Principal Teacher of Drama
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
Kent
- Expired
- Salary:
- Mainscale
- Job type:
- Part Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- April 2020
- Apply by:
- 25 January 2020
Job overview
Are you a highly skilled, dynamic and enthusiastic Teacher of Drama or Performing Arts looking for an exciting new opportunity?
We are looking to appoint a facilitator of people at all levels who will develop strategies and initiatives that have longevity, relevance and meaning throughout the whole school. As well as working with other departments, relationships will have to be developed with the extended school and relevant outside agencies, in order to ensure that Drama remains popular and accessible to all students.
Giving students the opportunity to develop their creative skills is critical to this role, along with a proactive approach to encouraging young people to engage in Performing Arts. Working within our Arts College, you will deliver creative and engaging lessons to our students to inspire them and progress their learning and academic achievement.
You will be required to have a creative approach and commitment to lead extra-curricular groups and intervention classes. We have an extensive programme of additional enrichment opportunities to see live performances, deliver community projects and collaborative performances.
We invest in our staff and you will be given a full induction programme and the support you require to progress, wherever you are in your career. All teaching staff are provided with an IT device, enjoy discounts and offers with Kent Rewards and we have an independent nursery on-site which offers discounts to Homewood Staff. Furthermore, you will enjoy a unique working environment in the beautiful town of Tenterden in the heart of the Weald of Kent.
This is a maternity cover role at 0.8 FTE.
Closing date: 25th January 2020.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all members of the community. Homewood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be asked to apply for an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
About Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
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- Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
- Ashford Road, Tenterden
- Kent
- TN30 6LT
- United Kingdom
Homewood School & Sixth Form Centre is a mixed 11 – 18 wide ability school with Academy status with 2,100 students including 350 in the Sixth Form. We are part of Tenterden Schools’ Trust working in collaboration with local primary schools serving the Wealden town of Tenterden and the surrounding villages. The school is situated on the edge of Tenterden and enjoys a large semi-rural site overlooking open countryside.
Homewood has excellent facilities for all its students and our specialisms in Performing Arts, Applied Learning and the Rural Dimension underpin our approaches to learning which are designed to raise achievement across the whole student body. We aim to maintain and develop the cultural aspirations of the school community in line with our priorities of “belonging” and “respect” and offer a broad range of curriculum opportunities in all subject areas. This also extends into the local community through partnerships across primary, secondary and higher education sectors as well as non-educational community partners.
Homewood provides a secure and caring learning environment in which all students can flourish and succeed. It is a school renowned for its support for students’ wellbeing. Consideration and respect for each other is central to our work. We are immensely proud of the achievements of our students and are committed to enabling all to reach for individual excellence.
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