Job Description:

Job Title: Performing Arts Teacher
Location: South Essex
Start Date: September
Salary: £35,317 - £54,063

Are you a passionate Performing Arts Teacher with the ability to inspire students through Music and Drama?

Do you have the skills to deliver an engaging Music curriculum while nurturing creativity, confidence and performance skills?

Are you looking to join an inclusive secondary academy that is committed to staff development and student success?

TeacherActive is proud to be working with a thriving secondary academy in South Essex that is seeking to appoint a Performing Arts Teacher on a permanent basis from September. Guided by the motto 'Aspire Believe Achieve', the academy is proud of its inclusive culture and strong commitment to high-quality teaching and learning. Recognised as a Music Mark School following its Ofsted inspection in 2023, the academy offers outstanding performing arts facilities, including two dedicated music classrooms, two rehearsal rooms and a dedicated drama studio.

The school is looking to appoint a permanent Performing Arts Teacher to deliver an ambitious Key Stage 3 Performing Arts curriculum consisting of approximately 80% Music and 20% Drama, while supporting the continued growth of GCSE Music. The successful Performing Arts Teacher will develop students' practical musicianship through composition, performance, keyboard, ukulele, notation and music literacy, while contributing to the academy's extensive enrichment programme, including choir, school band, brass band, music summer school and community performances.

The successful Performing Arts Teacher will have:

• QTS with a Music or Performing Arts specialism (ECTs are welcome to apply)
• Experience teaching Music across Key Stage 3, with the ability to contribute to Drama delivery
• Strong practical musicianship with the ability to teach composition, performance, notation and music literacy
• Excellent classroom management and communication skills
• A passion for developing students through both curricular and extracurricular opportunities
• A positive, enthusiastic and collaborative approach to teaching and learning

In return for the above you can expect to receive:

• A comprehensive programme of tailored professional development
• Access to Teacher Learning Communities and an open-door culture of collaboration
• Full support to complete NPQ qualifications and leadership development programmes
• Participation in the SSAT Embedding Formative Assessment CPD programme
• Opportunities for career progression within a supportive and ambitious academy trust
• A welcoming and inclusive working environment where staff wellbeing and development are valued

If you are interested in this position, then click APPLY NOW and I will be in touch regarding this fantastic opportunity.

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