Head of Performing Arts and Media Education
Wilmslow High School
Cheshire East
- Expired
- Salary:
- Main or Upper Pay Range plus TLR 1.3 (£7,546)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2016
- Apply by:
- 17 May 2016
Job overview
Are you passionate about cultural education and the pursuit of excellence for all students in the Performing Arts and Media?
Are you excited by the prospect of helping to shape the next phase of development at one of the largest secondary schools in the country?
An exciting opportunity has arisen with this newly-created post to lead and develop an evolving team in drama, music and media education, in this exceptional school with its commitment to a dynamic teaching and learning agenda.
The successful candidate will:
- enjoy the leadership and management challenges of drama and music and the line management of media education in both its academic and creative dimensions
- facilitate greater scope for collaborative development (e.g. performing arts courses, participatory programmes and performance events)
- be able to teach examination courses within drama, including A level Theatre Studies
Young people only get one chance at education; therefore, at Wilmslow High School we are committed to the pursuit of excellence for every student, every day. We do this through our dedication to learning, by being guided by values and in striving to serve.
We endeavour to preserve a happy and caring environment that is rooted in our core values, and in which staff and students can flourish, whilst challenging ourselves to pursue excellence for all our students. The school is set in extensive grounds, ideally positioned between the thriving city of Manchester and the open countryside of the Peak District.
Application packs are available on line at https://www.hirewire.co.uk/job/69816/
Closing date: Wednesday 18th May 2016 at 12 noon
Interview date: Tuesday 24th May 2016
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to respect this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
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About Wilmslow High School
Rated as Good by Ofsted in 2019, Wilmslow High School is heavily oversubscribed in both the 11 – 16 sector and the sixth form. Student numbers have increased with more and more students from outside the town and from the independent sector of education seeking places. As the only state secondary school in the town. It enjoys good relationships with the partner primary schools in Wilmslow, Handforth and Alderley Edge, from where the majority of our students come
Headteacher
Mrs Christina Kane
Location
Wilmslow, a pleasant commuter town with a population of about 32,000, is situated on the southern outskirts of Manchester. It is within easy reach of attractive countryside both locally and in the nearby Peak District. The town is well served by the motorway network and by rail; Manchester Airport is nearby. A wide variety of housing is available in south Manchester, Wilmslow, Macclesfield and the surrounding Cheshire countryside. The town is mixed socially, with many areas of affluence and some communities of relative social deprivation.
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