Curriculum Area Leader for Performing Arts

CURRICULUM AREA LEADER OF PERFORMING ARTS

TEACHER OF DRAMA AND/OR MUSIC

MPR/UPR AND TLR

REQUIRED FOR SEPTEMBER 2025 OR SOONER

This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly successful oversubscribed school. We are seeking to appoint a highly skilled,

experienced and motivated Curriculum Leader for Performing Arts, with the ability to teach Drama and/or Music and who will

inspire other teachers to develop their practice. The role of the Curriculum Area Leader is essential in our drive to achieve the

highest standard of teaching and learning in every classroom, through individual coaching and mentoring and delivering CPD or

training as required The successful candidate will need to demonstrate a love for Performing Arts to include Drama, Music and

Dance, and a commitment to making a difference to the lives of young people. They will also model and promote our Christian

values.

The contract will run on a permanent basis from September 2025 or sooner.

WHS has a deep commitment to excellence, and a track record for delivering results in the arts. We believe that creative and

performing arts are vital in shaping well-rounded, confident, and expressive individuals. Our flourishing arts programme is at the

heart of our school culture, offering students rich opportunities to develop their talents in drama, music, and dance.

We are seeking a dynamic, passionate, and visionary Curriculum Leader of Performing Arts to lead our well-established

department of four dedicated staff. This is a rare opportunity to shape and grow a successful Curriculum Area, champion cultural

capital, and inspire students to excel creatively while upholding the school’s Christian ethos.

The post is suitable for a highly motivated aspiring or established leader with a passion for the performing arts. They will have

experience teaching Drama, Music, or Dance at KS3-4 (with specialism in one or more) and a proven ability to lead, inspire, and

manage a team.

They will have a commitment to enriching students’ cultural capital and performance opportunities.

Woodchurch High School is an exciting place to work. It invests significantly in teacher development and support. It is a successful

and oversubscribed 11 – 16 co-educational comprehensive. We enjoy state of the art facilities, designed to engage and motivate

learners.

Further details and an application pack can be obtained from the school website. Application forms, together with a covering letter,

should be returned to Mrs A Bestwick HR Officer. Email whsrecruitment@woodchurchhigh.com. We do not accept CVs and

approaches from recruitment agencies. If you do not hear by 3rd March, you may assume you have not been successful on this

occasion.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and

volunteers to share this commitment. This post is in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS check. In line with

Keeping Children Safe in Education general online searches will be undertaken for all shortlisted candidates. This post is exempt

from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All applicants will be considered on the basis of suitability for the post regardless of

race, sex, age or disability.

Under data protection law, individuals have a right to be informed about how the school uses any personal data we hold about

them. We comply with this right by providing access to ‘privacy notices’ to individuals where we are processing their personal data.

This privacy notice explains how we collect, store and use personal data about individuals applying for jobs at our school. Please

access this notice via the following link: https://www.woodchurchhigh.com/docs/Policies/PrivacyNoticeJobApplicants-09-12-

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Closing Date: Monday 24th February - 9:00am