Performing Arts Teacher - York, United Kingdom - Outwood Grange Academies Trust

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    Temporary post to cover a period of maternity leave for approximately 1 year.

    1 FTE

    Pay Scale MPS - UPS £30,000 - £46,525

    ECT or Experienced Teachers are welcome to apply.

    To start September 2024.

    We are delighted to be making an appointment for the position of Teacher of Performing Arts/Drama for our high achieving, Ofsted Outstanding, 11-18 academy in North Yorkshire.

    Outwood Academy Easingwold has one of the highest performing Post 16 centres in North Yorkshire and our GCSE results are one of the highest for non-selective schools, an achievement we are incredibly proud of.

    Outwood Academy Easingwold is an Outstanding-rated, 11-18 academy based in the beautiful town of Easingwold, just north of York. We are part of the of the successful Outwood Grange Family Trust, which is a Trust that supports 41 schools across various phases in the North of England.

    We have a nurturing school community that is welcoming and friendly, where students and staff can make excellent progress together, with a focus on creating a culture of success, a positive climate for learning, and increased attainment, achievement and social and emotional development.

    We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Drama Teacher to join our friendly and ever evolving Drama department. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with a highly experienced Head of Department who is supportive and enthusiastic and has an excellent track record of achieving outstanding results at both KS4 and KS5. The department has a strong curriculum that is well-planned and ready to deliver, with the flexibility to allow for the successful candidate to contribute their own creative ideas and style of pedagogy. The department engages in a range of extra curricular activities including an annual musical, Winter and Summer Concerts, Outwood Performance of the Year which is a trust wide competition open to every student within the trust. The successful candidate for this temporary post will be working within a large Trust of schools and wherever possible, we will look for opportunities for this candidate beyond this post. As a member of the Outwood family, you will be aligned with our vision, which places 'Students First' at its core.

    At Outwood Academy Easingwold we have impressive facilities, with 2 drama studios each with programmable lighting and sound. We have opportunities for students to learn skills on our lighting rig and up to date surfaceless . and we encourage students to take part and develop skills at every facet of performing arts from costume design to set building and beyond. We regularly attract audiences of 250 plus for our shows. We are proud to be a successful performing arts department within the Trust, and regularly host and invite the community into the academy to enjoy our professional standard productions.

    We believe that the students of Outwood Academy Easingwold both deserve and need exceptional staff role models. We are looking for staff who care, who inspire, and who believe in our students' potential. Is this you?

    Outwood Academy Easingwold Offers:

  • We are judged as Outstanding by Ofsted and the report published on 21st September 2022 said "Outwood Academy Easingwold is an aspirational and nurturing environment where pupils are encouraged to excel. Staff have the highest expectations of what pupils can achieve and ensure that they meet them." They also stated "This is a caring community where pupils and staff value and appreciate each other." About our curriculum they wrote "The school's 'intrinsic', 'academic', 'enhancement' and 'elective' curriculums combine to ensure that pupils receive an exceptional education."
  • We are regularly ranked in The Times top schools in the North.
  • We offer a high quality of education for our students and excellent career progression and training for staff.
  • We offer our colleagues extensive CPD opportunities.
  • You will see the investment that has been put into the school infrastructure to provide an environment that is conducive to learning.
  • You will find the staff and students friendly and welcoming.
  • If you share our vision, then why not join our family?

    If you share our vision, then why not join our family?

    Closing Date for applications 3rd May 2024 at noon.