Drama Teacher
St Augustine Academy, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8AEThis job expired on 26 June 2023 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
26 June 2023 at 11:59pm
Date listed
6 June 2023
Job details
Visa sponsorship
- No, visa sponsorship not available
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subjects
- View all Dramajobs, View all Musicjobs
Working pattern
- View all Full timejobs - Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
We are offering a Recruitment bonus of up to £5,000 for the right candidate, subject to Terms and Conditions.
What skills and experience we're looking for
We require a Teacher of Performing Arts to continue the development of this subject in the Academy.
St Augustine Academy has a thriving Performing Arts hub and is committed to promoting musical and performing arts excellence for all children.
The post will involve teaching Music and Drama to enhance the delivery of Performing Arts including school performances and liaison with local primary schools.
You will be working with individual music tutors offering bespoke music lessons to students. You will also have the opportunity to lead and take part in our performing arts shows.
The post would suit an experienced teacher or enthusiastic ECT whohas the ability to teach music as well as drama.
What the school offers its staff
The music department at St Augustine Academy has exceptional facilities. We moved into our purpose built music area in 2014. The music department comprises of two large teaching rooms. Room 1 is a dedicated keyboard/ICT suite and room 2 is a larger teaching room with sufficient space for orchestral rehearsals/choir. Room 2 also has a purpose built recording studio with two large MAC’s and interactive teaching resources. We have three large practice rooms. Each practice room has its own piano, mirrors (for singing) and CCTV for monitoring students. We currently have 16 PC’s which each have Sibelius 7 and MixCraft installed. We also have a large mixing desk/PA, along with interactive teaching resources available. In addition to these resources we have a large collection of percussion plus melodic xylophones and 35 individual glockenspiels. We have an entire class set of classical guitars and ukuleles, 3 drum kits, 2 Clavinovas in each teaching room. We have approximately 10 set of djembes and a sitar and harmonium. There is a new Yamaha grand piano in the main hall.
Students study a range of GCSE qualifications or equivalent.
*We are offering a Recruitment bonus of up to £5,000 for the right candidate, subject to Terms and Conditions.
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About St Augustine Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
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- School size
- 765 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- St Augustine Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- ylambert@saa.woodard.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01622356944
St Augustine Academy is committed to providing an principal education that ensures all students succeed and make the best of the opportunities and experiences available to them. Our core principles are based upon the educational, spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of our students. We believe that students engage fully and reach their maximum potential when the environment is both caring and orderly, combined with teaching that fires their imagination and brings learning to life. Embedded in our curriculum are many opportunities for students to access the essential skills that have been identified by numerous employers as fundamental for successful employment. We place great emphasis upon leadership, teamwork, creative solutions and innovation. Our curriculum provides numerous opportunities for these and other relevant skills to be introduced, practised and mastered so that when our students go forward into the world of work they are fully prepared. The core purpose of academies is to transform the education and life chances of not only individuals but also the local community. We exemplify these notions as we seek to inspire our current students and those of future generations to succeed. We have a great deal to offer our community and look forward to working with others in ensuring that we genuinely do make a difference to the life chances of our students.
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