Head of Performing Arts

School:  All Saints’ Catholic Voluntary Academy

Location: Mansfield

Contract Type: Full-time

Contract Term: Permanent

Band: MPS/UPS (plus TLR 2 award)

Salary: £25,714 - £41,604 (TLR award is £4,943pa)

Start date: January 2022, or Easter 2022

Closing date: Friday 5 November 2021, 9.00 am

Our Head of Performing Arts will be an inspirational leader and outstanding practitioner. You will be instrumental in the effective day to day operational management of the Learning Area and will strive for excellence in both teaching and learning and the prevailing knowledge-based curriculum. 

This role represents an exciting opportunity to work as a key member of a highly committed and mutually supportive team of professionals who are extremely devoted to all students at All Saints’.

Music is a foundation subject in KS3 and for many students, Drama offers the opportunity to express their individuality and encourages the very important employability skills that are associated with the subject (public speaking, teamwork, literacy skills).   

Situated on the outskirts of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire largest Georgian market town, All Saints is a wonderfully vibrant community with the largest catchment area in Nottinghamshire. The school is extremely diverse socio-economically and all students benefit from its truly harmonious and integrated community.  In January 2020, the School received its Diocesan Canonical Inspection and was judged to be a ‘Good’ Catholic School. Its commitment to the Catholic Life and Collective Worship of the School were deemed as being ‘Outstanding’, in every aspect of the DCI inspection framework. 

The successful candidate will be supported by a very strong Senior Leadership Team and Middle Leadership Team whose sense of unrelenting commitment to all children is evident and tangible. We firmly believe that every child must be offered the very best opportunities and exposed to the beauty and integrity of strong Catholic Education. 

The successful candidate will:

• possess QTS

• be able to inspire and enthuse students

• be committed to achieving excellent results

• be able to teach Music up to and including A level and have a deep appreciation for Drama and the wider Arts.

We can offer:

• wonderful students who have a passion for learning and deserve the very best

• a team of talented and highly committed teachers

• a supportive working environment with excellent facilities

• professional assistance through our Employee Assistance Programme

• our commitment to nationally agreed terms and conditions.

• a commitment to outstanding CPD opportunities for all staff through our position as a lead school in the Trust’s CPD Hub.

For an informal discussion about the role and our school please contact 01623 474700.  Visits to the school are warmly welcomed.

The Trust and All Saints’ Catholic Voluntary Academy are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks are required for successful applicants. 

Our Trust strives to be a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We are committed to cultivating an equitable working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where every individual can fulfil their potential. We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs. This includes those of all faiths, the Catholic faith and those without a faith who are supportive of the Trust’s Catholic character and Christian ethos. This diversity is fundamental to our values and enriches the lives of the students within our schools.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from people with a disability or long-term health condition.

Closing date: 5 November 2021 (9.00 am)

About Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust

Our school is part of the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust which brings together the 21 Catholic Primary and Secondary schools in Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire.  Our priority is to ensure the very best Catholic Education for all young people in our community, whatever their circumstances. We will achieve this together, through a strategic approach to sharing best practice, effective challenge and support from a central standards and performance team and opportunities for high quality Continuing Professional Development offered by the CMAT’s CPD Hub.

Why work for the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust?

• Access to first class CPD opportunities. We have a specialised CPD Hub to deliver meaningful and relevant CPD for all our staff. Our Leadership Academy identifies and develops future leaders.

• Genuine opportunities for career progression - with 21 academies in our family, and 84 academies across the Diocese, opportunities for career progression are a reality.

• Professional assistance - you will have access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential, independent, and unbiased information and guidance 24/7. If clinically advisable, it also offers face-to-face counselling sessions.

• Cycle to Work Scheme – you will save money as well as improve your mental health and wellbeing and reduce your Carbon Footprint.

• Pension - automatic enrolment into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme with 23.68% employer contributions.

• Terms and Conditions - we have committed to following nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay for both teachers.

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