Head of Performing Arts
Longdendale High School
Tameside
- £30,000 - £46,525 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS + TLR2B
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 22 April 2024
Job overview
Head of Performing Arts (Drama specialist)
Required for September 2024
Main Pay Scale / Upper Pay Scale (+ TLR 2b)
Hours of work: Full Time, Permanent Contract
This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional candidate to join a successful and forward-thinking school and trust. Required from September 2024, we wish to appoint an enthusiastic, dynamic and highly motivated Head of Performing Arts (Drama specialist) with the ability to lead and teach at all ages 11-16. The successful candidate will lead and manage the Drama and Music departments.
Longdendale High School is a successful and popular comprehensive 11-16 academy set at the edge of the Peak District on the border of Tameside and Derbyshire. We have a current intake of 850 students with cohorts typically above the national average in terms of prior attainment.
Our students are provided with excellent opportunities in all areas of the curriculum. The successful candidate will play a key role in our continuing journey of improvement as we work relentlessly to ensure all students are supported to achieve their full potential and flourish in all aspects of school life. Longdendale is a highly innovative school, with a strong vision for ongoing improvement.
We are seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate to join our Performing Arts team and to lead the department. The successful candidate will further develop the curriculum and teaching experience across maths. The successful candidate will work to provide outstanding learning opportunities and instil a love of learning. The successful applicant will join a well-resourced department and a staff of highly committed professionals who are passionate about raising standards and learning outcomes for all students. We will invest in you and provide you with the best resourcing and a personalised programme of professional development.
Our students are provided with excellent opportunities in all areas of the curriculum. The successful candidate will play a key role in our continuing journey of improvement as we work relentlessly to ensure all students are supported to achieve their full potential and flourish in all aspects of school life. Longdendale High School is a highly inclusive school, with a strong vision for ongoing improvement.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting equal opportunities and the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment is subject to satisfactory enhanced status checks from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application Process
Application forms are to be completed and returned to recruitment@spt.ac.uk
Please check the school website under the job vacancies section for further information.
Closing date for applications: Midday on Wednesday 17th April 2024
Interviews: – Monday 22nd April 2024
Attached documents
About Longdendale High School
- Longdendale High School
- Spring Street, Hollingworth, Hyde
- Cheshire
- SK14 8LW
- United Kingdom
Longdendale High School is a forward thinking and popular comprehensive 11-16 academy set at the edge of the Peak District on the border of Tameside and Derbyshire. We have a current intake of 850 learners with cohorts typically above the national average in terms of prior attainment.
Our learners are provided with excellent opportunities in all areas of the curriculum. The successful candidate will play a key role in our continuing journey of improvement as we work relentlessly Longdendale High School is a highly inclusive school, with a strong vision for ongoing improvement to ensure all learners are supported to achieve their full potential and flourish in all aspects of school life. Learners follow an ambitious curriculum, which is broad and balanced, and supports future progression routes – as a result of the strong core academic curriculum the EBacc entry profile is significantly above national averages every year. Alongside this, learners can choose to study a range of vocational and practical and creative subjects, and these subjects perform consistently above national averages.
In February 2020, Longdendale High School was designated as a National Flagship School for Inclusion, having held the Inclusion Quality Mark, Centre of Excellence for the previous four years. This is a reflection of the exceptional support, care and guidance our learners are provided with to remove barriers to learning and to achieve success in all areas of school life throughout their educational journey with us. In recognition of the collaborative approach with families to support learners, Longdendale has also held the Leading Parent Partnership Award for the past two years.
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