.

The Story Museum is committed to increasing the diversity of our creative programme, workforce and audiences and as part of this commitment we particularly welcome applications from people currently under-represented at our organisation and the wider sector.

Application deadline: 10.00am Monday 23rd November

  • 2026 Head of Learning Recruitment Pack PDF (4.755 MB)
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  • TSM recruitment monitoring form DOCX (61.734 KB)
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  • Head of Learning Personal Statement Form DOCX (62.806 KB)
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The Story Museum is committed to increasing the diversity of our creative programme, workforce and audiences to ensure the quality and impact of our work. As part of this commitment, we particularly welcome applications for employment and volunteering from individuals currently under-represented in our organisation and the wider sector. This includes people from the Global Majority specifically the African diaspora; South, East, and South East Asian diaspora; the Middle East and North Africa; people with disabilities including neurodivergence; people from the LGBTQIA+ community; and those from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds. When submitting an Expression of Interest or applying for a role we ask you to confirm if you identify with one of these communities. Our recruitment process is designed to offer fair access to employment at the museum and uses all permissible measures outlined in the Equalities Act 2010 to increase the diversity of our workforce.

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Creative opportunities

The Story Museum regularly collaborates with talented artists, designers, performers and curators to help bring stories to life.

  • If you are an artist looking to appear as part of The Story Museum’s programme, please contact our programming team.
  • If you are looking to use our spaces for a performance or rehearsals, please visit our Venue Hire section.
  • If you are looking for job opportunities, please scroll down.

Work Experience

We're always keen to hear from enthusiastic young people interested in getting involved with The Story Museum's work however due to the extremely high demand for work experience places we only offer placements through our strategic partnerships with selected schools. Some schools allow students to complete a week’s intensive volunteering during school holidays in lieu of work experience during specific weeks and we’re happy to support whenever possible.

Visit out volunteering page to find out more.

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