Deputy Director of Creativity
Tibshelf Community School, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 5LZ30 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
26 April 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
27 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Drama
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPR/UPR
Additional allowances
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What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you an inspiring Drama Teacher ready to
shape the next generation of creative talent? We are seeking a passionate and
ambitious practitioner to join our vibrant Creativity Faculty, a dynamic team
encompassing Sport, Dance, Health & Social Care, Child Development, Music,
and Drama.
Leadership Skills
- Demonstrate vision and clarity of purpose
- Demonstrate a range of management and leadership styles appropriate to the situation
- Inspire and support others
- Contribute to the strategic leadership of the Faculty
Experience
- Excellent subject knowledge in a relevant subject area
- Experience of successful teaching in KS3 and KS4
- Experience of working with staff on aspects of CPD
- Experience of having taught GCSE
- Desirable - Experience of having taught or have a good understanding of the current WJEC Drama syllabus
- Desirable - Experience of leading / directing performances
What the school offers its staff
We recognise the importance of ensuring that all staff at Tibshelf Community School enjoy a healthy work-life balance in order to ensure they can not only provide the best teaching and learning outcomes to our students, but that the school can promote a culture of progress and wellbeing at all levels.
We work hard offering a variety of initiatives, services and events to provide a well-rounded sense of wellbeing. A happy working life and career at Tibshelf Community School is supported by some of our key wellbeing initiatives including:
Whole Staff Induction programme
1-1personalised performance management/appraisal system
Mentors for ECTs
Exemplary CPD programme
Leadership Development Opportunities
Celebration Events
Sports & social events
Dedicated department bases for teaching faculties
On-site parking
Laptops with secure home-school access for all teaching staff
Extended access to school during our wider opening hours
Access to the canteen and dining facilities
In addition to the above, all staff members have access to complimentary medical and wellbeing support services available 24 hours a day/7 days a week including (but not exhaustive):
Nurse support service
Emotional support and counselling
Workplace assessments
Occupational health referrals for access to Physiotherapy and workplace adjustments
Further information about the job
The TLR responsibility will be for either curriculum or assessment within the faculty, offering an excellent opportunity for professional growth and leadership. This will be confirmed on appointment.
With Music newly introduced and significantly developed over the past year, our creative provision is expanding rapidly, and we warmly encourage prospective candidates to visit the school to experience our vision in action. Experience teaching the WJEC Drama course and leading whole-school performances would be highly desirable, but above all, we are looking for someone who can bring creativity, energy, and innovation to our thriving department.
The role of Deputy Director of Creativity will play a particularly vital role working alongside our other Deputy and the Director of Creativity in shaping and developing the Performing Arts curriculums across the school to engage and motivate all pupils and improve overall outcomes in this area. Historically the school has established a good track record in Drama and have excellent facilities to showcase performances from across our Creativity faculty, and therefore this role would present an exciting opportunity for someone to come in and develop our existing offer.
The post provides a great opportunity for a talented teacher of Drama to advance their own career and professional development, and to join a forward-looking school at an exciting time in its development.
Anyone interested in applying for the post is strongly encouraged to come to Tibshelf Community School to have a look round and informally meet staff and pupils. Please contact Mrs Bev Wright, HR Manager recruitment@tibshelf.derbyshire.sch.uk to arrange a visit.
We hope that what we are aspiring to do here will enthuse and excite you too.
We look forward to meeting you.
Commitment to safeguarding
Tibshelf Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All staff and volunteers are required to undertake a criminal record check via the DBS before they can be appointed.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Tibshelf Community School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 819 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Tibshelf Community School website
- Email address
- b.wright@tibshelf.derbyshire.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01773 872391
Tibshelf Community School opened on a brand new £17m purpose built site in November 2013. We were inspected by Ofsted (September 2021) and were judged to be a ‘Good’ school in all categories.
We are a popular, over-subscribed, 830 strong 11-16 school serving a rural area of North East Derbyshire. We draw students from a geographically dispersed catchment area of nine villages. The official PAN is 150 students per year group but numbers are well above this in all year groups. The proportion of students from minority ethnic groups is very low and significantly below national averages. 30% of the intake are ‘disadvantaged’ and are supported through Pupil Premium funding; 30% of students are SEND, with 5% having an EHCP, including a number of pupils with ASD. The school’s deprivation index is very close to the national average, but it is in the top third within Derbyshire LA and contains a number of wards with extremely high levels of deprivation. Prior attainment data suggests that students are close to national average.
Ofsted September 2021 said:
“There are high expectations of every pupil at Tibshelf Community School. Teachers and leaders are ambitious of what pupils can achieve academically and how they can develop personally. Pupils have very strong relationships with staff at the school. There is a feeling of family and community which is evident and pupils say they are happy and feel safe”
Arranging a visit to Tibshelf Community School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email b.wright@tibshelf.derbyshire.sch.uk.
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