Head of Performing Arts

Birkenhead Sixth Form College, Wirral, Merseyside, CH43 8SQ

6 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  4 January 2027

• Closing date

  19 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  13 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Drama
• Working pattern: Part time: Part time, 0.5 FTE
• Contract type: Fixed term - 14 months - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Full time equivalent salary: T1-T9, £33,465 - £51,714 FTE
• Additional allowances:

  plus additional HOS payment

What skills and experience we're looking for

We seek to appoint a highly effective and outstanding Head of Performing Arts. This is a part time (0.5), fixed-term position from Monday 4th January 2027 until Friday 31st March 2028.

This role is to teach and oversee the management Performing Arts BTEC. This is a popular course with 20 students currently on the Performing Arts. Units covered in Performing Arts include: Investigating Practitioners’ Work, Developing Skills and Techniques for Live Performance, Musical Theatre and Group Performance, combining practical performance-based lessons with theoretical study and coursework to develop students’ creative, technical and analytical skills.

You would be the sole teacher within Performing Arts, however, there is a strong collaborative and supportive approach amongst all colleagues, and you will work closely with the Dance, Drama and Digital Music team due to the performance element. The successful candidate will take an active role in the planning, preparation and delivery of Performing Arts assessment productions, supporting students in developing their performance skills whilst contributing to wider college productions and events

The ideal candidate will have a strong passion for the teaching Performing Arts at Post-16 and have the ability to inspire students both practically and academically. They will deliver highly effective lessons, utilising techniques and practices that are evidence based and engage all learners.

What the school offers its staff

Birkenhead Sixth Form College is proud to be recognised as one of the top three sixth form colleges in the country, consistently leading the way in academic progress and student achievement. We specialise exclusively in 16 –19 education — and everything we do is shaped by a clear purpose and a strong ethos.

We believe that every student can succeed, no matter their starting point. That belief is grounded in the science of learning and underpinned by our four core values:

• Positivity – we are positive about what we can do and what others can do.
• Ambition – we work to release the innate human drive for success.
• Resilience – we will not give up when faced with difficulties.
• Thoughtfulness – we treat everyone with respect and consideration.

This ethos runs through everything we do — from how we design our curriculum to how we support our students, and just as importantly, how we support our staff.

We create a professional, dynamic, and rewarding working environment where every team member is trusted, supported, and encouraged to thrive. Whether you're an experienced teacher, an early-career educator, or a dedicated support professional, we offer you the chance to make a genuine impact in a College where excellence is the norm and ambition is celebrated.

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.

About Birkenhead Sixth Form College

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 16 to 19
• Education phase: Sixth form or FE college
• Size: 0 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 16 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Birkenhead Sixth Form College website
• Email address: hrdept@bsfc.ac.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/birkenhead-sixth-form-college

You will be joining a highly successful, innovative and nationally recognised sixth form college. The College was awarded the UK Sixth Form College of the Year by the TES in 2018 and this followed being graded outstanding in all areas by OFSTED in December 2016. All staff play a vital role in the experience that students have with us and ultimately their success.

The College currently has a 16 to 19-year-old student population of 1450. Demand for places for places at the college is very high and as a result the college has recently expanded with the opening of a 1.7m new state of the art teaching facility in September 2021. A further brand new 3 storey classroom block is opening in April 2023 as part of the college’s expansion project.

In response to the pandemic and disruption to the learning of students the college introduced a new timetable in 2021/2022 to combat the deficits that students have. This includes teaching time increasing by 60 minutes each week we are confident that the 5.5 hours students receive each week is one of, if not the highest in the country. Whilst student teaching time has increased, the new timetable has reduced the overall teaching time for teachers each week. Full time teachers will teach a maximum of 4 classes, 4 times a week and teachers have their own groups, we do not have shared teaching groups at the college.

Arranging a visit to Birkenhead Sixth Form College

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hrdept@bsfc.ac.uk.

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