Coordinator of Learning - Performing Arts

Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy, Dartford, Kent, DA1 1QE

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  18 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  30 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3
• Subjects: Drama, Music
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS based on experience + London Fringe + TLR
• Additional allowances:

  TLR

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you a passionate and experienced practitioner with a proven track record of success? Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy has an exciting opportunity for an engaging and enthusiastic Coordinator of Learning - Performing Arts to join their thriving department from September 2026. Our successful candidate will be responsible for assisting in leading the Performing Arts department and ensuring high standards of teaching and learning. If you are an experienced Performing Arts practitioner ready for a role with further responsibilities, we want to hear from you!

We’re keen to hear from you if you are:

• An excellent teacher with a record of excellent outcomes.
• Collaborative, building strong professional relationships.
• Able to motivate and inspire students and staff to achieve their full potential.
• Energetic and have a ‘can-do’ attitude.
• Someone who has a measurable impact as an individual teacher and throughout

What the school offers its staff

This is a chance to join an enthusiastic team of Performing Arts specialists who are dedicated, driven and highly creative. The team are generous with their time and very much enjoy sharing resources and expertise; a real team ethos has been created in the Performing Arts department. We are very keen to develop the Performing Arts department even further and seek an all-rounded individual who can lead the department, specifically in Drama and Music following the MYP curriculum at KS3. Our successful candidate will need a real ambition to deliver GCSE Drama and Music in 2025 and beyond as we grow and develop our department.

Our successful candidate will receive:

• A range of professional development opportunities.
• Opportunity to work laterally across a number of Leigh Academies Trust schools to benchmark best practice and to be involved in teaching and learning innovation.

This is a full-time, permanent role offering MPS/UPS based onexperience + London Fringe allowance + TLR.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

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About Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1335 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy website
• Email address: joinus@latrust.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-leigh-academy

Arranging a visit to Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy

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