Part-time Teacher of Drama (0.6)

TEACHER OF DRAMA

(Part-time Permanent 0.6)

Start Date: 1st September 2018

Salary: MPS

Bradford Forster Academy is a new 11-16 Church of England secondary Academy and part of the Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust (BDAT), a growing Christian Multi-Academy Trust based in Bradford. The Academy opened on 1st September 2015 and now has 550 students on roll in years 7, 8 and 9 and will grow to four year groups in September 2018. Within BDAT there is an exciting opportunity to work across a variety of growing diverse schools.

In order to further accelerate outcomes and continue to grow our talented staff team, we are currently seeking to appoint an outstanding Teacher of Drama to join our successful and hardworking Performing Arts department. You will already be an outstanding teacher capable of delivering inspirational lessons and able to ensure that students within Performing Arts are appropriately challenged, supported and achieve their expected levels of progress or better.

Our Drama teachers are supported by a Curriculum Leader of Performing Arts. This is a wonderful opportunity for a talented and ambitious professional to make a sustained and substantial contribution to the growth and development of the Academy. The role offers the successful candidate a challenge that will be both rewarding and fulfilling and will support you to achieve your own personal career goals and aspirations. We actively welcome applications from talented individuals who are looking to further develop their career. 

The successful candidate will be: 

• An excellent Teacher of Drama and looking to develop your career in a teaching and learning role
• Able to encourage and enthuse students to achieve their full potential
• Inspirational to colleagues and students – sharing best practice 

In return for your commitment we can offer:

• An academy and senior leadership team that will allow you to be inspirational, proactive and play an active part in our school improvement
• Tailored CPD with a strong commitment on developing individual career paths
• A Performing Arts department which welcomes new ideas with energy and enthusiasm
• An approach which supports and stimulates professional growth 
• A supportive Leadership Team

If you are looking to join an academy with a culture of professional learning and reflection, then we want to hear from you.  Visits to the academy are encouraged and can be arranged by contacting Barbara Blackham, PA to the Head of School, at b.blackham@bradfordforsteracademy.co.uk 

Closing Date for applications is 9.00 am on 8th February 2018.

Interviews will be held during w/c 26th February 2018.

For full details, application form with information pack, please visit our website http://www.bradfordforsteracademy.co.uk/job-Vacancies/

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced criminal records check via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).