Head of Performance

Following a recent staffing restructure and curriculum review, Pakefield High School is pleased to be recruiting for the following position:

Pakefield students require staff who are:
kind and caring,
mature and sensible in their actions,
empathetic and understanding,
|committed to their job and can be relied upon
firm but not too strict,
staff who have good ideas about making school fun and safe and like working with young people.

We are seeking to recruit to this brand new role in our revised staffing structure. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to provide our young people with magical and innovative curricular and extra-curricular experiences. At Pakefield we value the importance of enabling students to have this range of opportunities to grow and mature in their own individual ways. It is expected that the Head of Performance will develop provision that allows students to express themselves and gain important life-skills through the subject areas of Art, Music and Drama, whilst ensuring that our students develop confidence, team-working, creativity and imagination. The post-holder will, working under the guidance of the newly-appointed Director of Learning for Creativity and Sport, take direct responsibility for the drama curriculum and also line-manage the Heads of Art and Music.

The new Senior Leadership Team is committed to creating an environment which encourages innovation and challenges existing practice by striving for continual improvement. Whilst this role will have clear accountability for the curriculum area, it is essential that all staff work together to share best practice and support new ideas that ensure our young people have the ability to achieve educationally, socially and personally and are in the best possible position to continue with their lives beyond High School. The job description for this role can be found on our website - www.pakefield.org.uk - along with the application form, an applicant brochure and a letter from the Headteacher. We welcome applicants with a range of experiences and will expect the successful candidate to influence and motivate others via their own excellent inter-personal and communication skills.

Closing Date for applications 1st May 2017

Pakefield is an oversubscribed 11-16 High School with 900 students on roll.

Please return application forms to Mrs Natasha Hunt, HR Officer, Pakefield High School, London Road, Pakefield, Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 7AQ. Tel: (01502) 530750 Email: recruitment@pakefield.org.uk

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks required for relevant posts.