Teacher of Dance
| Posting date: | 17 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 March 2026 |
| Location: | Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 7NR |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 8ab6c4e5-a047-42f2-b4a5-be9980cc44d1 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Q3 Academy Tipton works to ensure that all students and staff achieve ‘Incredible things’. Our mission for everybody who works in or with our school is to: Know More, Do More and Achieve More and is supported by our values of: Kindness, Ambition, Resilience and Respect.
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“Expectationsare high for every pupil and sixth-form student, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils are becoming motivated and resilient learners who show pride in their achievements. Importantly, pupils say that they now enjoy their learning.” (Ofsted, 2025)
We are in an exciting position where we look to grow our offer within Performing Arts in order to provide more opportunity for students across our incredible school. This position is ideal for somebody who wants to make a mark as September 2026 sees the first offer of dance within the curriculum at the school and we have a group of enthusiastic students who are choosing this as one of their suite of GCSE subjects. The successful candidate will be joining an established and cohesive team of colleagues, with good links across other schools as part of the Mercian Academy Trust, with excellent opportunities for development.
If you are a dynamic, supportive, and inspiring teacher who has experience in curriculum planning and delivery of Dance across Key Stages 3 -5, we want to hear from you. You are an incredible teacher who is passionate about your subject and able to inspire and motivate students to learn. Your passion for dance and the performing arts is demonstrated in your daily work and you are willing to contribute to wider curriculum opportunity for students to further engage and support them in the subject.
We welcome visits from potential candidates at any time.
The Academy is looking for someone who has:
• Ambition for all students to achieve incredible things, particularly inspiring their interest and supporting development of skills;
• Resilience to adapt and support all students in achieve;
• Ambition for your own development and learning. All teaching staff are provided with additional non-contact time specifically for personal-development;
• Incredible subject knowledge;
• The ability to understand and work with assessment data to monitor and intervene as appropriate with students.
Your key responsibilities will include:
• Teaching Dance across Key Stages 3-5;
• Responsibility for adding value to every learner in each teaching group benchmarked against national criteria and data;
• Delivering, planning, and preparing lessons in accordance with the planned curriculum;
• Contribution to curriculum design within dance and the performing arts;
• Working as part of an incredible team that ensures creative and innovative learning and teaching occurs in every lesson;
• Being a Form Tutor.
Interview are likely to be held the week commencing16thMarch 2026.
The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment Policies can be found on our website. This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
• Students who are kind, ambitious, resilient and respectful, working in and with well-established systems which allow you to focus on teaching;
• A motivated and supportive staff-body who prioritise students’ achievement;
• Additional non-contact time beyond 10% PPA to support your own self-development and workload;
• Prioritisation of the reduction of workload in teaching;
• Regular celebration of achievement for both students and staff;
• A supportive environment which focuses on all members of our community achieving their best;
• Access to Health Care schemes through the Mercian Academy Trust;
• A “birthday day” paid leave of absence to celebrate your special day or use for something else (subject to attendance measures);
• Opportunity to collaborate with colleagues from a wide range of settings including grammar schools and a-typical settings.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All post holders are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Check (DBS) and satisfactory employment references, as well as identification and qualification checks which will be required before commencing duties. All appointments are subject to two satisfactory references and online search.
Q3 Academy Tipton works to ensure that all students and staff achieve ‘Incredible things’. Our mission for everybody who works in or with our school is to: Know More, Do More and Achieve More and is supported by our values of: Kindness, Ambition, Resilience and Respect.
mercian_trust_-_q3_academy_tipton (1080p).mp4
“Expectationsare high for every pupil and sixth-form student, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils are becoming motivated and resilient learners who show pride in their achievements. Importantly, pupils say that they now enjoy their learning.” (Ofsted, 2025)
We are in an exciting position where we look to grow our offer within Performing Arts in order to provide more opportunity for students across our incredible school. This position is ideal for somebody who wants to make a mark as September 2026 sees the first offer of dance within the curriculum at the school and we have a group of enthusiastic students who are choosing this as one of their suite of GCSE subjects. The successful candidate will be joining an established and cohesive team of colleagues, with good links across other schools as part of the Mercian Academy Trust, with excellent opportunities for development.
If you are a dynamic, supportive, and inspiring teacher who has experience in curriculum planning and delivery of Dance across Key Stages 3 -5, we want to hear from you. You are an incredible teacher who is passionate about your subject and able to inspire and motivate students to learn. Your passion for dance and the performing arts is demonstrated in your daily work and you are willing to contribute to wider curriculum opportunity for students to further engage and support them in the subject.
We welcome visits from potential candidates at any time.
The Academy is looking for someone who has:
• Ambition for all students to achieve incredible things, particularly inspiring their interest and supporting development of skills;
• Resilience to adapt and support all students in achieve;
• Ambition for your own development and learning. All teaching staff are provided with additional non-contact time specifically for personal-development;
• Incredible subject knowledge;
• The ability to understand and work with assessment data to monitor and intervene as appropriate with students.
Your key responsibilities will include:
• Teaching Dance across Key Stages 3-5;
• Responsibility for adding value to every learner in each teaching group benchmarked against national criteria and data;
• Delivering, planning, and preparing lessons in accordance with the planned curriculum;
• Contribution to curriculum design within dance and the performing arts;
• Working as part of an incredible team that ensures creative and innovative learning and teaching occurs in every lesson;
• Being a Form Tutor.
Interview are likely to be held the week commencing16thMarch 2026.
The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment Policies can be found on our website. This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
• Students who are kind, ambitious, resilient and respectful, working in and with well-established systems which allow you to focus on teaching;
• A motivated and supportive staff-body who prioritise students’ achievement;
• Additional non-contact time beyond 10% PPA to support your own self-development and workload;
• Prioritisation of the reduction of workload in teaching;
• Regular celebration of achievement for both students and staff;
• A supportive environment which focuses on all members of our community achieving their best;
• Access to Health Care schemes through the Mercian Academy Trust;
• A “birthday day” paid leave of absence to celebrate your special day or use for something else (subject to attendance measures);
• Opportunity to collaborate with colleagues from a wide range of settings including grammar schools and a-typical settings.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All post holders are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Check (DBS) and satisfactory employment references, as well as identification and qualification checks which will be required before commencing duties. All appointments are subject to two satisfactory references and online search.