LAMDA Musical Theatre Teacher

Thank you for your interest in the post of LAMDA Musical Theatre Teacher.

St Augustine’s Priory has offered LAMDA examinations for several years. Although we are primarily looking for a Musical Theatre Teacher, experience of teaching other LAMDA qualifications would also be beneficial, as we have increasing numbers of girls taking these exams within the school. 

LAMDA is one of the UK’s oldest and most respected awarding organisations. They have been offering practical examinations in communication and performance subjects for over 130 years. In this time, their qualifications have helped hundreds of thousands of candidates of all ages and abilities to develop lifelong skills.

LAMDA exams are about achievement – recognising and rewarding the endeavours of each individual – but they are also about empowerment. By offering these qualifications, our ultimate aim is to provide girls with the opportunity to develop the life skills they need to be a success: attributes such as self-confidence and the ability to communicate clearly and performance skills.

At the heart of LAMDA examinations is the recognition that their qualifications are for everyone. Across the globe, their examinations unite learners of all ages, abilities, backgrounds and cultures in enthusiasm for the English language and a desire to develop skills for life.

LAMDA examinations showcase good performance and communication skills.

They also help learners to develop conversation and listening skills. The requirement to perform monologues or poetry and prose also helps the development of practical presentation skills, including knowing how to speak clearly and audibly, how to use physicality to convey characters, meaning and mood. From Grade 6 and above, scripts are chosen from a range of time periods and styles encouraging a broad appreciation of reputable literature.

There is a separate application form and applicants should pay particular attention to its accurate completion. I trust this brochure will be informative and helpful in making the decision to apply for this post, and I look forward to receiving your application. 

LAMDA teachers are expected to do the following:

• Deliver lessons weekly, averaging 10 weeks per term, to the group as agreed with the Head of LAMDA

• Work flexibly if necessary to make up missed lessons due to teacher absence

• Maintain registers of attendance 

• Prepare students for LAMDA exams

• Ensure their learners details are correct for Exam Track

• Liaise with IT, Estates and School Office about IT, furniture and chaperoning requirements for exams, two weeks in advance

• Support students on the day of LAMDA exams by accompanying them to exam sessions and providing preparation on the day

• If unable to attend on the day of LAMDA exams make arrangements for a colleague to support the students

• Provide registers to the Bursary for billing of students at the end of term

• Communicate with parents in a professional and timely manner about general queries, pupil absence and teacher sickness

• Liaise with the Head of LAMDA and other LAMDA teachers where necessary

• Prepare pupils for the LAMDA Showcase in the Summer Term, during lesson time

We are looking to appoint a committed, enthusiastic individual who is able to work well as a member of a team. They will have a genuine interest and enjoyment of children and be able to respond to them professionally with a quiet authority.

Applicants must be able to teach the specification to a high standard that will facilitate able pupils to reach the top of the mark scheme.

Applicants should be flexible and able to demonstrate an ability to work with a variety of situations, individuals or groups, understanding and appreciating a variety of perspectives and to adapt an approach as requirements change. 

Excellent keyboard skills are desirable for accompanying students.  

Applicants should have firm and fair disciplinary skills – creating and maintaining a purposeful, orderly and safe learning environment, maintaining consistent rules and understandings about behaviour, offering appropriate rewards and sanctions to foster motivation.

Applicants should have a good understanding of safeguarding and whole school policies, procedures and standards and be willing to implement them in a consistent manner.

The post-holder is required to support and encourage the School’s ethos and its objectives, policies and procedures as agreed by the Governing Body.

The post-holder must uphold the School's Policy in respect of all matters related to safeguarding and Child Protection. 

This Job Description allocates duties and responsibilities but does not direct the particular amount of time to be spent on carrying them out and no part of it may be so constructed.

Candidates should complete the St Augustine’s Priory Application Form, available from https://www.sapriory.com/admissions/staff-vacancies/ 

St Augustine’s Priory is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all who work here to share this commitment. St Augustine’s Priory is an inclusive employer and we pride ourselves on our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome candidates from all sectors and backgrounds.