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  • Start date details

    January 2024

  • Closing date

    2 October 2023 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    13 September 2023

Job details

Job role

  • Head of department or curriculum

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Subject

Dance

Working pattern

Full time: 27.5 hours

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

MPS/UPS

Additional allowances

TLR 1A currently £9272.00

What skills and experience we're looking for

Wollaston School rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted May 2023

HEAD OF PERFORMING ARTS — MPS / UPS + TLR 1A (£9,272) (Required For January 2024 —Permanent Position)

We are seeking to appoint a highly skilled, experienced teacher and leader of performing arts to manage our Performing Arts Faculty. The successful candidate will be required to teach drama at all key stages in a faculty which also delivers dance and music from Year 7 to GCSE and A Level. The successful candidate will have a genuine passion for the subject and will be an inspirational leader who can demonstrate outstanding classroom practice. They will inspire and promote highest expectations of colleagues and create a collaborative and innovative ethos within the faculty.

We are looking for a dynamic leader who can motivate students, staff and the entire school community behind a Performing Arts Faculty which becomes the heart and soul of the school. The successful candidate will lead by example and will be responsible for all areas of the faculty including its section of the school improvement plan, including management and deployment of human, physical and financial resources. This is a rare and exciting opportunity for any individual who wishes to develop their career in a welcoming, ambitious and supportive school with a dedicated team of teachers and a fantastic cohort of students. We have over 1400 students on roll with approximately 240 students in the Sixth Form. The school is over-subscribed!

What the school offers its staff

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT IN RETURN:

The opportunity to work in an exciting and ambitious school and Multi- Academy Trust, spending your day with hardworking and kind students and staff.

The Nene Valley Partnership and Wollaston School will also provide a bespoke package of CPD, support and challenge to enable you to flourish in this role and with your future career aspirations.

The successful candidate can also expect to receive:

Teacher Pension Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Onsite Parking

Bespoke Induction and a commitment to continued CPD Career Progression Opportunities

A pro-active and engaged SLT, Local Governing Body and Trust who will work alongside you to deliver “Excellence in Education” across the faculty

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.

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About Wollaston School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1430 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Phone number
01933663501

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