Curriculum Leader: Performing Arts
Jarrow School, Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, NE32 5PR14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
26 September 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
12 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subjects
- Dance, Drama
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS + TLR 2b
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Relevant degree (or equivalent)
- Qualified Teacher Status
- Proven track record of raising educational standards
- Delivery of BTEC Level 1/Level 2 Tech Award in Performing Arts (or equivalent)
- Ability to lead and manage a team of teachers and support staff
- Relevant subject knowledge
- Excellent communication skills: oral, written and presentational
- Ability to use ICT effectively for classroom teaching and in the production of teaching and learning resources
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to work to deadlines
- Knowledge of teaching and learning strategies to raise achievement
- Excellent classroom management skills
- Skill in motivating a team
- Calm and able to work in busy environments and to short deadlines
- Reliable, resilient, motivated
- Able to prioritise
- Innovative
- Ability to support other staff
- Disposed to undertake professional development
- A well-informed vision of the development of Performing Arts across the school
- Ability and willingness to lead on and contribute to extra-curricular activities
What the school offers its staff
A unique opportunity has arisen for an ambitious and outstanding practitioner tolead the Performing Arts area within our Creative Faculty.
The successful candidate will have the energy and vision to build on our current progress and will lead Performing Arts in the next phase of its development.
Staff well-being is high priority at Jarrow School and achieving a good work/life balance is an area of real importance to us.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive applications from suitable candidates. We therefore encourage early submissions to avoid disappointment.
Further information about the job
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
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About Jarrow School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 836 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Jarrow School website
- Email address
- headspa@jarrowschool.com
- Phone number
- 0191 428 3200
Jarrow School is a forward-looking school which opened in September 2003 after secondary reorganisation in the town. Stemming from values blending tradition within a culture of innovation, Jarrow School offers an education characterised by breadth and depth, embracing the culture of change.
One of the real strengths of the school is its size. It is large enough to ensure a rich and diverse curriculum, yet small enough so that every student is well known.
Situated close to the northern city of Newcastle Upon Tyne and the coastal resort town, South Shields there is easy access to the UK's motorway and rail networks and Newcastle airport is 14 miles away.
Lying adjacent to green fields, the school was entirely rebuilt as part of the BSF scheme in 2009 and the site is managed under a PFI contract. We have first class facilities in all areas including community swimming pool.
Arranging a visit to Jarrow School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email headspa@jarrowschool.com.
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