Teacher of Performing Arts
| Posting date: | 01 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 July 2025 |
| Location: | Plymouth, Devon, PL3 4BD |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7ce8a0e1-7a70-432b-93e9-9fd86fdbbb0a |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a Teacher of Performing Arts to join our team. The successful candidate will preferably have expertise in drama and/or dance. You must have a passionate and informed approach to the teaching of performing arts, a commitment to producing high quality productions and a willingness to play a role in the extra-curricular provision of the campus. Applications from ECTs and experienced staff will be equally value.
This is a unique and exciting opportunity to join the campus and further contribute to the life chances of young people in the school and across the Trust.
The successful applicant will need to have the knowledge, skills and creativity to be an inspiring and outstanding teacher.
If you have a focus on raising student attainment, a passion for Dance and/or Drama and looking to work in an environment that values the learning of students we would welcome an application from you.
Main duties and responsibilities
• Identifying clear teaching objectives and specifying how they will be taught and assessed.
• Setting appropriate and demanding expectations
• Setting clear targets, building on prior attainment
• Applications from ECTs and experienced staff will be equally valued.
What the school offers its staff
Our campus is based in the heart of the city of Plymouth with stunning view of the Plymouth Sound and easy walking distance of the most accessible city waterfront. We encourage all young people to work hard and make the most of the opportunities they are given. Our amazing team of teachers and support staff themselves demonstrate and encourage a lifelong love of learning, both within and beyond our curriculum.
The vision for our campus is that we have high expectations and aspirations for all our students. Working at Stoke Damerel and Scott College you can expect the following:
• Highly visible and supportive leadership team
• Disruption free learning in all classrooms
• Hard working students
• Centralised planning and resources
• Centralised homework checked daily
• Centralised detentions
• A clear feed forward policy, incorporating live marking and whole class feed forward only
• Consistent lesson structure based on the Rosenshine principles
• Weekly, high quality CPD sessions focused on practice in the classroom
• Clear daily routines (Standard Operating Procedures – our SOPs) that all staff follow regardless of role
• Teacher desks include Pastore’s Perch & desk, visualiser and use of two computer screens
• Subject experts working together within a collaborative trust
• Commitment to personal developmental drop in every 3 weeks
• No report writing
• No hours of marking
• No individual lesson planning
• No graded lesson observations
• No excessive data collection
Commitment to safeguarding
Greenshaw Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All teaching and support members of staff must undertake the required pre-employment checks which include the uptake of references both professional and personal and a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.
We are looking for a Teacher of Performing Arts to join our team. The successful candidate will preferably have expertise in drama and/or dance. You must have a passionate and informed approach to the teaching of performing arts, a commitment to producing high quality productions and a willingness to play a role in the extra-curricular provision of the campus. Applications from ECTs and experienced staff will be equally value.
This is a unique and exciting opportunity to join the campus and further contribute to the life chances of young people in the school and across the Trust.
The successful applicant will need to have the knowledge, skills and creativity to be an inspiring and outstanding teacher.
If you have a focus on raising student attainment, a passion for Dance and/or Drama and looking to work in an environment that values the learning of students we would welcome an application from you.
Main duties and responsibilities
• Identifying clear teaching objectives and specifying how they will be taught and assessed.
• Setting appropriate and demanding expectations
• Setting clear targets, building on prior attainment
• Applications from ECTs and experienced staff will be equally valued.
What the school offers its staff
Our campus is based in the heart of the city of Plymouth with stunning view of the Plymouth Sound and easy walking distance of the most accessible city waterfront. We encourage all young people to work hard and make the most of the opportunities they are given. Our amazing team of teachers and support staff themselves demonstrate and encourage a lifelong love of learning, both within and beyond our curriculum.
The vision for our campus is that we have high expectations and aspirations for all our students. Working at Stoke Damerel and Scott College you can expect the following:
• Highly visible and supportive leadership team
• Disruption free learning in all classrooms
• Hard working students
• Centralised planning and resources
• Centralised homework checked daily
• Centralised detentions
• A clear feed forward policy, incorporating live marking and whole class feed forward only
• Consistent lesson structure based on the Rosenshine principles
• Weekly, high quality CPD sessions focused on practice in the classroom
• Clear daily routines (Standard Operating Procedures – our SOPs) that all staff follow regardless of role
• Teacher desks include Pastore’s Perch & desk, visualiser and use of two computer screens
• Subject experts working together within a collaborative trust
• Commitment to personal developmental drop in every 3 weeks
• No report writing
• No hours of marking
• No individual lesson planning
• No graded lesson observations
• No excessive data collection
Commitment to safeguarding
Greenshaw Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All teaching and support members of staff must undertake the required pre-employment checks which include the uptake of references both professional and personal and a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.