Drama Teacher with English
Frederick Bremer School
Waltham Forest
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/ UPS (OLW)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 29 April 2019
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a skilled and passionate Drama teacher, within our Creative Arts and English Faculty. You should be a dynamic teacher of Drama, confident in delivering the expectations of GCSE Drama. The successful candidate will develop best practice in Drama, inspire curiosity and challenge creativity among pupils, be a team player and teach consistently high performing lessons. Ideally you should also be able to teach English as a second subject in order to enhance pupils progress from Years 7 to 11. The role resides within the supportive Creative Arts Faculty which regularly collaborate to produce School Productions.
This is a strongly good school, as evidenced by our recent Ofsted visit and we are on a trajectory of continuous improvement. We are committed to high quality learning and teaching for all pupils, ensuring all pupils make rapid progress regardless of their starting point. The successful candidate will join an experienced and successful school committed to collaborative working. Frederick Bremer is a popular and over-subscribed school which enjoys excellent state of the art facilities in a new building. We also offer a personalised professional development programme for all teachers, to enable them to continual enhance their practice.
We advocate of working within the principles of Humans First, Professionals second. We are a very supportive, caring environment that prioritises the well-being of staff. Equal opportunities are at the heart of how we operate at Frederick Bremer. We have a diverse staff body whose identities are respected and valued. We are always seeking to add to the diversity of our staff and we actively welcome applicants who identify as BAME or other minority groups. We also welcome applicants who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics of the 2010 Equalities Act. We have range of strategies to promote staff well-being including a new bespoke well-being curriculum for all pupils. Diversity and equality are central to our values at Frederick Bremer. We also offer opportunities for flexible and part time work arrangements.
This post is suitable for experienced teachers or NQTs. We will offer a bespoke development programme for your level of experience.
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. Offer of a position is subject to receiving satisfactory references and an Enhanced DBS Clearance
For more information and an application pack please see our website www.bremer.org.uk or contact Nosheen Niazi on 020 8498 3340 or email recruitment@bremer.waltham.sch.uk. If you would like to visit the school before submitting your application please contact us.
Completed application forms should be returned or emailed to recruitment@bremer.waltham.sch.uk by 9am on Monday 29th April. Interviews to be held during that W/C 29th April 2019.
Attached documents
About Frederick Bremer School
Frederick Bremer School is a mainstream, non-selective, co-educational secondary school for children aged 11-16, situated in Walthamstow, East London. There are 860 students on its roll.
The school has specialist provision for children who have autism spectrum conditions. It also has a large and highly specialist special educational needs team, which supports a large number of pupils with needs ranging from visual impairments to cognitive learning needs.
Frederick Bremer School was named after a local entrepreneur who invented the first petrol-driven car in 1894, which he drove around the local streets of Walthamstow.
Headteacher
Mrs Jenny Smith
Values and ethos
Frederick Bremer School’s motto is “The very best they can be”. The secondary school promotes the shared values of respect, responsibility and integrity. Its broad, balanced and inclusive curriculum places great emphasis on critical thinking. Teachers engage in ongoing debate about teaching practices, in order to ensure the best possible learning experiences for children. There is a pupil leadership programme, including an active school council.
Ofsted report
"The headteacher has been relentless in driving improvement over the last three years. As a result, the quality of teaching is increasingly strong and pupils are making rapid progress. Pupils’ personal development, behaviour and welfare are good. They enjoy being a part of the strong inclusive school community and have confidence in each other. The attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers in the school is closing quickly. Safeguarding provision is strong. Pupils are well informed about keeping safe; they feel safe in the school."
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