Head of Drama and Dance (Maternity cover)
Witchford Village College, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2JAThis job expired on 7 October 2024
Start date details
January 2025
Closing date
7 October 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
24 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Drama
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - TBC - Maternity or parental leave cover
Full-time equivalent salary
- Competitive salary to be negotiated
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful applicant should:
- demonstrate a track record of success.
- be an outstanding teacher.
- Be able to work well with others and develop the curriculum through collaborative planning.
- some experience in dance and/or physical theatre is desirable to support with KS4 curriculum.
What the school offers its staff
ELA staff benefits include:
- Reduced contact time to enable professional development;
- EAP with access to counselling & physiotherapy;
- Health care cash plan;
- Paid annual family day;
- Extensive discount club access;
- Cycle to work & electric car lease schemes;
- Enhanced parental leave;
- Flexible work practices;
- Laptop & mobile phone payment plans;
- Ticket ballots for high profile events;
- Generous annual leave allowance for support staff;
- Discounted gym membership for all staff.
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.
About Witchford Village College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 749 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Witchford Village College website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- landerson@wvc.tela.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01353662053
Arranging a visit to Witchford Village College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email landerson@wvc.tela.org.uk.
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