Head of Drama
St Alban's Catholic High School
Suffolk
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPR / UPR + TLR2 (£3,626)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2020
- Apply by:
- 9 October 2019
Job overview
Required from January 2020, the governors are seeking to appoint a passionate and well-qualified specialist to lead the Drama Department. You will have responsibility for curriculum provision in KS3 - KS5 and overall responsibility for the development of drama at the school.
We are looking for an inspirational and enthusiastic qualified teacher to join our Creative Arts Faculty, who can demonstrate creative flair and the following qualities:
- A passion for excellence in the teaching of drama
- Ambitious, forward-thinking, flexible and self-motivated
- The ability to teach up to A level preferred
- The ability to maintain and raise standards of student attainment and achievement and to monitor and support student progress
- The ability to effectively lead, manage and motivate staff within the team and the capacity to work collaboratively with colleagues
- Excellent organisational and communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- The ability to deliver a high-quality annual school production and provide other support for students to showcase their talents
- The attributes to be a strong form tutor.
St Alban's Catholic High School strives to provide an excellent education for our students within a caring Christian community where all are respected, valued and supported to achieve their potential. You need to be willing to support the Catholic ethos of the school and to develop an understanding of teaching in a Catholic setting; however, you do not need to be Catholic yourself. St Alban's Catholic High School is part of the Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Multi-Academy Trust.
Visits to the school are welcomed. Please telephone Kim Abson on (01473) 726178 to arrange.
For an informal conversation about this post, please contact Matt Baker, Headteacher on (01473) 726178.
Please do not send a CV in place of an application form, it will not be accepted.
Further details and an application pack can be found on the school website: www.st-albans.suffolk.sch.uk
Please return your completed application and disclosure form to Kim Abson, Headteacher's PA via email: kabson@st-albans.suffolk.sch.uk
Closing date: 10am, 10 October 2019.
Interview date: w/c 14 October 2019.
All vacancies appear on: www.suffolkjobsdirect.org
All offers of employment will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, evidence of Right to Work in the UK and satisfactory completion of all other pre-employment checks.
About St Alban's Catholic High School
St Alban’s Catholic High School is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form with academy status located in Ipswich, Suffolk. It is the only Catholic High School in the Ipswich area and religious education forms part of the core curriculum.
The School premises have been improved in recent years with the addition of a new sixth form block and library and the refurbishment of some existing facilities.
Headteacher
Matt Baker
Values and vision
St Alban’s Catholic ethos demands that a focus on enriching the spirituality of its pupils. The school motto “Domine ut Serviam” translates to “Lord, that I may serve” and this pledge lies s at the heart of its approach to teaching and learning. By coupling this with a commitment to learning, respecting and caring, pupils are supported to grow academically, socially and in their faith.
The school takes a holistic approach to its pupils, aiming to help them develop into rounded, balanced individuals who can empathise with others. It works to equip them with the skills to participate fully in their communities, with the strength and purpose to lead by their example.
Ofsted
“Spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is a strength. Tangible links are in place with schools in other countries to develop project work around moral and social themes. The strong focus on ethical and moral issues in personal, social and health education lessons is reinforced effectively in assemblies. Support for students is well-developed.”
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