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Teacher of Drama

Teacher of Drama

Welling School

Bexley

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Salary:
Main Pay scale
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2019
Apply by:
16 April 2019

Job overview

Teacher of Drama

(Subject Lead maternity cover position available for the right candidate)

This post would suit a Newly Qualified Teacher

From September 2019

Dates:

Deadline for applications 12pm on Sunday 4 April, interviews will be held 24-25 April

Location:

Welling, Kent (Borough of Bexley)

Just outside of Central London, excellent rail links of 25 minutes journey time

Salary:

Outer London Main Pay Scale 

Contract Type:

Full Time

Contract Term:

1x Permanent 1x Maternity Cover

We have a fantastic opportunity for a newly qualified or more experienced professional to join our Drama department. We are looking to employ an inspirational, enthusiastic teacher who has a real passion for Drama. You will need to be energetic, innovative and able to inspire students both in the classroom and through extra-curricular activities. 

Drama is taught from Year 7 to Year 13 and is extremely popular and successful. A vibrant extra-curricular programme, including an Annual School Production, makes Drama high profile in the school. The successful candidate must have the ability to contribute to the teaching of GCSE and A Level Drama. Here at Welling School we aim to create opportunities and support achievement for students and teachers alike.  We believe in working collaboratively, sharing ideas and supporting each other to achieve great things as we further develop innovative teaching and learning strategies.  You should be able to teach across the ability range for all key stages and be passionate about developing teaching and learning.

If you are interested in working in a creative and supportive faculty, with colleagues who have a vision of outstanding teaching and learning and a passion to inspire every student, we would like to hear from you.  

Welling School, located in the Borough of Bexley, is an 11-18, mixed Academy with a Visual Arts Specialism. The school was completely redesigned and rebuilt in 2005 and became an Academy in 2011. In 2010 Welling School was in the top 100 most improved schools in the country, and as such is an ambitious school.  See our website for further information about the school www.wellingschool-tkat.org

Informal discussions and/or visits are actively encouraged.  To arrange a visit or discuss the post, please contact Mrs Gooch, SLT link, on 020 8304 8531 or email goochj@wellingschool-tkat.org.  The job description and person specification can be downloaded below.

Welling school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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About Welling School

Thank you for taking the time to consider applying for the post advertised at Welling School.  The successful candidate for this post will be a teacher who can take their love of teaching and use it to inspire and motivate students to achieve or exceed their absolute potential.  

At Welling School our mission is to achieve high standards and fulfil the expectations of all students of all abilities and from diverse backgrounds.  We passionately believe that every child does matter and that they deserve to enjoy their learning experience with us.  Our dedicated staff place students' interests at the centre of everything they do, ensuring that students have high aspirations and are able to reach their full potential.  Our 'Welling Ways' engenders the values of nurturing the whole child to be an inclusive citizen in preparation for their future life and work.

Welling School is located in the Borough of Bexley, just 25 minutes outside of Central London with excellent transport links.  Our co-educational 11-18 students can study a broad range of subjects through our innovative curriculum.  We are an oversubscribed Academy with a Visual Arts Specialism that has gained a national reputation for being at the cutting edge of contemporary practice in art.   In February 2015 Ofsted judged the school to be good in every category, including the 6th form, where many of our students choose to stay to continue their studies.  We are part of the TKAT family, one of the largest multi-academy Trust's in the South East of England, who's ultimate aim is to ensure that educational standards are driven up through the provision of outstanding teaching, leadership and learning for all. The Trust CPD programmes provide additional training opportunities to work alongside the school's excellent in-house training programmes.

We have excellent facilities and continue to invest in resources to enhance our students learning.  We have a rich and full range of extra curricular activities including a school choir, sports clubs, STEM club, reading club and other performing arts and curriculum based activities, as well as our educational trips and visits and charity expeditions.

If you share our vision and values, then we would be very pleased to hear from you.  I encourage you to make an appointment to visit the school so that you can see Welling 'at work'.  We look forward to hearing from you.

Rob Pett

Headteacher

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