Head of Performing Arts

Job Description

Inspire the next generation of leaders at Harris City Academy Crystal PalaceWe are seeking an experienced, qualified teacher of performing artsto join our academyas Head of Performing Arts from September 2021.Your opportunityThis vibrant, busy, Performing Arts department thrives on its creative energetic students. The developing department are consistently striving to develop the arts within the Academy, offering a varied timetable in extra-curricular activities to its array of gifted pupils.The department are currently looking for an innovative drama specialist to continue to support its success and nurture the ever-growing potential of its pupils.KS3 students undertake a variety of activities in lessons and are given the opportunity to performance in end of term concerts and shows. Music and Drama are offered at GCSE and A-level, with strong numbers on both courses.The Music department is a well-resourced curriculum area that delivers a wide variety of extra-curricular activities such as Jazz Band, Choir and African Drumming group. Academic music lessons take place in the music department building which is equipped with a Mac suite, recording studio and multiple practice rooms. Logic and Sibelius software is used from Year 7. GCSE and A-Level uptake is strong with the courses developing the musical skills and interests of students; enabling students to understand and appreciate a range of different kinds of music, across a multitude of cultures and genres.In KS3, all students follow a programme which provides an introduction to music including the elements such as rhythm, pitch and tempo. There is a strong emphasis on music that is relevant to young people including film music, blues and pop music with pupils undertaking performance and composition tasks in each lesson.GCSE and A-level students follow the Edexcel specification. We run a three year GCSE course, with students being given ample performance and recording opportunities to mature as musicians during this time.We can offer you the opportunity to advance your career within a supportive academy environment. You will be part of a Federation established in developing practitioners and nurturing excellent future leaders, with unrivalled opportunities for progression; whatever your aspirations as a teacher, middle or senior leader, our Teaching School Alliance provides a range of bespoke courses and qualifications, including our Aspiring Leaders NPQML and NPQSL programmes to help you achieve your ambitions more quickly.What we are looking for:We look for talented individuals who want to be a part of transforming education in London, and helping create exceptional places of learning. We would like to appoint a dynamic and inspirational qualified teacher of performing arts. You should be an experienced,effective and enthusiastic classroom teacher who will be able to complement our dedicated team of outstanding practitioners. The successful candidate will ideally have significant experience in inner-city, multi-racial and urban areas.We are looking for a strong communicator with proven strengths in engaging with, inspiring and motivating, not just the school community, but the wider community. You should hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree.Please download the job pack for a full job description and person specification.Closing Date: Friday 8th January 2021 at 4pm.AboutHarris City Academy Crystal PalaceHarris City Academy Crystal Palace opened as Harris CTC in 1990 and converted to an Academy in September 2007. The Academy is a mixed school for 1,300 students aged 11-18 recruiting students from Croydon, Bromley, Lewisham, Southwark and Lambeth. The Academy has twice been judged to be outstanding by Ofsted, with the most recent inspection judging the school to be outstanding in every aspect. Student progress is in the top 3% nationally.We are an ambitious school, delivering a high quality education for each one of our students. At Harris City Academy Crystal Palace we aim to prepare young people for an ever-changing world that values self-confident, well-educated and enterprising people.Our vision is simple - All Can Achieve. Students are at the centre of everything we do and we aim to give all the necessary foundations for success by helping students develop theskills and attributesthat will provide them with real life-chances.Students are expected to work hard and to achieve their individual best academically, to develop skills relevant to the 21st Century and to develop theself-confidence and sense of purpose necessaryfor success in a highly competitive global society. Harris City Academy Crystal Palace provides a safe, yet challenging environment where students can succeed and excel, and by having the highest of expectations all can truly achieve.Academy Ethos:Harris City Academy Crystal Palace has a long established, distinctive and positive ethos which guides our work and the education of our students. Preparation for adult life underpins our Academy aims and the well developed culture which is established across all aspects and functions of the Academy. We are committed to the success of each of our students and this is reflected through the Academys values and aims to deliver:

Exam success - we want our students to get the best possible qualifications

Challenge, relevance and engagement - we want our students to be fully involved in their learning

Appropriate skills for living, for work and for happiness

Active citizens

Self-identity and a feeling of self-worth

Opportunities and experiences that ignite our students

Healthy habits that are embedded for life

Why work at Harris City AcademyCrystal Palace

A long established and highly successful school: one of the most oversubscribed in the country