Head of Performing Arts
Wollaston School, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN29 7PHThis job expired on 2 October 2023
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
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Wollaston School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@wollaston-school.net
- Phone number
- 01933663501
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