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Teacher of Performing Arts
Leigh Academy Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 8GS30 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
20 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
20 December 2024
Job details
Job role
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Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Drama
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS commensurate with experience
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you ready to bring creativity, passion, and inspiration to the stage and classroom? Leigh Academy Rainham is looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Teacher of Performing Arts to join our talented team from September 2025. This is an exciting opportunity to nurture the next generation of performers, creators, and critical thinkers in a school that values artistic expression and innovation.
About the Role:
As a Teacher of Performing Arts, you will inspire students to develop confidence, creativity, and technical skills in music, drama, and dance. Your lessons will be dynamic and engaging, encouraging students to explore their talents and think critically about performance and artistic expression. Whether you’re an experienced teacher or an Early Career Teacher (ECT), you’ll find a welcoming and supportive environment to grow your career.
What the school offers its staff
Why Choose Leigh Academy Rainham?
- Creative Growth: Join a forward-thinking school that celebrates the performing arts and their impact on education and personal development.
- Outstanding Facilities: Work in modern, purpose-built performance spaces equipped with the latest technology to support music, drama, and dance.
- Tailored CPD Opportunities: Access professional development programmes designed to help you excel, including leadership pathways and training in the performing arts.
- Collaborative Environment: Be part of a supportive team that values teamwork, innovation, and celebrating achievements.
Why Join Us?
Leigh Academy Rainham has built a reputation for excellence since its opening in 2021. Our ambitious curriculum embraces creativity and collaboration, preparing students to thrive in an ever-changing world. With a strong commitment to the performing arts, we offer our students opportunities to perform, create, and shine on stage and beyond.
What We Offer:
- A competitive salary aligned with your experience.
- Career development pathways within Leigh Academies Trust.
- Enrichment opportunities, including school productions, music ensembles, and dance showcases.
Unleash the creativity of tomorrow’s performers—apply today!
This is a full-time, permanent opportunity offering MPS/UPS commensurate with experience.We welcome applications from those also seeking a part-time role,
Further details about the role
If you have any queries regarding the role or the application process, please contact Rachel Cribben (Recruitment Advisor) on rachel.cribben@latrust.org.uk or 01643 412 258.
Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date.Applicants will be notified of this where possible.Therefore, early applications are encouraged.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust, consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. Including online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
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About Leigh Academy Rainham
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 631 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Leigh Academy Rainham website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- joinus@latrust.org.uk
In September 2021, we opened our doors to the 180 founding students of our co educational comprehensive school for 11-18 year olds. Already oversubscribed, our new school is firmly set to be a beacon of excellence for secondary education in Medway. The wellbeing and success of each individual child is at the heart of everything and we are driven by the belief that it is our role to ensure all pupils develop an appreciation of the limitless possibilities ahead of them. Every learner is entitled to an enriching, varied and personalised education; delivered through a broad and balanced curriculum that provides challenge, irrespective of need, starting point or background. It is our ambition that in our highly inclusive setting, all our students will flourish, becoming inquiring, compassionate and culturally aware young adults. We will work together to embed the essential skills, knowledge and attributes needed to be highly successful in achieving their own personal goals, as caring members of our community and as leaders in tomorrow’s world.
Our strong learning community works together and shares the value of collaboration; every member of our academy family works together to achieve success, cultivating a strong sense of belonging. Our belief in human-scale education, delivered through our college model, ensures every one of our students is known and valued. Strong pastoral care is at the heart of our academy and we place great importance on building strong partnerships with parents and carers.
Working in a brand new school is a unique opportunity. A flexible approach with a can-do ethos is required, as is drive, grit and boundless enthusiasm. We will be looking to recruit a staff body that has a multitude of talents to enable us to provide a rich academic and co-curricular offer from the outset and look forward to hearing what additional skills, talents and interests you could bring to a role at the Academy. A sense of humour is also essential!
Arranging a visit to Leigh Academy Rainham
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email joinus@latrust.org.uk.
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