Teacher of Performing Arts (Maternity Cover)

Thomas Deacon Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 2UW

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  December 2025

• Closing date

  5 November 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  22 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS
• Additional allowances:

  MPS/UPS

Teacher of Performing Arts (Maternity Cover) job summary

Teacher of Performing Arts - Maternity Cover

Contract: Fixed Term until Dec 2026

Working pattern: Full time

Salary: MPS/UPS

Site: Thomas Deacon Academy

Closing date: 9am on Weds 5th November

Start date: December 2025

Please note the trust may decide to withdraw the advert before the closing date or interview suitable candidates prior to the advert closing.

Can you spark curiosity through choreography, and nurture compassion through character work?

Are you ready to join a school where commitment to the arts is matched by a culture of courtesy, creativity and collaboration?

If so, Thomas Deacon Academy would love to hear from you!

Your role:

This is your moment in the spotlight to take centre stage in our DAPA faculty as a Teacher of Performing Arts (maternity cover). If you live and breathe Drama and Dance, and you know how to light up a classroom like a stage, then this is your cue.

You’ll be teaching across Key Stages 3 and 4, with the opportunity to inspire at Key Stage 5 if your experience allows. But this isn’t just about delivering lessons, it’s about creating experiences. You’ll craft inclusive, high-energy sessions that challenge, support and ignite curiosity. You’ll help students find their voice, their rhythm, their confidence, and you’ll be there when they take their final bow after a school production, or when they master a routine that once felt impossible.

You’ll be a key player in our extra-curricular programme, from directing shows to leading dance clubs or vocal ensembles. Collaboration is in your nature, and you thrive in a team that shares ideas, celebrates creativity and supports one another. You’ll bring with you a recognised teaching qualification, QTS, a relevant degree, and a deep understanding of how to engage learners through the arts. But more than that, you’ll bring energy, originality and a belief that performance can change lives.

About us:

Our DAPA faculty is a creative hub where students are encouraged to explore, express and excel. We offer a range of qualifications including GCSE Drama, BTEC Dance and A Level Performing Arts, and we are committed to nurturing talent at every level.

The Academy’s Ofsted inspection in November 2024 noted that “pupils benefit from a welcoming environment where diversity is celebrated. They enjoy celebrating each other’s differences and participating in cultural activities. The school provides an ambitious curriculum that ensures pupils develop a strong foundation of knowledge and skills from Year 3 through to Year 13, preparing them well for their next stage of education or employment. The Ofsted inspection rated all areas, including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and sixth-form provision, as 'Good'”.

At Thomas Deacon Academy, we believe in the power of courtesy, commitment, compassion, courage, curiosity, and confidence. These values are at the heart of everything we do, and we are looking for someone who embodies them in their work.

Why work for us?:

Join Thomas Deacon Education Trust and be part of a dedicated team committed to "working together to transform lives through education.” To learn more about the benefits we have on offer, check out our video here: Employee Benefits

At TDET, 95% of our new employees highly rate our induction programme. Benefit from the unwavering support of our dedicated staff, ensuring you feel welcomed and well-prepared from day one. According to our 2025 staff survey, 91% of staff are proud to work for TDET!

Ready to transform lives through education? Apply now and make a difference!

TDET - Working together to transform lives through education

Thomas Deacon Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Academy will require the successful candidate to provide satisfactory references and undertake an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

At Thomas Deacon Education Trust, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Join us in fostering an inclusive and supportive environment where all contributions are valued.

If you have any questions regarding this post, please contact the HR Team on e-mail at hrteam@tdet.education

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

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.

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Thomas Deacon Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 19
• Education phase: Through
• School size: 2308 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Thomas Deacon Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thomas-deacon-academy

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