Overview
Head of Performing Arts (Music and Drama) – Brayton Academy, Doncaster Road, Selby, YO8 9QS
Pay Scale: MPS / UPS + TLR 2a £3,527
Date required: Easter 2026
Brayton Academy seeks an inspiring and ambitious Head of Performing Arts with strengths that would ideally include both Drama and Music. This role is ideal for a colleague who enjoys bringing performance, creativity, and collaboration to life through both curricular and extra-curricular opportunity.
The successful candidate will have experience delivering GCSE Drama or Music and the knowledge, skills and passion for developing an engaging and ambitious KS3 Performing Arts curriculum.
Brayton Academy has been 'Outstanding' for a number of years and our most recent inspection has confirmed this remains the case. The key reasons for this are our students’ exemplary behaviour and excellent attitudes to learning, an exceptional teaching team, a genuine commitment to staff welfare underpinned by our unique coaching model and a visible and supportive Leadership Team. This enables students to make substantial progress which places us in the top 100 schools in England. This truly is an excellent time to join our thriving academy.
Brayton Academy is proud to be part of Resilience Multi Academy Trust. Our core values of Resilience, Aspiration and Empowerment, alongside well-established systems and processes such as Positive Discipline, Coaching and an expert curriculum has helped to transform our schools – as well as the lives of students and teachers. We have a genuine commitment to being an 'employer of choice' and this is reflected in our supportive working conditions, a generous leave of absence policy and a genuine commitment to drive down workload.
The successful candidate will enjoy access to high quality and personalised CPD. You will also be joining an Academy where a recent staff survey showed that 97% of staff would recommend the Academy as a good place to work.
This role provides a real opportunity for you to make your mark and to develop a high quality Performing Arts offer, with opportunities for career development.
Want to know more? We welcome you to come and visit the academy. Please contact Sophie Addison, PA to the Principal at saddison@braytonacademy.org.uk, to book a visit.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure check by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Responsibilities
* Lead the Performing Arts department with a commitment to delivering high-quality curricular and extra-curricular provision in Music and Drama.
* Develop and implement an engaging KS3 Performing Arts curriculum and ensure progression to GCSE outcomes where appropriate.
* Collaborate with staff to create an inclusive, ambitious learning environment and participate in coaching and professional development initiatives.
* Monitor and raise student achievement and behaviour in line with school policies.
Qualifications and Experience
* Experience delivering GCSE Drama or Music.
* Strong knowledge of Performing Arts curriculum development for KS3 (and GCSE where applicable).
* Evidence of successful leadership in an educational setting and a commitment to staff welfare and workload reduction.
Benefits and About the Trust
* Access to high-quality, personalised CPD.
* Supportive working conditions and generous leave of absence policy.
* Commitment to being an employer of choice within Resilience Multi Academy Trust.
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