Director of Performing Arts

About The Role

Reports to: Assistant Headteacher. In this exciting new role, you will lead the professional community of music and drama teachers and promote outstanding teaching and learning and a strong school culture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Enable all Music and Drama teachers to achieve expertise in teaching and planning through coaching and support.
• Create, review and monitor a strategic plan for improving outcomes and the quality of the provision for Music and Drama.
• Model outstanding teaching and lead collaborative planning and development, including the sharing of resources and best practice within the department.
• Participate actively throughout the network, by attending relevant meetings, and as appropriate, delivering network-wide training and initiatives.

Knowledge & Experience:

• Raising attainment in a challenging classroom environment.
• Having designed, implemented and evaluated effective, imaginative and stimulating Schemes of Work.
• Understanding of both subject and general teaching pedagogy, and signature strategies relating to Music and/or Drama.
• Knowledge of the national secondary education system, examinations and curriculum.

Qualification Criteria:

• Qualified to teach and work in the U.K.
• Degree in Music, Drama or related subject.

Benefits

Why work for our school? We value our staff and provide a comprehensive programme of coaching and professional development. Hear what our teachers have to say about working at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]: arkvictoria.org/jobs/working-for-us

• We take CPD seriously, which is why we offer twice the number of training days as standard
• Our school’s ‘Wellbeing Wednesdays’ are a great hit – get in touch to find out more
• Our staff can take advantage of our on-site fitness suite
• Access to [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Rewards scheme offering up to £1,000 a year in savings from over 3,000 major retailers
• Interest-free loans of up to £5,000 available for season tickets or a bicycles
• Gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym

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About Us

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] provides pupils with an excellent education through an ambitious curriculum, personal development and character programme, and an extensive student experience. Our values of Ambition, Resilience and Kindness permeate our culture. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] was judged to be significantly improved in all areas by Ofsted in October 2024. The full report can be found here: Ofsted report

We prioritise staff development with a strong emphasis on securing expert subject knowledge. Visit arkvictoria.org/jobs to learn more about us.

Diversity and inclusion: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] aims to build a diverse and inclusive organisation. To know more about [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.

Safeguarding statement: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All employees must undertake an enhanced DBS check. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. To read more about [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s safer recruitment process, please click this link.

Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this role may close earlier than advertised. We strongly encourage you to submit your application at your earliest convenience.