Teacher of Drama - Maternity Cover

Balcarras School, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 8QF

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2025

• Closing date

  18 October 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  1 October 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subjects: Drama, English
• Working pattern: Full time, part time
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

General Job Description

Each teacher has a responsibility for, at all times, safeguarding the students in their care. They must also ensure that the students receive an outstanding teaching and learning experience. We expect all teachers working at Balcarras School to take great pride in, and play their role in, creating a positive ethos based upon the school is values shared by all. These values are reinforced by all staff, and staff are expected to support a happy, positive and successful environment where students of all abilities can grow, develop and succeed. All teachers can expect to work within a number of teams, including their Subject area, their Tutor and House team. Teachers working at Balcarras School are expected to carry out their professional duties in accordance with the Trust’s Code of Conduct, The Trust’s Pay Policy and National Teachers’ Standards. The specific responsibilities outlined below reflect this guidance.

What the school offers its staff

What is it like working at Balcarras?

It is a very exciting and rewarding time to be working at Balcarras. Our latest GCSE grades were extraordinary and put us in the Top 30 comprehensive schools in the country based on the percentage of pupils gaining 5+ in English and Maths. At A level the picture was similar. We were listed by the Sunday Times as the second highest performing comprehensive school in the Southwest in Parent Power published in November 2023. It is this commitment to the highest academic standards, whilst at the same time being a caring and stimulating environment, that makes Balcarras feel different from anywhere else. As part of the Balcarras Trust, our teaching staff have access to outstanding professional development networks including NPQs and ECTs if appropriate. Balcarras is a great place to work, from staff football and wreath making sessions to Chinese cookery — Balcarras creates opportunities for staff cohesion. We recently ran a whole Trust staff inset on staff wellbeing that covered topics such as physical well being, mental well being, financial wellbeing and reducing workload . Both staff and pupils benefit from Buddy the school dog who is the one of best appointments ever made!

Commitment to safeguarding

Balcarras School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role will involve regulated activity with children. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. Please also read the Recruitment Selection and Disclosure Policy within “How to apply” which includes our policy on recruiting ex-offenders. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check and receipt of two satisfactory references.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to ksa@balcarras.gloucs.sch.uk

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Applicant Pack Teaching staff Sept 2024.pdf - 2.38 MB (opens in new tab)

Drama Advert - Sept 2024 -use this one.pdf - 491 KB (opens in new tab)

About Balcarras School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1422 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Balcarras School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: ksa@balcarras.gloucs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01242 515881
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/balcarras-school (opens in new tab)

Balcarras School is an outstanding secondary school on the outskirts of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

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