Assistant Headteacher (Director of Performing Arts)
Thomas Telford School
Telford, Shropshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Salary circa £50,000 plus PRP
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 13 May 2018
Job overview
This 11-18 City Technology College with an enrolment of 1360 students is seeking to appoint an Assistant Headteacher to have overall responsibility for Performing Arts. There is potential to progress to Deputy Headship internally for aspirational applicants with the capacity to take on a wider role in due course. Fifteen employees have progressed to Headship in recent years.
This is an exciting opportunity for a talented individual to serve on the Senior Management Team of one of the top performing Schools in the country, both academically and in Performing Arts.
The successful candidate will have a track record of high standards and be familiar with the delivery of Level 3 Triple Award in Performing Arts and A level in their specialist subject. Performing Arts which includes Music, Dance and Drama is a very high profile area in the School. The Schools reputation in student destinations to prestigious Stage and Performing Arts Schools is prodigious. Facilities are extensive and maintained at an exceptional level.
Further information on the role of Director of Performing Arts can be found on our website.
Application Forms can be downloaded from www.ttsonline.net. Please send applications to Sir Kevin Satchwell, Headmaster, Thomas Telford School, Old Park Telford TF3 4NW or email to sbaxter@ttsonline.net.
Closing Date: Monday 14 May 2018 – 12 noon
All successful candidates will be subject to a DBS Check and two employment references.
Attached documents
About Thomas Telford School
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Thomas Telford School is a mixed, non-denominational, mainstream school with sixth form, situated in Telford, Shropshire. The school admits students aged 11-18 and has a reputation for outstanding GCSE results. In 2014, 100% of Year 11 students gained five or more A*-C GCSE passes.
Thomas Telford School was formed as a City Technology College in 1991 specialising in mathematics, technology and science. It is sponsored by The Mercers’ Company and Tarmac Holdings Limited. It is also a member of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust. It is now widely regarded as one of the most successful state secondary schools in England.
Headteacher
Sir Kevin Satchwell
Values and vision
Thomas Telford School is passionate about raising standards and its approach to learning reflects this. The curriculum includes Music, Drama and Dance activities to ensure a broad education. With more time in the school day, students get the chance to spend extra time on important subject areas.
The school forms partnerships with local businesses and students have access to more than 600 industry contacts. Sixth-form students get the opportunity to work for up to two weeks a year with employers.
Ofsted report
“Thomas Telford School continues to strive and achieve excellence in all it does. The determined drive of the headteacher for the best for every student underpins the school's success. All the staff share this vision. In this school, it is 'cool to work'. There is meticulous attention to every detail. As the headteacher explained, 'It is the little things which add up and together become more than the whole.' The school believes every student can achieve highly, consequently every student, including those with learning difficulties and/or disabilities, makes outstanding progress. Standards achieved are the highest in England.”
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