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Post Reference:
05/2018
/ Post Title:

TEACHER OF PERFORMING ARTS / MUSIC

/ Salary:
SFCA Teachers’ Salary Scale. £22,937 to £38,364 p.a. / Accountable to:
Head of English, Drama & Theatre Studies
Conditions of Employment :
National Sixth Form Colleges’ Association Pay Spine and Conditions of Employment for Teaching Staff. Permanent, full timecontract starting22August 2018.
Main Purpose of Post:
To teach Performing Arts & Music

Background to Post

This position is an exciting opportunity to develop the performing arts in a growing, innovative and successful Sixth Form College.

We seek to appoint an enthusiastic and committed teacher who has a passion for performing arts based subjects and is keen to become involved in developing a performance culture within the College. All different specialisms for this role will be considered including Dance, Music, Music Technology, Musical Theatre and Drama. The successful applicant as well as delivering on our performing arts courses would be required to organise and manage cross College performances and shows.

The College currently offers A Level Dance, A Level Drama & Theatre Studies and has up until September 2017 offered A Level Music. The College is keen to reintroduce Music to the curriculum and the successful candidate will play an important role in ensuring our performing arts curriculum serves the needs of our students.

The College has recently been graded Outstanding in all areas by OFSTED in December 2016. Whilst being proud of this achievement staff at the college are passionate and committed to maintain these high standards. The College attracts students from across the Wirral and Merseyside and the number of students joining the College has increased year on year.

We have an inclusive entry criteria and students join us at very varied starting points. Our ethos is based on judging students on what they do, not according to labels others have attached. We embrace innovation, whilst being evidenced based. The College also prides itself on ensuring College systems and procedures are designed in a way to maximise efficiency and remove any unnecessary burdens from teaching staff to enable teachers to focus on teaching and supporting students.

If you agree with our values and would like to work in a College that supports and develops their teaching staff we would be delighted to hear from you.

Person Specification

Qualification / Essential / Desirable
Degree in a Performing Art related discipline or an equivalent qualification / 
Qualified Teacher Status / 
Background in Performing Arts or Music / 
Experience
Proven successful experience of teaching 16-19 students / 
Proven successful experience of organising and delivering high quality Performing arts courses / 
Knowledge /Skills/Abilities
Ability to teach Level 3 Performing Arts related subjects including Dance, Music, Music Technology, Musical Theatre and Drama / 
Up to date knowledge and understanding of educational developments relating to the curriculum area / 
Willingness to lead and organise whole college performances including shows, plays and concerts / 
Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with young people / 
Ability to respond flexibly and creatively to new challenges and opportunities / 
Ability to work flexibly as part of a team / 
Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines / 
Ability to use IT effectively / 
Excellent communications skills, interpersonal and organisational abilities / 
Other
To demonstrate a commitment to:
  • The College Mission, Ethos & Values
/ 
  • Personal development & training
/ 
  • Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students
/ 

APPLICATION & SELECTION PROCEDURE

  1. Please complete the Teacher Application Form - which is available on the College website:
  1. Last 3 years of examination results (If appropriate – if you are an NQT please skip this part of the application procedure)
  1. On a separate sheet answer the following specific questions:

Each question should be answered separately with each answer being no more than 150 words.

  1. Aside from your stated qualifications, please outline what you believe makes you academically suited to the position applied for.
  1. The College does not operate a gifted and talented programme as we believe all students should be assessed on current performance and expected to improve on that. What is your view on this approach?
  1. Please identify one or two skills or techniques you have used in the classroom to drive learning.
  1. The College has been assessed as Outstanding in all areas by OFSTED. What does this mean to you?
  1. You should have provided an accompanying sheet summarising the results you have achieved over the last three years. Is there any context or background you would like to give to these?

Closing date: 12.00 pm, Wednesday 28th February 2018

Please return your completed documentation including:

Application Form

Schedule of Examination Results

Answers to questions

to:

Assessments and interviews will take place on Wednesday, 7th March 2018.

General Information

Birkenhead Sixth Form College has a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If you are invited for interview, your suitability to work with children will be explored as well as your suitability for the post.

All posts are subject to Enhanced Disclosure Clearance through the Disclosure & Barring Service.

The College is an Equal Opportunities employer and all members of the College have a personal responsibility to implement the policy, to carry out their responsibilities in accordance with it and to maintain an equality of opportunity for all.

The Governors and staff of the College take their duties under the Equality Act 2010 very seriously. They will ensure that all reasonable adjustments are made to ensure that disabled people are treated fairly and that they are not placed at any substantial disadvantage. The College is committed to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the post and to consider them on their abilities.

Reference Checking

On the application form, you are asked to provide details of two employment referees (preferably your line manager from your current and previous or most recent employer/s), who can comment on your suitability for the post. References from relatives or individuals writing in the capacity of friends will not be accepted.

The College will seek references on short-listed applicants before interview, and will approach previous employers for information to verify suitability for the post, dates of employment, particular experience or qualifications, punctuality history and details of any disciplinary offences.

In addition, if you are currently working with children or young people, on either a paid or voluntary basis, your current employer will be asked about your suitability to work with children and any disciplinary offences relating to children or young people. This will include any offences for which the penalty is time expired (that is where a warning could no longer be taken into account in any new disciplinary hearing for example) and whether you have been the subject of any child protection concerns, and if so, the outcome of any enquiry or disciplinary procedures. If you are not currently working with children but have done so in the past, that previous employer will be asked about those issues.

Please note providing false information is an offence and could result in your application being rejected, or dismissal without notice if you have been appointed and possible referral to the police.

KY Jan 2018