Teacher of Dance – Part-Time (Maternity Cover)
City of Peterborough Academy
Peterborough
- New
- Salary:
- MPR/UPR
- Job type:
- Part Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- November/December 2024 (to be confirmed)
- Apply by:
- 29 September 2024
Job overview
We are looking for an innovative teacher who is passionate about Dance and the Performing Arts curriculum.
You must be dedicated, organised and totally committed to driving standards and raising achievement through the delivery of outstanding lessons in Key Stages 3 and 4.
This is a temporary, maternity cover contract, initially for 12 months with the possibility to extend. In this role, you will work 13 hours per week.
About us
Opened in September 2013 by the Greenwood Academies Trust (GAT) after a £13.8m capital build, we are based on Reeves Way in Peterborough and have quickly gone from strength to strength.
A dedicated team of staff aim to help support every child in reaching their full potential. Additionally, we have been described as a truly ‘inclusive school’ at our recent National Inclusion Quality Mark inspection and have also been awarded 'Centre of Excellence Status'. We were also runners-up at the 2020 National SEN awards for National Most Inclusive Practice.
Both our Academy and the Greenwood Academies Trust are committed to supporting pupils and staff alike. Providing pupils with the highest quality of education is of the utmost importance, but we recognise that in order to achieve this, teachers and staff must be properly supported with strong leadership, a climate of trust, research and innovation, and ongoing CPD opportunities.
In return
Being part of the GAT, you can be assured that you will be joining a successful Multi-Academy Trust that has a great track record in helping children to succeed, no matter what their background. The Trust is dedicated to valuing and developing the workforce, whether that be through ensuring a fair workload or offering access to bespoke CPD from the Learning Alliance to enhance professional growth.
We believe in looking after the people who make a huge difference to our children, their families and the communities we serve. That’s why we give everyone who joins a Perkbox account – with 24/7 access to perks and discounts, plus curated wellbeing tools to look after your physical and mental health. It’s part of our commitment to look after you.
Here’s what you can look forward to:
- Hundreds of global and local perks, available online 24/7
- Shopping discounts from the biggest brands, all year round
- Saving money on everything from the supermarket shop to summer holidays
- A free Employee Assistance Programme from Health Assured
For more information, please click here.
Closing date: 29 September 2024.
If this post attracts sufficient interest before the closing date, we may decide to close and interview for this vacancy at an earlier date, so an early application is advised.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. It is an offence if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity to apply for this role.
The Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age, or sexual orientation.
All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.
About City of Peterborough Academy
- City of Peterborough Academy
- Reeves Way, Peterborough
- Cambridgeshire
- PE1 5LQ
- United Kingdom
Our vision and approach at the Academy is straightforward; we are determined that our youngsters will achieve well and leave us as confident, compassionate and articulate individuals with the skills to support them throughout their lives. Through high standards and expectations in teaching, learning, behaviour and pastoral care we prepare our pupils for entrance to higher education, high quality employment and apprenticeships, and the future careers of their choice.
We continuously foster a caring, supportive and happy environment so that our youngsters will flourish. In terms of behaviour, uniform and academy standards we are very traditional and have high expectations. We expect pupils to wear the full Academy uniform correctly, attend well, behave respectfully to others and to work hard.
We also believe that education is more than just academic success and aim to develop the whole person with a broad, balanced curriculum, a wide range of extra-curricular activities which we encourage all pupils to participate in, as well as a broad variety of academy events throughout the year.
We are committed to providing the very best education for the young people at the City of Peterborough Academy and look forward to ensuring the Academy provides a high quality educational experience for the pupils and community it serves.
We look forward to welcoming you to the City of Peterborough Academy.
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