Head of Drama
Tes Schools Recruitment
Northamptonshire
- £25,714 - £41,604 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS + TLR2.2 £4,483 + Teachers' Pension scheme
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2022 if possible
- Apply by:
- 29 May 2022
Job overview
Tes is supporting the appointment of an excellent Head of Drama to join a secondary school in Northamptonshire to lead their team.
The school are looking for a leader of drama who knows the powerful knowledge in their subject and who loves teaching, has significant subject expertise, who thrives on leading effective delivery across all classrooms.
The school take pride in offering a knowledge rich drama curriculum that places key points in drama history under the magnifying glass. They enjoy deconstructing the important movements that have shaped the theatre that they see on the stage today and encourage students to engage with the transformational journey that drama travels throughout time.
The fundamentals for the school are:
- Unbeatable learning climate through a Warm:Strict philosophy
- Unapologetically high expectations for and of the students in the school's care
- Clear boundaries, rules and routines so students feel safe and calm
- Acquisition of powerful knowledge as a goal in itself
- Students gaining a knowledge base that is ambitious and empowering.
- Rigorous and challenging academic curriculum,
- Broad range of sport, art and musical opportunities.
- Teachers who are subject experts and make use of evidence-based teaching methods Direct and effective teaching, so knowledge is learnt and remembered
About the school
The school ensure that all teachers are able to draw on the sources of scholarly authority and reservoir of thought and practice that have been developed within their specialist subject communities though Trust- wide subject communities. This involves engagement for teachers with their wider subject education community through subject associations, subject education journals, subject-specific CPD on curriculum development and teaching. It also involves refreshing and constant renewal of subject knowledge, through reading and discussing scholarship, engaging in contemporary debates, and developing their own practice as teachers.
Subject communities are central to the school's vision for curriculum and teacher development, whereby each subject community is made up of subject specialist teachers deeply engaged with curricular questions, renewing and holding ownership of the Trust-wide curriculum and sustaining their own subject expertise. Through Trust-wide subject community meetings and in-school department meetings, all subject teachers have responsibility and involvement with the Trust-wide curriculum development. They work collaboratively in curriculum decision-making, so as to draw upon collective expertise and minimise unnecessary workload.
Salary & Benefits
- M1-UPS3 £25,714-£41,604 + TLR 2.2 £4483
- Teacher's pension scheme
- Regional networks of Trust colleagues and access to key leaders in Education
- Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including dedicated Employee Assistance Programme
- Rewards and Recognition Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
Tes Recruitment Services (UK) represent Schools and Academies across the globe, supporting them to secure a great teacher/leader for every role.
To learn more about this role please email managedrecruit@tes.com for an information pack that includes school name, role specifics and context.
Please include REF: LC1642273 in the email subject line.
About Tes Schools Recruitment
- Tes Schools Recruitment
- 70 Grays Inn Road, Holborn
- London
- WC1X 8NH
- United Kingdom
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