Lead Teacher of Drama
Barton Court Grammar School, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1PHThis job expired on 3 February 2022
Job start date
1 September 2022
Closing date
3 February 2022 at 9am
Date listed
21 January 2022
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
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- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
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Working pattern
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- 32.5 hours - Monday-Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR2c of £2,873 per annum
Lead Teacher of Drama job summary
OUR SCHOOL
Barton Court Grammar School (BCGS) is a state, selective, co-educational school with a strong reputation for its high academic standards and its caring and supportive ethos. The School is an accredited ‘Advanced Thinking School’ and is also the lead school of Barton Court Academy Trust (BCAT). We are a small, but highly ambitious trust which consists of three secondary schools: Barton Court Grammar School (BCGS); The Charles Dickens School (CDS) which joined BCAT on 1 March 2017 and Barton Manor School, a free school which is a 5 form entry 11-18 non-selective school with a joint Sixth Form with BCGS. Barton Manor School is co-sited to BCGS and work on developing its multi-million-pound site has started with a planned opening in September 2022.
The Post
For September 2022, the Governors wish to appoint a highly qualified Lead Teacher of Drama. This offers an excellent opportunity to work in a very good school (Ofsted Good with many outstanding features, Feb 2020) and within a successful and forward-thinking English department. This role would suit an enthusiastic candidate considering their first Lead Teacher role or a more experienced professional looking to further their expertise.
The School is committed to excellence in professional development and is looking for a committed individual who can offer outstanding teaching and leadership and a commitment to directing extra-curricular productions. The ability to teach Drama at both GCSE and A Level is essential.
Barton Court Grammar School is an accredited “Thinking School” with a strong reputation for high academic standards, a caring and supportive ethos and a commitment to professional development. The School has dedicated and supportive staff, well-behaved, motivated students and a thriving Sixth Form. An extensive well-being programme is in place with many benefits including reduced gym membership at CCCU, event afternoons throughout the year and other benefits offered by BCAT and Kent Rewards.
Early applications are encouraged and we retain the right to fill the vacancy before the deadline date.
Commitment to safeguarding
In line with KCSIE 2022 guidance, part of the shortlisting process, the Trust reserves the right to conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence and any relevant information found concerning a candidate's suitability to work with children will be discussed at interview stage.
Barton Court Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application via the Disclosure & Barring Service and check against the ISA Barred List for Children.
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About Barton Court Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
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- School size
- 985 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Barton Court Grammar School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- rlight@bartoncourt.org
- Phone number
- 01227 464600
Barton Court Academy Trust (BCAT) is a multi-academy Trust which was established in 2017.
It currently consists of two secondary schools: Barton Court Grammar School, an 11-18 years, mixed selective school in the heart of Canterbury, rated “Good” with many outstanding features by Ofsted in February 2020, and The Charles Dickens School, an 11-16 years mixed non-selective school in Broadstairs, which came out of special measures and is rated “Requires Improvement” by Ofsted in June 2019 and is a rapidly improving school. The Trust is also opening Barton Manor Free School, an 11 – 18 years non-selective mixed school in the heart of Canterbury on the former Chaucer School site in September 2022 to Year 7.
At BCGS, we promote the values of serving others, humility, achievement, respect and equality. We are a school which embraces our British heritage and British values. As a result, we welcome staff from a range of backgrounds and faiths to join our vibrant and inclusive environment.
Our focus is on achieving excellence in all that we do to support outstanding outcomes for all our students. This is evident in the way our community of students, parents, staff and governors all work together to provide an engaging learning environment so that each student thrives and achieves their full potential.
Subjects across the School benefit from having a team of highly competent and charismatic middle leaders. Exciting and innovative teaching is enabled by the scaffolding of colleagues’ skills through comprehensive continuous professional development which encompasses everything from bespoke workshops to the opportunity to observe colleagues, including our Leadership Team. Entirely committed to education, our facilities are second to none and include a shared Sports Hall and gym with Canterbury Christ Church University, a new block built in January 2018 which consists of 7 new Mathematics classrooms, 3 state-of-the-art Science Laboratories, new Kitchen/Servery and Canteen.
The School has a comprehensive well-being package which includes substantial CPD, access to the Canterbury Christ Church University gym at a subsidised rate, free lunch at Christmas and an end of Summer term barbeque, "Chocolate Fridays", cupcakes at the end of each term, mental health well-being afternoons, paid counselling sessions.
Arranging a visit to Barton Court Grammar School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email rlight@bartoncourt.org.
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