Post Graduate Assistant Teacher of Drama / Theatre Director-in-Residence
Harrow School
Harrow
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- Harrow has its own salary scales
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 1st September 2024
- Apply by:
- 20 May 2024
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen at Harrow for a Post Graduate Assistant Teacher (PGAT) of Drama / Theatre Director-in-Residence from September 2024. The post comes with a generous package, including rent-free accommodation and health cover provided free of charge for you and at a reduced rate for any members of your immediate family that you may wish to add. All meals are provided free of charge during term time.
PGAT appointments are fixed term contracts and are typically for one academic year, with the possibility of the contract being renewed for a second year. These positions give successful candidates the opportunity to experience life at a leading independent boarding school, to acquire and develop teaching skills, and to make a significant contribution outside the timetable to the School’s extra-curricular activities and in the super-curricular programme for academic extension. PGATs teach a reduced timetable, typically no more than 20 timetabled lessons of 40 minutes’ duration per week and assist in departments more generally in ways appropriate to their experience and ability. In addition, the School provides training in skills both related to teaching and transferable to other professions. The role of PGAT will allow those interested in pursuing a career in teaching to gain directly relevant experience and training, and those more likely to move into another profession beyond the end of their time at Harrow to acquire skills beneficial for their future careers in other areas, including banking, consultancy and the law.
Harrow has a long-established and vibrant dramatic tradition. Drama is taught on the curriculum across the School. All boys follow an introductory course in the Shell year and may then opt for Drama and Theatre courses at GCSE and A-level. An annual programme of whole-School productions aims to extend the most committed actors and technicians in the School, forming companies across Houses and year groups. Each year, six of the twelve Houses also produce fully staged individual or combined productions. The department runs a developed programme of partnerships and outreach work. Community groups regularly make use of Harrow’s theatre facilities, and the department mounts a series of projects in which Harrovians collaborate with peers from partner schools.
Seating approximately 300 people across two levels, the Ryan Theatre is equipped to industry standards and staffed by a team of six creative, technical and administrative professionals, in addition to drama teachers. Boys interested in the technical elements of drama can learn about scenic design and construction, sound, lighting and AV design, stage management, costume and make-up, through practical involvement and professional mentoring. The department also makes use of a suite of studio spaces for teaching, rehearsal and smaller-scale performance.
The successful candidate will teach Drama on the academic curriculum to year 9 classes; run a Drama-related Elective course in an area of individual specialism; support and supervise pupils preparing performance work as part of GCSE and A level Drama and Theatre. They will also play a significant role in the development and delivery of drama community projects and with other co-curricular activities.
Informal enquiries about the role would be welcome: please contact Mr. Adam Cross, Director of Drama: apc@harrowschool.org.uk.
A detailed description of the job role can be found within the recruitment pack.
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Closing date: 8am, 20 May 2024
Interviews will take place on a rolling basis.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant must be willing to undergo child protection screening including checks with any past employer and the DBS.
Equality, diversity and inclusion are values that are important to us at Harrow. We believe in diversity of thought and actively welcome anyone regardless of their background to bring their valuable and relevant skills to our community.
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About Harrow School
Harrow School is situated in Harrow on the Hill in north-west London. The School is located on a 324-acre estate which encompasses much of Harrow on the Hill and is one of the best-known schools in the world. Around 837 boys study at Harrow and live in the School’s 12 boarding houses. Employees particularly value the School’s beautiful green estate, the positive working environment, and good relationships with their colleagues.
Harrow School is an independent boarding secondary school for boys aged 13-18. It was established, by royal charter, in 1572 during the reign of Elizabeth I. It is operated as a Royal Charter Corporation, which is a charitable trust whose trustees are the school’s governors. The school licenses the Harrow name to a number of schools in Asia.
Head Master
Alastair Land
Values and vision
Harrow School believes that the success of students should not be measured purely by grades, but by their influence on the wider world.
The school believes that all organisations need strong and clearly expressed values to create identity, focus, unity and drive, and in order to answer the questions: “what do we belong to?”, “what’s important to us?”, "why do our collective efforts matter?”, and “what holds us together?”.
Harrow’s values of courage, honour, humility and fellowship aim to help the school to make decisions from day-to-day that mean members of its community behave and perform better. These four Values link closely to Harrow School’s Christian foundation, and the principles of “Godliness and good learning” established by its founder, John Lyon.
ISI report
“Pupils are high achievers in all areas of their academic lives. Their success owes much to the strong and supportive boarding community to which they all belong and which gives the encouragement to work hard and aim high, and the confidence to set themselves ambitious goals.”
“Pupils invariably work hard and utilise their strong motivation and desire to succeed, and this is one of the main drivers in their success. The strong progress they make, and their all-round excellent achievement is enabled by many innovative approaches and initiatives introduced by school leaders.”
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