Teacher of Performing Arts
The Castle School, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5AUThis job expired on 28 September 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
January 2024
Closing date
28 September 2023 at 5pm
Date listed
14 September 2023
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Drama
Working pattern
- Full time: .
Contract type
- Fixed term - From January 2024 - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Castle School, Taunton, is looking for a passionate, dynamic and inspirational Teacher of Performing Arts with Dance specialism to join our outstanding department at The Castle School, to cover maternity leave, from January 2024.
We offer an exciting and rewarding place to work, with access to the highest quality professional development, which ensures you are at the forefront of teaching and learning innovation. Our students are keen to learn and succeed; they appreciate their teachers’ support and dedication.
We are passionate about the curriculum and there is an intensity around the development of that here. You will be exposed to high level thinking about curriculum and pedagogy. Thiswill prepare you well for future career progression. The leadership culture here is high challenge high support and as we become part of the newly formed Blackdown Education Partnership (BEP) from September the opportunity to grow within our trust is available.
What the school offers its staff
At The Castle School you will be joining an enthusiastic and hard-working team that includes Art, Drama, Dance, and Music. All students follow a varied Arts curriculum with specialist teachers through key stage 3, and benefit from a fantastic range of extra-curricular opportunities including clubs and groups, music tuition, concerts, plays, musicals, a Dance showcase, Variety Show, Community Concert and Art, Photography and Textiles exhibitions. We offer 6 Arts GCSE courses and 1 BTEC Courses and up-take at key stage 4 is excellent. The department is busy and thriving with an abundance of extra-curricular offers. In November we host our annual House Dance competition. In January we do a major school musical. In recent years we have put on Grease, School Of Rock, High School Musical and this year The Addams Family. In February we take our students on a Performing Arts tour to New York. Dance students perform at local festivals and events including Spring Forward. Students often go on to study Dance when they leave The Castle School and we currently have Castle Alumni at Italia Conti and Laine Theatre Arts amongst others.
Commitment to safeguarding
Blackdown Education Partnership 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. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
About The Castle School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1204 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Castle School website
- Email address
- office@castle.somerset.sch.uk
The Blackdown Education Partnership is a multi-academy trust (MAT) working across Devon and Somerset. It was born of a merger between two established MATs: The Castle Partnership Trust and Uffculme Academy Trust and currently looks after a family of 12 schools: 6 primary and 6 secondary and 4 nurseries.
Blackdown Education Partnership is, therefore, a single organisation established to deliver the education and to safeguard the wellbeing of every child in our Trust. The Trust seeks to ensure that high quality collaboration and system leadership continue to improve the education in our schools. We are responsible for the good governance of the schools within our Trust and are accountable for the performance of each school. We work with an exceptional team of leaders, teachers and support staff whose combined efforts deliver on our promise to believe in every child.
We can offer you: An opportunity to work in an experienced and supportive team from whom you can learn, develop and grow. A friendly, busy and dynamic workplace where each day is different from the last. A competitive salary. Wider opportunities to be involved across our Trust. An energised and professional working environment.
Arranging a visit to The Castle School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@castle.somerset.sch.uk.
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