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Drama Teacher - Required: September 2024 1 Year Fixed Term
In Debden Park High School "leaders have successfully established a school where high aspirations and excellence are the norm, and where pupils and staff enjoy coming to work…The buzz, enthusiasm and energy from staff at all levels is palpable". Ofsted January 2017
We are looking to appoint an exceptional professional who will join a highly successful, enthusiastic and talented Expressive Arts team and work with us to inspire our students. The role will involve teaching Drama from KS3 to KS5, including AQA GCSE and Level 3 BTEC Acting. The role would be suitable for an ECT or experienced teacher.
At Debden Park, students are at the heart of everything we do. Our curriculum is student-centred and we aim for their education to be inspiring, stimulating and challenging. Our staff are appointed for their passion, their enthusiasm and their imagination in communicating with children to ensure that every single child in their classes is engaged, excited and challenged by the learning experience at all times. Our vision is to empower students so that they are able to take control of their own future and have enhanced life chances as a result of learning with us.
We have a passionate and energetic Expressive Arts team, who thrive on working collaboratively. We are well resourced and dedicated to developing the full potential of our students. The successful candidate will join a Team Leader and driven team and will be someone who is visionary, innovative and committed to moving learning forward in an exciting and active way. Drama is a popular choice at KS4 and KS5 and our results are impressive. Our curriculum is enriched with regular performance opportunities and over 60 students are currently involved in the whole school Production of Mary Poppins. This is an ideal opportunity for an ambitious professional, with a genuine love of the study and teaching of Drama.
Debden Park High School is a heavily oversubscribed, fully-staffed Academy that Ofsted judged to be Outstanding in January 2017. Our Sixth Form opened in September 2015 and moved into its own purpose-built building in September 2016. The Sixth Form currently has 184 students in it and is growing year on year. The successful candidate will look to develop both the KS4 and KS5 provision of Technology at the school.
We are part of a family of schools within the Kemnal Academies Trust. Every week staff take part in 2 hours of Debden Minds which is a bespoke CPD programme focusing primarily on the development of teaching & learning. We provide exceptional career progression for staff, which leads to our Middle and Senior Leadership teams being composed of many teachers who began their career with us. We lead the Essex hub of the TKAT SCITT.
For further information or to make an appointment to visit the school please email donna.james@debden-tkat.org or call 02084181202 or to download an application form visit our website www.debdenparkhighschool.org.
Closing Date:Monday 22nd April
TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full Safer Recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.
TKAT is committed to equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic for example race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. All applications are treated on merit. This includes applications from individuals wishing to work full time, part-time or on a flexible basis.
Information about the School
Debden Park High School is a heavily oversubscribed Academy that constantly achieves outstanding outcomes for its students.
Last year’s GCSE results put us in the top 10 most successful non-selective successful schools in Essex, and our growing Sixth Form – first opened in 2015 – achieved a 100% pass rate in our first set of A-Level results.
As a National Teaching School, we lead a family of schools as part of the Kemnal Academies Trust, providing exceptional career progression and bespoke CPD experiences for our staff, which has led to our middle and senior leadership teams being composed of many teachers who began their career with us.