Subject Lead: Performing Arts

Subject Lead: Performing Arts

Start: September 2022

Salary: MPR1 – UPR3 + TLR2(a)

Location: Bedminster Down School (near Bristol)

Contract: Full time

Term: Permanent

Bedminster Down School is looking for an excellent candidate to join our performing arts team as a subject leader, on a full time basis. The school is rated as good by Ofsted and we are looking for an enthusiastic and energetic leader to support the curriculum team leader in ensuring that every one of our students makes the very best progress that they can. The successful candidate will be joining a friendly, hardworking and highly skilled department which is always looking to improve. They will teach across the ability range, delivering lessons to students in both KS3 and KS4.

Through our engaging curriculum we aim to focus on developing students’ creativity and performance skills through a diverse selection of practical lessons. We work closely with the other Futura secondary schools to develop our shared curriculum, to share the best resources and to identify the best teaching practice and share this pedagogical knowledge between schools. We have a strong belief in the power of high quality teaching and learning to change the lives of our students and we have developed highly effective lesson structures and pedagogical approaches which drive progress in every lesson.

We operate a ‘Ready to Learn’ behaviour system in the school and classroom behaviour is truly exceptional. Our consistent approach to behaviour management across the school ensures that any low-level disruption is dealt with rapidly and effectively. Our senior and pastoral teams manage the rare incidents of highly challenging behaviour and permanently staff the behaviour support rooms. This means that, as a teacher at Bedminster Down School, you have the ability to spend your work time on planning and delivering lessons which will maximize engagement and progress, as well as providing high quality feedback to your students.

In return we offer:

• A competitive salary
• A full and varied CPD programme offering teaching and leadership development for our staff
• An opportunity to work in a supportive team from whom you can learn, develop and grow
• Wider opportunities to be involved across the Futura Learning Partnership
• An energised and professional working environment
• Benefits include; pension scheme, discounted sports centre/gym membership, free wellbeing support & medical cover, free on-site parking and cycle to work scheme.

We are keen to ensure that you have as much information to proceed with your application as possible, so if you would like a conversation about either the academy or the position please contact Liz Alexander (Assistant Principal) by E-Mail.  Contact details can be located within the 'Apply Now' section; please log in or register to view.

Futura Learning Partnership is a partnership of schools which span the Bristol - Keynsham - Bath area that are working together to provide a high quality educational experience for all students in their care and be a truly inclusive provider of 4-19 education in the area.

The closing date for applications is: 23:59 on 22/05/2022

No CVs or agencies please

To apply:

• Download the Job Description/Person Specification and Application Form
• Trust Recruitment Pack
• Click on the ‘apply’ button to be redirected and apply online via the Futura Learning Jobsite

PLEASE NOTE: Early applications are encouraged. Bedminster Down School reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should the School be able to appoint an appropriate candidate.