Teacher of Dance Parttime

Job Description

Pay: Main Teachers RangeStart Date: September 2021This is an exciting opportunityfor a passionate and skilled teacher to join a dynamic and successfulPerforming Arts Faculty. We are seeking to appoint anenthusiastic and committed teacher of Dance to teach primarily across Key Stage3 with potential for Key Stage 4-5 should the candidate be able to demonstrateprior experience or ability. A wide knowledge of key Dance practitioners andcontemporary technique is essential as our teaching and learning is underpinnedby a belief in the power of a knowledge driven curriculum. Applicants shouldhave an interest in pedagogy and the science of learning, understanding thefundamental principles of knowledge acquisition and how best we, as teachers,can structure students learning. Experience in delivering both practical,theoretical and technical aspects of Dance would be advantageous. As a Performing Arts team, we aredriven by our commitment to providing outstanding creative and culturalopportunities to all of our pupils and our schools wider community. Ourextra-curricular provision is at the heart of Towers School and the successfulcandidate will be expected to contribute to this whole-heartedly. During the 2018-19 academic year,we ran 12 school productions, including showcases, performances and concerts,as a Faculty, requiring a shared commitment from the whole team. Our clubs andenrichment opportunities will form a key part of the successful applicants roleand we are therefore looking for an individual who is passionate about Danceinside and outside of the timetabled curriculum. We are able to offer thesuccessful candidate exciting CPD opportunities as a school working towards aPlatinum Artsmark Qualification. We also deliver the Arts Award Bronze-Gold.All applicants will be considered,including those who can demonstrate outstanding potential at an early stage intheir career. It is expected that the successful candidate will hold QualifiedTeaching Status or equivalent. We would consider candidates who are unqualifiedif they hold sufficient experience delivering Dance outside of an educationsetting. This post is for a fixed termmaternity cover and will be a part time 3 day a week post. Please visit our school websitefor more information we also have a school promotional video available here Recruitment and hiring duringCOVID-19: Despite the challenges we face, recruitment and hiring will continuewith as little disruption as possible over the coming weeks and months. This isfor all senior, teaching and support staff appointments. Applications will stillbe reviewed and virtual interviews conducted in a timely manner, althoughinterview activities will vary. Closing Date: 07/06/2021 at 14:00Interviews: TBC Information about the schoolThe Towers School and Sixth FormCentre is an inclusive, academic school that provides equal opportunities forall. We strongly believe in traditional values that ensure a happy, safe andchallenging educational environment for every student in our care. We want students to leave Towersas confident young people who will aspire to great things. We want our studentsto be good people, with their own moral purpose, treating others with respectand understanding. We want them to care; to be eloquent and passionate; to becritical thinkers making reasoned choices; to have a vision of the world whichextends beyond the boundaries of their town and their country; who areinterested in what is going on in the world and care enough to want to make a difference.We believe in the potential of ourstudents and in our ability to help them reach it. We have high expectations ofall our students and, as such, we have high expectations of ourselves. Weexpect students to meet our code of conduct; we uphold a strong sense ofdiscipline because we care. We want every student to learn in the most focused,calm and consistent of surroundings. We offer a curriculum that stretches andchallenges, where knowledge and revision is at the heart. We strive forconsistency and fairness in all our dealings, being open about our expectationswith our whole community. We are proud of our strong welfaresystem which cares for and supports our children and their families. Thisstands at the heart of our school, ensuring the focus is on academic success.Through our curriculum and enrichment programme, we aim to inspire our studentsto develop themselves as individuals with their own skills, talents, characterand passion. We are proud to be Towers Schooland we stand together. We are #ProudtobeTowers Towers School is committed toSafeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people andrequires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment.Our School and all its personnelare committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. Thispost is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure andBarring Service. KTJ1