Head of Expressive Arts (Dance Specialist)
Lawn Manor Academy
Wiltshire
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- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS & TLR1A £7776
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2018
- Apply by:
- 17 May 2018
Job overview
Head of Expressive Arts (Dance Specialist)
Required September 2018
MPR/UPR & TLR 1A £7776
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a newly formed faculty as a Head of Expressive Arts for September 2018.
We are looking for an inspirational leader, someone with the dedication, vision and drive to lead our team of teachers, taking them to the next level. The successful applicant should be an excellent classroom practitioner and bring passion and enthusiasm to the role along with the ability to teach proactive and focused lessons for all age groups. The successful candidate will have a music, dance, art or drama specialism and recent experience of teaching GCSE as well as experience in the planning and co-ordinating shows and performances. In return we can offer the full benefits of our excellent support and CPD programmes both internally and through Royal Wootton Bassett Academy Trust.
Applicants should possess excellent communication and organisational skills, be hard working, flexible and professional. They should have high expectations of students, colleagues and self, displaying energy and enthusiasm in and out of the classroom, contributing to the school’s overall success.
If you believe you have the experience, vision and drive to take our Expressive Arts Department forward then we would like to hear from you.
Lawn Manor Academy is part of the Royal Wootton Bassett Academy Trust and is committed to developing each child , we believe that as teachers, it is our job to ensure that their potential is met through their academic studies, creativity and high expectations.
Application must be made via approved application forms (no CV’s will be accepted). Forms and further details of the post may be obtained via Esther Newman enewman@lawnmanor.org
The closing date for applications in 11am, Friday 18th May Interviews will be Wednesday 23rd May
Please note Any position that involves working with children requires declaration of ALL convictions/cautions regardless of whether these are deemed as spent and a DBS check will be carried out before any employment commences. References will be obtained before interview at shortlisting stage and may be used in the interview process. If previous employment has included working with children then at least one referee must be from this employment regardless of whether this is the current or most recent employment Any gaps in employment must be detailed and an explanation provided in the relevant section
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About Lawn Manor Academy
Lawn Manor Academy is proud to be part of Ascend Learning Trust. We were the first school to join ALT in September 2017 and we enjoy close links with all ALT schools. We believe that within each child there is a real potential to achieve and that as teachers, it is our job to ensure that this potential is met through their academic studies and high expectations.
Lawn Manor Academy is an all-ability school and we place great emphasis on inclusive education. We have an excellent pastoral care system to support pupils and the community. We offer a rounded curriculum to suit children of all abilities with excellent facilities to support this. We take pride in the focus we give to each child as an individual and how we help them to develop and grow to achieve well and be a good citizen.
We have an ambitious vision for our school with a robust strategy for achieving it. Our I Learn values are at the heart of our strategies for success.
Working at Lawn Manor Academy is both rewarding and inspiring. We are an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity and different cultures daily. We are committed to extremely high standards of behaviour and have fostered an environment where the relationships that exist within the school, and the polite and respectful atmosphere that we enjoy, are commented on by all who visit our school.
By teaching our pupils how to demand the best of themselves, we will send them out into the world ready to embrace the challenges they will meet; whether they are in the boardroom, on the stage, in the lab or on the sports field at home or abroad. A positive mind-set is important at Lawn Manor Academy.
We take pride in “Inspiring and Creating Futures for All”.
Sandra Muir
Headteacher
SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT
Ascend Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups, including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual-orientation or religion.
Please note any position that involves working with children requires declaration of ALL convictions/cautions regardless of whether these are deemed as spent and a DBS check will be carried out before any employment commences.
In line with KCSIE 2022 and safer recruitment practices, the school will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of our safeguarding checks and will seek publicly available information on candidates’ suitability to work with children. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further guidance and will be asked to clarify their online presence.
References will be obtained before interview at shortlisting stage and may be used in the interview process. If previous employment has included working with children, then at least one referee must be from this employment, regardless of whether this is the current or most recent employment, any gaps in employment must be detailed and an explanation provided in the relevant section.
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