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Teacher of Drama

Teacher of Drama

Woldgate School

Woldgate School, Pocklington, York

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Maternity Cover
Apply by:
8 October 2018

Job overview

 Woldgate School are seeking a creative, dynamic and enthusiastic Teacher of Drama with the ability and confidence to inspire pupils. This is a temporary post to provide maternity cover. You will be joining a friendly and supportive team. Experience of teaching English would be beneficial but not essential.

Ofsted describe Woldgate School as a ‘…calm and purposeful place’. It is a school with a distinct vision for education, based on shared values, where every child is known and cared for as an individual. We are a school with a positive, welcoming and warm atmosphere, in which students take pride in their school and achievements.

We are looking for an individual:

  • who is passionate about working in our school
  • whose enthusiasm and in-depth subject knowledge will inspire our students and ensure they are provided with the best educational experiences
  • who can positively contribute to the school, its aims and ethos

We can offer:

  • a professional and supportive learning environment, committed to staff development
  • the opportunity to make a difference
  • a school with a strong community ethos, situated at the foot of the Yorkshire Wolds, but within commuting distance from the historic City of York, Leeds and Hull
  • happy & motivated students who want to learn

Full details and an application form are available at www.woldgate.net

Completed applications should be forwarded to Lucy Bailey, Personnel Officer, lbailey@woldgate.net

Closing Date: Monday 8th October 2018

Interviews: w/c 15th Oct 2018

The position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Woldgate School as part of Wolds Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all out staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1074. A DBS enhanced disclosure that is satisfactory to us will be a condition of employment.

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About Woldgate School

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  • Woldgate School
  • 92 Kilnwick Road, Pocklington
  • East Riding of Yorkshire
  • YO42 2LL
  • United Kingdom
+44 1759 302395

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Woldgate School and Sixth Form College is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational secondary school with sixth form situated in Pocklington, a small market town in York. It is an academy converter supported by a multi-academy trust called Wolds Learning Partnership. A larger than average school for a school of its type, it will provide 1,100 places for secondary and sixth form students between the ages of 11-18 when fully subscribed.

The school has been educating children from Pocklington and surrounding areas since 1958, and re-opened under the same name as an academy converter in January 2017.

Headteacher

Jonathan Britton

Values and Vision

Woldgate's motto is “Of great merit, character and value”. It is a school with a focus on providing an education where each learner is treated as an individual to help fulfil their potential to the maximum. It is a safe, happy and enjoyable environment where each child studies in a manner where they are challenged but also supported by the school’s high quality of pastoral care.

The school holds specialist status in performing arts and holds the Artsmark Gold award. 

Ofsted

“Leaders, including governors, have successfully brought about improvements in the quality of teaching and students’ achievements since the previous inspection. Consequently, the overall effectiveness of the college has improved since the last inspection and is good. Students make good progress across the college in a wide range of subjects including English and mathematics. This is because well-planned, interesting tasks motivate students to work hard and complete a good amount of high-quality work.”

View (pre-academy) Woldgate School and Sixth Form College’s latest Ofsted report

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