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Head of Community Arts Practice

Head of Community Arts Practice

BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology

Croydon

  • Expired
Salary:
MPS + TLR 2:3
Job type:
Part Time, Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
January 2018
Apply by:
5 November 2017

Job overview

  Arts in the community is the beating heart of The BRIT School. We love to take the work produced and bring it to audiences across all spectrum's of society and involve those around us as much as possible. Our Community Arts Practice Course continues to grow having started with our Theatre Department. 

The Students gain skills and insight into Community Arts Practice in a real and vital way through this course. We are excited for how this course can continue to develop for the future and are looking for a Head of Department to grow the already ground breaking work that has been established.

You will have strong leadership skills have an understanding of teaching in a school setting as well as relevant experience of community arts practice. You should be enthusiastic, innovative and self-motivated, and will be able to contribute to the continued development of this unique and forward thinking department. You must be confident working with a diverse range of students in both a classroom and performance context. The successful candidate will have a sound knowledge of Community Arts Practice. 

Due to the nature of this role and mix of practitioners it may attract there is a possibility of this being a part time or full time role which can be discussed further in the process.

The BRIT School is a unique institution offering specialist education in the arts and related technologies, alongside the full range of National Curriculum subjects. It is sponsored by the British Record Industry and has a unique relationship with the performing arts industries.

The Brit School runs a 5 Term academic year with some school holidays falling at different times to the usual Local Authority school breaks. Please see our web site for further details of our term dates.

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About BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology

The BRIT School is Britain's only FREE Performing Arts and Technology School. It is an independent, state funded school, the only one of its kind dedicated to education and vocational training for  the performing arts, media, art and design and the digital technologies that make performance possible.

Creativity is crucial to the future of our economy and society. For over a quarter of a century, The BRIT School has successfully nurtured creative skills in students from every type of background alongside a robust and full academic curriculum. And it does so for free. 

Young people who choose to come here are given the tools to carve out their career, the space to think and the environment to be themselves. This is a playground with professional boundaries where the raw talent of 14–19 year old meets the nurturing expertise of world-class teachers.

The BRIT School revolutionises the lives of its students; 99% of all students who have graduated find work in a huge range of creative industries, or enrol for higher education. We are proud to be a Croydon school and equally proud to have national and international friends who support the school with professional and unique opportunities. As the Good School Guide articulates, “You’ll find BRIT graduates’ words, music, performance, directorial and backstage talents just about everywhere you look, from fashion shows to musicals, national theatre to community arts, in the UK and internationally.” This is a hardworking, fun, passionate school packed with dedicated individuals who love the creative and performing arts and recognise the importance of a thorough and robust education in all subjects. We believe in developing well rounded, articulate, kind and dynamic young people.

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