Teacher of Dance (Maternity Cover)
Forest School
Waltham Forest
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Depending on experience
- Job type:
- Part Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- February 2020
- Apply by:
- 13 December 2019
Job overview
The Teacher of Dance will be responsible for planning and delivering engaging, dynamic dance lessons to a wide range of students within the school. They must be able to teach a range of styles including ballet, tap, jazz and contemporary. Knowledge of the ISTD Classical ballet syllabus is desirable but not essential. In addition, they must demonstrate exceptional practical dance skills as well as strong creativity and must hold relevant dance qualifications or the equivalent in teaching experience.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Teach across all levels and abilities. Classes will range from Pre- Prep students to Senior School students of varying abilities.
• To engage and inspire students, creating an enjoyable dance experience for all involved.
• Develop dance technique whilst accommodating for differentiation.
• Choreograph dance pieces of a high standard for performance.
Closing date for applications: Friday 13th December 2019, 8 am
Interviews will be held week commencing the 16th December 2019
SAFEGUARDING:
The applicant will be required to;
• Submit an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check (DBS).
• Complete Child Protection Training.
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of all children and young person’s they are responsible for or come in into contact with.
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About Forest School
Forest is an outstanding all-round School, well known for its friendly, welcoming ethos, and full of 1450 bright sparky pupils aged 4-18. We are lucky to be located in this part of North East London, allowing us to attract pupils from a diverse range of social and ethnic backgrounds who share in being academically ambitious, but are grounded, engaging and very loyal to the School. Described by the Good Schools Guide as a ‘powerhouse with a heart’ and enjoying a reputation for strong expert teaching and learning, Forest pupils are encouraged to find success on all fronts through the breadth of the opportunities on offer to them.
We aim to develop the whole pupil through our distinct educational provision which gives equal weight to academic, co-curricular and pastoral strands of school life. To this end, Forest promotes all-round educational excellence, recognising that advancement to higher education or the world of work requires top academic grades but keen to develop a sense of service in the pupils and an awareness of their responsibilities to other people, as well as themselves. Forest is recognised as a school that is always evolving, self-evaluating and planning strategically for its future, while valuing its heritage and its location, all of which makes our community a stimulating one to work in for our 150+ teachers and 100+ non-teaching staff.
For full details about working at Forest School please visit our website www.forest.org.uk
Forest School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
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