Teacher of Drama and Performing Arts (full or part-time applicants welcome from 0.6)

Teacher of Drama and Performing Arts

(full or part-time applicants welcome from 0.6)

Required for September 2023, an enthusiastic classroom practitioner to teach Drama and Performing Arts and the potential for some KS3 Music. The department currently delivers courses at BTEC, GCSE and A Level in Key Stages 4 and 5 as well as the Key Stage 3 curriculum. These subjects are highly valued by the school and are increasing their numbers studying at examination level. You will be supported by the Head of Drama and join a vibrant team who enjoy working with students and developing their talents.

This is a great time to join our school as we consolidate links with the 16 other schools including primary, middle and upper schools which form part of our Multi-Academy Trust (Initio Learning Trust). We work closely with colleagues across Initio, sharing ideas about assessment, literacy, numeracy and other areas of pedagogy.  

We are an outwardly facing school in a beautiful part of the country on the Jurassic Coast, and have strong links with our local community as a Rights Respecting Gold School.  

We accept applications from all potential candidates including ECT, Main Scale and

UPS colleagues.  Should you require any further information, please do not

hesitate to contact the Head of Drama, Emma Holder holdere@colfox.dorset.sch.uk

 or 01308 422291. Visits to the school are also warmly accepted. 

About Us  

Newly formed from a partnership between The Minerva Learning and Wimborne Academy Trusts, Initio Learning Trust comprises 17 schools across Dorset, with our head office based in Wimborne. We offer outstanding education through every stage of schooling, from nursery through to upper sixth form, and pride ourselves on offering genuine professional development opportunities for our support and teaching staff, enabling every person to thrive within their role.  

Details and an application form can also be found on the school website www.colfox.org

or you can apply directly at https://jobs.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/    

Closing Date: 12.00pm Thursday 30 March 2023 (Successful candidates will be invited to interview on Friday 31 March 2023)

Interviews: week beginning Monday 17 April 2023

The Trust values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.  

Unfortunately, we are not always able to contact unsuccessful applicants individually. If you have not heard from us by 14 days after the closing date of this advert, please assume that your application has not been successful.  

Initio Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.  

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:  

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.  

THE SIR JOHN COLFOX ACADEMY 

BRIDPORT, DORSET, DT6 3DT 

11 – 18 Comprehensive School 

No on roll: 900

Combined Sixth Form: 210

Headteacher: Mr A Shelley MEd, BSc Hons, PGCE, NPQH