Head of Performing Arts

Dean Trust Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire, M13 0LF

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  5 December 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  26 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00

Head of Performing Arts job summary

The Dean Trust is seeking to appoint a talented and enthusiastic Head of Performing Arts to join our dedicated team at Dean Trust Ardwick.

The core purpose of the role will be to is to lead the subject of Performing Arts within Dean Trust Ardwick. The post holder will be expected to work collaboratively with other subjects in the school and with other Dean Trust Schools. The post holder will provide outstanding quality provision in the Performing Arts subjects as well as contribute to the SMSC provision at a whole school level.

Key responsibilities include:

• Plan and deliver a full KS3 and KS4 Performing Arts curriculum.
• Plan and deliver high quality teaching and learning. 
• To deliver performances, plays shows and concerts throughout the terms.
• Be fully committed to raising standards and improving the life chances of all pupils. 
• Display an enthusiasm for your subject which motivates and engages pupils in lessons.
• Contribute to the effective operation of your curriculum team through accepting reasonable delegation of responsibilities and tasks.
• Contribute to effective induction of NQTs and other staff new to your curriculum team through learning and development.
• Be responsible for faculty improvements, planning and evaluating
• Contribute to the continuous improvement in standards, high quality evaluation and improvement planning throughout the trust.
• To lead, support and encourage the highest possible standards of behaviour, learning, attainment and achievement
• To manage resources creatively, effectively and efficiently to meet the priorities of the school

For more information about the role please contact us on 01619722988 or email emmahurworth@deantrustardwick.co.uk.

Thank you again for your interest in working for The Dean Trust. We look forward to hearing from you.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer committed to ensuring inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates including those from underrepresented groups, and/or with protected characteristics.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Dean Trust Ardwick

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1339 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Dean Trust Ardwick website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/dean-trust-ardwick

Dean Trust Ardwick opened in 2015 and are now a fully-fledged Year 7-11 school, serving over 1200 pupils, in the heart of the Ardwick and Longsight community. We pride ourselves on being a local school for local children, and since inception we have become the school of choice for families.

We exist to empower our pupils to find their purpose and thrive as citizens of the world. We provide a knowledge-rich curriculum which exposes pupils to powerful knowledge, places them on an ambitious pathway and develops the character traits needed to seize the opportunities that exist. Through finding their passions we enable pupils to make a positive difference to the world. Our core purpose is not merely finite ‘success’ for our pupils but for them to thrive - continually grow and flourish.

We are explicit about the culture we want to create and have clear ideas of the desired behaviours necessary for our pupils to succeed. At Dean Trust Ardwick, we maintain a relentless focus on the day-to-day actions, behaviours and routines within the school and adopt a disciplined approach to teaching pupils the right and successful ways to do things.

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