Teacher of Performing Arts (Music & Drama)
Pudsey Grammar School
Leeds
- £30,000 - £45,525 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 16 May 2024
Job overview
Teacher of Performing Arts (Music and Drama)
Grade: MPS/UPS, £30,000 - £46,525
Start date: September 2024
Drama
Our well-established and successful Drama Department is led by a subject specialist in Performing Arts. The department works closely alongside the Music and Media Departments and offers our students excellent facilities that include a fully equipped Drama Studio and school auditorium where our major productions are held.
Drama is taught to all students in Year 7, 8 and 9. The subject is offered to Key Stage 4 students in Years 10, 11 and KS5 for Post 16 students. We also provide opportunities for Post 16 students to direct their own musical performance each year, which is very popular with students.
Music
The Music Department is led by a Music specialist and also consists of 4 peripatetic staff who visit the school throughout the week to support instrumental tuition. The department has two music classrooms, both complete with a class set of keyboards and practice rooms which are fully equipped with a range of instrumental resources, iMacs and recording equipment. In addition, access is available to a Mac suite for use with KS4 and Chromebook use for lessons across all year groups.
Music is taught to all students in Year 7, 8 & 9. In Year 10 and 11, the BTEC Tech Award in Music Practice is offered as an option subject, therefore providing students of all interests and abilities access to learning at KS4. Students who choose to study music at KS4 are provided with school funded instrumental tuition in order to support their performance skills development. All students are offered the opportunity to receive instrumental tuition within school across a range of instruments including piano, vocals, drums, violin and guitar, which has proven very popular.
Extra-curricular
Extra-curricular activities are extremely popular within the Drama and Music departments and are well received within the wider community. Students have the opportunity to take part in the school production, vocal group, school band, spotlight (6th form lead production/club), theatre visits and residential trips that include theatre workshops and watching live West End performances. Extra-curricular is run in collaboration with all of the Performing Arts team.
Our school productions are always incredibly popular. This year was an outstanding performance of Matilda showcased across 3 nights with students performing from Years 7 to 13.
Department development
We are keen to develop music technology, sound and lighting provision both within curriculum lessons and as part of extra-curricular activities within the department, which would provide an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to make an impact in this area.
Our school productions are always incredibly popular. This year was an outstanding performance of Matilda showcased across 3 nights with students performing from Years 7 to 13.
The successful candidate would be joining a very enthusiastic, motivated and dedicated team where student progress is the focal point.
Pudsey Grammar School has an excellent reputation in the local community, being the second most oversubscribed school in Leeds and a National Behaviour Hub school.
We are looking for an outstanding candidate who would be keen to:
· Teach across Key Stage 3, 4 and 5
· Work within music and drama to develop an exciting range of extra-curricular activities and promote our hugely successful school productions
· Contribute to and continue to develop our well-established and successful schemes of work and curriculum across all key stages in music and drama
· Work cohesively within a department that is committed to developing new ways of teaching and learning that focus on student needs
· Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in accordance with our Safeguarding and Child Protection policies.
Why work at Pudsey Grammar School?
· Be part of a rapidly improving school which stands as the second most oversubscribed school in the city
· Work for an organisation which has staff wellbeing as its core
· Embrace the opportunity to play a key part in the continuing transformation of the school
· Be part of a dynamic and enthusiastic team of staff who are ensuring our students are successful in every way
Work alongside hub-schools in the Yorkshire and Humber region and University College London, with access to high quality Teaching and · Learning training, networking events, CPD and national teacher meetings held annually in London.
· Belong to a supportive organisation which prides itself on high standards for staff and students
· Work in an award-winning state of art building
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history and an on-line search will be conducted. This includes only information publicly available on-line.
We promote diversity and want a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.
Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK – either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply for this position.
Application Process
Should you wish to apply for this position, please send the following to recruitment@pudseygrammar.co.uk.
● A completed application form. Applications should be made electronically in Word or PDF format
● Please be aware that we do not accept Curriculum Vitaes
● In support of your application you may include a covering letter. This should be in addition to the completed application form.
Closing date for application Thursday 16th May at 12.00 noon
Successful candidates will be contacted direct with details of the interview.
Interview date: Thursday 23rd May
Attached documents
About Pudsey Grammar School
Introduction from the Headteacher
Thank you for the interest you have shown in the recently advertised post at our school.
Pudsey Grammar School is a heavily oversubscribed mixed comprehensive secondary school located in the heart of the market town of Pudsey. Situated between Leeds and Bradford the town has valued its independence from its two larger neighbours. The school has 1200 students with a thriving Sixth Form of 250 students all taught in a state of the art building. The innovative and unique design of the building creates a calm atmosphere very different to many secondary schools.
The school has a long tradition in the town, being established as Pudsey Grammar School in 1908. Although the school is taught in a state of the art building, our core values are highly traditional based on the goal of ensuring that every student reaches their true potential. Our school is not just about the students gaining knowledge and qualifications although these are extremely important. We believe in teaching young people core values of decency, social skills and how to be a good citizen in an ever changing world. We want their character to develop and grow and for them to leave us with an inquiring and independent mind. We want our students to gain the best qualifications they are capable of whilst experiencing a range of opportunities which are second to none. As a result, the school is extremely popular with our community and is significantly over-subscribed every year.
Our Sixth Form has grown in recent years and we now have 250 post-16 students studying at Pudsey Grammar School. This allows us to run a range of courses and provides our staff with valuable experience teaching subjects at this level.
Our staff are exceptional in their dedication and commitment to the students. Relationships in the school are extremely strong and this underpins the ethos of the school. Teaching and learning is the key focus of the organisation and everything that we do is designed to ensure that the classroom experience for the students is excellent.
We pride ourselves in the fantastic support and professional development that we offer to staff which ensures that they are equipped with all the necessary skills to deliver excellent lessons to the students on a daily basis.
The school is a foundation Trust school and our partners include global companies such as HSBC bank, the IT company RM, Warwick University which is member of the Russell Group of UK universities, alongside leading local business and training providers Appris and the Place group. The school has already felt the benefit with many staff completing MAs through Warwick University. We will be further developing the work of the Trust over the next year so that more staff and students experience the benefits of these excellent links.
There are many positive comments in our Ofsted report 2019 such as:
* Progress made by pupils has accelerated considerably in the last 2 years.
* There is a calm and purposeful atmosphere about the school.
* Behaviour in lessons is good. Pupils settle quickly and show positive attitudes to their learning.
Mark McKelvie
Headteacher
Pudsey Grammar School
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