Teacher of Dance

POST: Teacher of Dance

REQUIRED: January 2025 - 1 Term, Temporary to cover Maternity Leave.

SALARY: MPR

LOCATION: Maghull High School

The governors are seeking to appoint an excellent teacher of Dance and the Performing Arts who has the drive, skills and enthusiasm to join our dynamic and successful Creative and Expressive Arts faculty.

You will join an established and supportive faculty that delivers an outstanding provision, raises the aspirations of all our pupils and supports them to achieve their full potential. The post will include the teaching of Dance and Performing Arts to students in Key Stage 3 and 4 (AQA GCSE Dance and BTEC Performing Arts). The successful candidate will be an excellent classroom practitioner and contribute to our extra-curricular provision offered within the school and the local community. We are looking for someone with passion for the subject, who is creative and will support improving outcomes and provide students opportunities to develop as performers.

Maghull High School is part of the Southport Learning Trust, which currently includes Greenbank High School, Stanley High School, Meols Cop High School, Birkdale High School and Kew Woods Primary School. Our Trust welcomes teachers who are enthusiastic, energetic, and dedicated individuals with a talent for working with young people and a love of education. We are seeking colleagues who can build robust and effective relationships with staff, parents, students, and the wider community in order to further the ethos of the Trust.

Applications welcomed from experienced and early careers teachers.

For any enquiries about the post please contact Miss N Bowen at bowenn@maghullhigh.com or telephone: .

For further information and application pack please visit www.maghullhigh.com

Closing Date for Applications: Friday 8th November 2024 at 9am

Interviews to be held: Week commencing Monday 11th November, 2024

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

PLEASE NOTE THAT APPLICATIONS CAN ONLY BE ACCEPTED ON THE MAGHULL HIGH SCHOOL APPLICATION FORM - CVs MAY ONLY BE USED AS A SUPPORTING DOCUMENT.

ENHANCED DISCLOSURE

Southport Learning Trust is required under law and guidance to check the criminal background of all employees. Decisions to appoint will be subject to consideration of an enhanced disclosure, including a Barred List check, from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).

The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered 'protected'. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the

Ministry of Justice website, which can be accessed here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

In accordance with our statutory obligations under Keeping Children Safe in Education Southport Learning Trust is required to conduct an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which Southport Learning Trust might want to explore with you at interview.

A copy of our child protection and safeguarding policy can be found on our website https://www.maghullhigh.com/safeguarding

The governors are seeking to appoint an excellent teacher of Dance and the Performing Arts who has the drive, skills and enthusiasm to join our dynamic and successful Creative and Expressive Arts faculty.

You will join an established and supportive faculty that delivers an outstanding provision, raises the aspirations of all our pupils and supports them to achieve their full potential. The post will include the teaching of Dance and Performing Arts to students in Key Stage 3 and 4 (AQA GCSE Dance and BTEC Performing Arts). The successful candidate will be an excellent classroom practitioner and contribute to our extra-curricular provision offered within the school and the local community. We are looking for someone with passion for the subject, who is creative and will support improving outcomes and provide students opportunities to develop as performers.

Maghull High School is part of the Southport Learning Trust, which currently includes Greenbank High School, Stanley High School, Meols Cop High School, Birkdale High School and Kew Woods Primary School. Our Trust welcomes teachers who are enthusiastic, energetic, and dedicated individuals with a talent for working with young people and a love of education. We are seeking colleagues who can build robust and effective relationships with staff, parents, students, and the wider community in order to further the ethos of the Trust.