Head of Performing Arts
The Birley Academy, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S12 3BPThis job expired on 24 April 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
24 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
20 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- 31650 - 49084
Head of Performing Arts job summary
The Birley Academy are seeking an inspiring, exciting and energetic individual to build a brilliant performing arts department! You will be ready to take on a small department and grow it into an outstanding team where performance and talent are recognised and celebrated. You will be keen to develop school performance, from small events to whole school shows, with the full backing of the leadership team!
You will be ready to enthuse pupils of the delights of music, drama, and performance, and develop the essential skills of management and creativity.
You are warmly invited to come and meet our staff and pupils, take a tour of our school and ask questions - please get in touch.
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 The Birley Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1091 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Birley Academy website
The Birley Academy is a popular secondary academy in the southeast of Sheffield. We have a modern building set on a pleasant campus with excellent facilities.
We believe that our students are entitled to nothing but the best and are fully committed to transforming the school into an exceptional place to learn.
We can offer you students who are keen to become their best selves; student who will make you remember why working in a school is so special; staff who are hardworking and who want the best for our school; a
leadership team who are passionate and dedicated to making The Birley Academy brilliant and a supportive and aspirational Trust.
Our vision is simple: to ensure that we constantly challenge ourselves and our students to aspire to our very best, enjoying learning and being active members of the learning community. As part of the L.E.A.D. Academy Trust, we work with all stakeholders including parents, local businesses, community leaders and our partner primaries to represent and best meet the needs of our students.
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