Teacher of Drama
Alsager School
Alsager
- Expired
- Salary:
- Salary negotiable within the pay range of £22,916 - £38,633
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 30 April 2018
Job overview
An exciting opportunity now exists for an outstanding practitioner to join a successful and supportive team of Performing Arts specialists. We are looking for someone with vision and energy, capable of teaching across the age range to ‘A’ level and inspiring students of all abilities to become involved in curricular and extra-curricular drama.
The successful candidate will either be a Drama specialist or an English teacher with a strong interest and experience of teaching Drama. An interest in another Performing Art would also be an advantage.
The school has excellent facilities for the performing arts. Drama is housed in a £1.2 million Music and Drama block adjacent to the school’s main performance area, the Hollinshead Hall which is capable of staging major productions. The department has a strong tradition of extra-curricular drama and recent productions include ‘Hot Mikado, ‘Oliver’ and ‘Hairspray’.
Applications from experienced, recently qualified and newly qualified teachers welcomed.
Alsager School is a fantastic place to work with motivated and well behaved students, a committed and experienced governing body, dedicated staff and supportive parents. We offer exceptional teacher training and a full range of professional development opportunities.
Children of all abilities make impressive progress throughout the key stages and Alsager is one of the highest performing schools in Cheshire East. In 2017 75% of students achieved 9 – 4 in GCSE English and Maths. In addition our school Progress 8 score was a very impressive +0.31, putting us in the top 25% of schools nationally.
We are part of the Chimney House Teaching School Alliance and can offer you exceptional CPD,
a comprehensive induction programme, a laptop, reduced staff membership rates at the on-site leisure centre fitness suite and there are excellent road and rail links to the town.
If you think you can contribute to the department’s future success, contact Annette Owen, Personnel Manager, on 01270 871100 or via email: a.owen@alsagerschool.org for further details and an application form.
Closing date: 12 noon on Tuesday, 1st May 2018
Interviews: Wednesday, 9th May 2018
Alsager School is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before
any appointment is confirmed. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure.
More information about the post and Alsager School can be found on our website: www.alsagerschool.org
Attached documents
About Alsager School
- Alsager School
- Hassall Road, Alsager, Stoke-on-Trent
- Staffordshire
- ST7 2HR
- United Kingdom
Alsager School is a co-educational secondary academy based in Alsager, near Stoke-on-Trent in Cheshire, for pupils aged 11-18. The academy has no religious affiliation. Alsager School’s GCSE and A-level results regularly exceed local and national figures.
Executive Headteacher
Richard Middlebrook
Values and vision
Alsager School is a cooperative school and actively promotes cooperative values, delivering these through the Cooperative Learning programme (PSHE) and across curricular and extra-curricular activities for all key stages. The cooperative values are self-responsibility, democracy, self-help, solidarity, equality and equity.
The secondary places high importance on pupil voice and operates student councils. Each form has one or two council representatives, who attend council meetings every week and provide feedback to their form groups.
Ofsted report
“The headteacher inspires and empowers his staff and pupils to realise their potential. He has the highest expectations of everyone within the school community, and leads with both rigour and humanity. Outstanding leadership at all levels is a hallmark of the school. The headteacher is ably supported by a very strong team of senior leaders. Effective leadership from middle leaders means that subject areas are well-run and high-achieving … The very high quality of teaching leads to pupils making outstanding progress. Teachers and support staff ensure that all pupils’ needs are met, to enable them to learn effectively. Outcomes for pupils are excellent. Pupils make extremely good progress in a wide range of subjects, whatever their circumstances.”
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