- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 826 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
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- School website
- Turner Free School website (opens in new tab)
Trust Director of Drama
More than one location, Turner SchoolsThis job expired on 1 February 2021
Job start date
19 April 2021
Closing date
1 February 2021 at 12:01pm
Date listed
19 January 2021
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- View all Dramajobs
Working pattern
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR 2
Trust Director of Drama job summary
Turner Schools is looking to recruit a Trust Director of Drama to help us ensure that our knowledge-led curriculum is effectively delivered to our pupils
The Trust is offering an unique opportunity for an ambitious leader to create and develop an exciting trust wide secondary curriculum to inspire all our pupils to engage in Drama. The right candidate will also be able to influence the teaching of Drama in our primary schools to develop our pupils’ confidence and creativity.
As a faculty we are committed to supporting our pupils in becoming confident in their ability, ensuring they develop a sense of purpose and a vision for their futures. We want all of our pupils to be successful, achieving qualifications that prepare them to fulfil their ambitions, so that our schools are a place where all children thrive and knowledge matters.
The Trust strongly believes that its purpose is to serve the young people of the local coastal community with a powerful education. As Trust Lead of Drama, your role will require you to be an expert teacher who is also capable of leading and inspiring colleagues as well as pupils, with a passion for Drama education. You will be making an important contribution to the continuing progress of all of our schools.
We welcome applications from great teachers with leadership experience who are highly motivated and dedicated, with a passion for providing a powerful education based upon research-informed practice. Turner Schools considers its faculty colleagues as the most valuable asset and greatest resource, we provide exceptional continuous professional development in terms of both teaching and leadership development.
The Drama department will play an integral role in our collaborative Creative Arts team, who will work together to raise standards across the Trust. For candidates who would like to discuss this role before application please contact. Michelle.Foxwood@turnerschools.com
Join us to be a part of our journey.
The ideal candidate will....
*have a track record of improving standards and developing others through coaching and sharing of good practice
* have experience of strategic planning that brings about improved pupil outcomes
* have a proven ability to deliver inspirational and engaging Drama teaching.
* have an understanding of current pedagogical research with particular regards to Drama education
* have experience in planning and delivering extra curricular opportunities for pupils and staging whole school performances
* have a keen awareness of future careers in Drama and related profession
In return, Turner Schools can offer...
* a strong ethos and culture that promotes the belief that all pupils can achieve
* calm and purposeful learning environments, with high expectations of pupil behaviour
* a warm and welcoming team of teachers and associate staff
* manageable workload through sensible and efficient policies
* personalised coaching and CPD programmes, alongside an investment in your career and development of your Teaching and Leadership
* a Trust which takes student and faculty welfare seriously
* Private healthcare from Benenden Health medical, including a 24/7 prescription GP service, counselling, access to the BUPA hospital network and physiotherapy.
a genuine opportunity to make a difference by being part of the exciting Trust vision.
* Relocation package may be available for the right candidate.
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.
This job post has expired.
About the schools
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- caroline.dominguez@turnerschools.com
- Phone number
- 01303842433
Information about the trust
Turner Schools is a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) based in Folkestone on the beautiful Kent coast.
Turner Schools is committed to ensuring success without selection for our pupils and students by teaching them the core knowledge and life skills they need to thrive in the modern world. Turner Schools is committed to leading schools where children thrive and knowledge matters.
Our mission is to set a new standard in non-selective education, empowering our pupils and students with cultural capital. In this way we will contribute to the regeneration of the region; we call this mission sea-change.
Following Aristotle's philosophy, we believe that educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all. Accordingly, we have encapsulated the Trust's ethos and values in the acronym HEART meaning we have:
H: High Expectations - of yourself, of others, including in terms of aspiration for the community and children we serve, conduct and standards in the widest sense
E: Enthusiasm - in attitude and to nurture it in others be they pupils/students/scholars, parents or colleagues; an
A: Academic subject-based curriculum - tried and tested subjects delivered in coherent sequence
R: Reading for all - achieving chronological reading age as well as love of this enabling and vital skill; and
T: Teamwork - recognising that together we can achieve more than we can alone.
Our HEART model gives stakeholders, staff, pupils and parents a common language.
Our schools include:
Folkestone Primary; Folkestone Academy; Morehall Primary; Martello Primary; and Turner Free School.
Turner Schools is committed to safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. It expects all staff and volunteers to share this same commitment. Any appointment is subject to satisfactory recruitment checks, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Two references are required prior to commencement of employment. We are an equal opportunities employer.
For further information on Turner Schools, please visit www.turnerschools.com
School Details
Turner Free School
Folkestone Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
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- School size
- 1080 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
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- School website
- Folkestone Academy website (opens in new tab)
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