Job Ref: R552 Please quote on all correspondence
Start: January 2025
Salary: MPR2 – UPR3 + TLR 2a
Location: Bedminster Down School (near Bristol)
Contract: Full time
Term: Permanent
Bedminster Down School is looking for an excellent teacher and leader to join us as the Subject Leader for Performing Arts. The successful candidate will be joining a friendly team, led by our exceptional Curriculum Team Leader for Vocational Education, who will provide the support and challenge required to help you to develop as a teacher and a leader. Applicants with a specialism in music will be looked upon favorably, but we welcome applications from drama specialists who have the ability to also teach music.
Our performing arts curriculum is rooted in high expectations of all students, with a focus on providing a diverse range of rich and interesting experiences which will allow students to express themselves, whilst consistently embedding the core knowledge that makes students the actors, dancers and musicians of the future. Our building is fantastically well apportioned; no performing arts lessons are timetabled to take place outside of bespoke practical spaces, which includes large music rooms, a theatre with a large stage, and sprung floor dance studio. We believe strongly in providing a full KS3 experience to all of our young people, so the performing arts curriculum remains broad until the end of Year 9, when students begin their KS4 options. We offer dance, drama and music to KS4 and run courses for all three – this school believes strongly in the value of the performing arts and will consistently invest in them to ensure students and the wider community do too. We work closely with the other Futura secondary schools, including running annual trust-wide singing and other musical events. We develop our shared trust curriculum together, share the best resources, and identify the best teaching practice and share this pedagogical knowledge between schools. We have a strong belief in the power of high-quality teaching and learning to change the lives of our students and we have developed highly effective lesson structures and pedagogical approaches which drive progress in every lesson.
At Bedminster Down School, we operate a ‘Ready to Learn’ behaviour system. Our consistent approach to behaviour management ensures that any low-level disruption is dealt with rapidly and effectively. Our senior and pastoral teams manage the rare incidents of highly challenging behaviour and permanently staff the behaviour support rooms. This means that, as a teacher at Bedminster Down School, you have the ability to spend your work time on planning and delivering lessons which will maximize engagement and progress, as well as providing high quality feedback to your students.
In return we offer:
- A competitive salary
- A full and varied CPD programme offering teaching and leadership development for our staff
- An opportunity to work in a supportive team from whom you can learn, develop and grow
- Wider opportunities to be involved across the Futura Learning Partnership
- An energised and professional working environment
- Benefits include; pension scheme, discounted sports centre/gym membership, free wellbeing support & medical cover, free on-site parking and cycle to work scheme.
Futura Learning Partnership is a partnership of schools across the South West that are working together to provide a high-quality educational experience for all students in their care and be a truly inclusive provider of 4-19 education in the area.
The closing date for applications is: 23:59 on 29/09/2024.
No CVs or agencies please
To apply:
- Download the Job Description/Person Specification and Application Form
- Trust Recruitment Pack
- Click on the ‘apply’ button to be redirected and apply online via the Futura Learning Jobsite
PLEASE NOTE:
1) Early applications are encouraged. Bedminster Down School reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should the school be able to appoint an appropriate candidate.
2) We are simultaneously advertising for both a Performing Arts Teacher and a Subject Lead for Performing Arts. We will only fill one of these two posts and the interviews for the Subject Lead post will occur first.
Futura Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. For this post, prior to appointment Futura Learning Partnership will apply for a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, a Children’s Barred list check, two satisfactory references, satisfactory pre-employment health screening and for Teachers, a Prohibition Check in relation to the children’s workforce. In some settings a Declaration will be required in order to meet our obligations under the ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006.
Futura Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. For this post, prior to appointment Futura Learning Partnership will apply for a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, a Children’s Barred list check, two satisfactory references, satisfactory pre-employment health screening and for Teachers, a Prohibition Check in relation to the children’s workforce. In some settings a Declaration will be required in order to meet our obligations under the ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006.