Visiting Teacher of Speech and Drama
St Edward's School
Oxfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- £34.25 per hour
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 13 July 2022
Job overview
To further enhance the drama provision at St. Edward’s, we are seeking a Visiting Teacher of Speech and Drama to provide after school lessons to individuals or pairs of pupils.
Working between 4:30pm to 9pm, 3 evenings per week, you will provide lessons usually consisting of vocal and physical warm-ups, work on text, improvisation and technique. Added to this you will be expected to plan weekly timetables, taking into account the availability of pupils and to record details on the School’s intranet system.
Students are set individual ambitious targets and challenges to find their own acting path. For many, that might mean getting them prepared for regular exams from LAMDA – which are offered on site every term. For specific individuals higher up the school, that may mean seeing progress in grade 8 or diploma qualifications; for others, that may mean the huge achievement of gaining a first grade in Acting, Public Speaking or Devising. For other pupils, that might mean developing repertoire, exploring acting techniques or performing in presentation evenings; there are opportunities as part of the weekly Friday at Five concert series, as well as major LAMDA presentation evenings every June in the North Wall Theatre.
Overall, we hope we can find every student a path where they can develop their confidence to act, perform and refine their theatricality on stage. This role is key to achieving this.
The successful candidate will have experience of teaching young people and will have a good understanding of LAMDA syllabuses. The ability to enthuse about speech and drama with pupils from a variety of different backgrounds is essential as is the ability to set targets and encourage students to exceed expectations.
In return, St Edward’s can offer a variety of benefits including:
- A friendly and inclusive working environment
- Free meals
- Free Nuffield Health Gym membership (including membership for your partner and children under the age of 21)
- Free car parking
- Defined contribution pension scheme with Scottish Widows. The standard employee contribution rate is 5% with the employer contributing 8%. From 1st September 2022, enhanced contributions by the employee will be matched by the employer, up to the cap of 12%
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee assistance programme
For further details and to apply please click the apply button.
The closing date for applications is 13 July 2022.
St Edward’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful applicant will be required to apply for a DBS disclosure.
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About St Edward's School
About St Edward’s
Affectionately known as Teddies, St Edward's School is a co-educational, independent, day and boarding school in Oxford. We have over 800 pupils, almost half of whom are girls, most are boarders (86%), around 20% are London based and 16% fly in from abroad. We have a strong emphasis on academic rigour and also offer an extensive range of sports, arts, clubs and activities.
Renowned for its friendliness, Teddies is an exhilarating community to be part of where we see excellence in academic results and extracurricular achievements and where we work hard to promote staff wellbeing. Staff at St Edward’s also benefit from our rich cultural programme, free gym membership, many invitations to social events, the extensive 100 acres of tranquil grounds, professional arts facilities and the advantage of being only 10 minutes by bus or bicycle to Oxford city centre.
Warden
Alastair Chirnside
Values and vision
St Edward’s aims to lead the sector in co-educational boarding, in educational innovation, in breadth of opportunity and in the wellbeing of pupils and staff. Our community values are integrity, courage and kindness.
ISI report
"The quality of the pupils’ personal development is excellent, reflecting the school’s highly effective emphasis on the welfare and well-being of each individual pupil. The excellent standard of pastoral care is a strength of the school, and the sympathetic and supportive example set by the staff is mirrored in the way pupils behave towards one another."
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