What skills and experience we're looking for
* Qualified Teacher Status
* Honours or Higher degree
* Subject specialism in Drama or Music
* Degree in relevant and appropriate discipline
* Significant experience of leading a curriculum area
* Experience of 11 – 16 Performing Arts teaching
* Outstanding record of managing people
* An excellent classroom practitioner with a proven record of motivating pupils to achieve outstanding progress
* Ability to lead a team
* Ability to support less experienced members of staff
* Excellent organisational skills
* Experience of having contributed to extra curricular activities
* Experience of analysing data and setting curricular targets
* Experience of moderating / being an examiner at GCSE level
What the school offers its staff
* Voted ‘Most Inspirational School in Rochdale’ in 2024, and the only school in Greater Manchester and Lancashire with ‘World Class Schools’ status
* Conveniently located just off the M62, we offer an easy commute from Stockport, Central Manchester, Leeds, Blackburn, Warrington, and Burnley – all within 40 minutes or less
* We value our staff and provide time off for important family events, such as school nativity plays and first days at school etc
* Strong commitment to staff development and supporting /facilitating experiences which support career progression
* Free access to our onsite gym
* Free Simply Health membership that includes money off prescriptions, dental check-ups, physiotherapy, opticians, and GP appointments
* Opportunity for free lunches available
* 20 additional PPA hours per year beyond government guidelines
* Work in an environment where Ofsted say that our students are ‘proud to attend this school’ and ‘can learn in lessons without disruption’, with a ‘behaviour system which allows leaders to respond to any uncommon instances of students’ poor behaviour rapidly
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.
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