Teacher of English and Performing Arts
The Bulmershe School, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 3EUThis job expired on 8 May 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
2 September 2024
Closing date
8 May 2024 at 9:23am
Date listed
1 May 2024
Job details
Job role
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Key stage
- Key stage 3
Subjects
- Dance, Drama, English
Working pattern
- Full time, term time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- ECT - UPS, depending on experience
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Have experience of teaching English/performing arts
- Have excellent verbal and written skills
- Be an inspirational and student-centred teacher who has high expectations of all learners
- Be able to motivate students of all levels and abilities to achieve their aspirations
- Be a team player
- Be energetic with a self-assured attitude
- Be confident and keen for career progression
- Be committed to the happiness and wellbeing of everyone at the school
What the school offers its staff
- Work/life balance: maximum load of 43 lessons per 2-week teaching cycle
- Staff Wellbeing: mental health first aiders on site, regular staff events, active staff voice
- CPD: A culture based on the best evidence-informed teacher development, to help you be be the best you can be
- A-Level Teaching: a growing 6th form offers our staff opportunities to teach their subject from KS3 - KS5
- Subsidised canteen
- Free flu vaccination and eye care
- Free parking and access to excellent transport links
Further details about the role
The Bulmershe School are seeking an enthusiastic Teacher of English and Performing Arts. Our ideal candidate would have a Drama/Dance specialism and should be passionate about delivering the best possible English and Performing Arts curriculum to our students in order to raise their aspirations and attainment.
Performing Arts at The Bulmershe School is strong, with excellent Key Stage 3 provision and high performance at GCSE. As part of our Communication and Performing Arts Faculty, you will become part of team with genuine passion and vision, who are working together to provide students with exceptional experiences, from whole school productions to trips and professional workshops. The Bulmershe CAP-Arts Faculty’s mantra is “Changing Lives Through Shared Experiences.” We believe that The Arts have the power to bond, shape and nourish us, no matter who we are, where we come from or what we believe. As a Faculty, we endeavour to provide our students with experiences and memories that will stay with them forever, as well as shape them on their learning journeys.
This role is flexible, and lessons will be moulded around your specialism. For Dance specialists there would be potential to develop the role as our long term aim is to develop Key Stage 3 and expand our KS4 and 5 Performing Arts offer to include Dance in the coming years. Experience in teaching at secondary level would be highly desirable and would be considered a valuable attribute. Due to the supportive culture at The Bulmershe School, this post is suitable for an Early Career Teacher or someone who is looking to gain valuable experience in a supportive and diverse school.
Specific duties and responsibilities
- Teach Dance and/or Drama and English at KS3
- Support after school clubs and activities within the Faculty
- Plan and deliver engaging lessons that cater to the needs of diverse learners
- Foster a positive and inclusive learning environment
- Assess student progress and provide constructive feedback
- Support and mentor students in their artistic development
- Promote performing arts, its importance, and the value that it brings across the school
- Be responsible and accountable for achieving the highest possible standards in work and conduct
- Treat students with dignity, building relationships rooted in mutual respect, and at all times observing proper boundaries appropriate to a teacher’s professional position
- Take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school
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 The Bulmershe School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1436 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Bulmershe School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- vbagley@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0118 9353353
The Bulmershe School is a heavily oversubscribed school which sits at the heart of the Woodley community. We are a mixed, Corvus Learning Trust Academy school of nearly 1,500 students aged between 11 and 18, who come from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
Our vibrant and inclusive school strives for students to be happy, self-confident and aspirational learners and thinkers. We take enormous pride in our caring reputation and anyone who joins our team should be committed to achieving high levels of responsibility, mutual respect and resilience within the safe and nurturing environment of our school community.
Arranging a visit to The Bulmershe School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vbagley@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk.
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