Maternity Cover for one year
We are looking for a committed, dynamic and inspirational teacher to teach Dance to Key Stage 3 and 4, including GCSE Dance with the drive to help us take our success to the next level in curricular and extracurricular provision. The successful candidate will use their experience, extensive subject knowledge and vision to deliver ambitious and high-quality learning and teaching opportunities to enable our students to achieve outstanding outcomes. The Dance department has worked hard to develop a tradition of success in GCSE Dance and the school is rightly proud of its achievements. At Parliament Hill we currently offer GCSE Dance and Dance Leadership programmes in Key Stage 4. Experience of successfully teaching the new specification of Dance GCSE in both practical and theoretical elements is essential.
At Key Stage 3, dance is a fixed curriculum offer for every student through year 7-9. In years 7, 8 and 9 students have the opportunity to develop their skills in choreography and performance; each class have one dance lesson every fortnight, taking on a new unit of work each term. We offer an excellent range of extra-curricular activities that run alongside competitive sport for Key Stage 3 and 4. The successful applicant would be expected to run lunch and after school Dance clubs, enter local and out of borough dance competitions, provide opportunities to showcase student achievement as well as organise and attend offsite workshops and events to continue to develop our students’ passion for dance and performance.
Parliament Hill School is a highly acclaimed girls’ comprehensive school, providing an outstanding education for its students. The school won an SSAT Educational Outcomes Award in 2019 for being in the top 10% of non-selective schools nationally for students’ achievement.
We are proud of our richly diverse and fully comprehensive school community. Students benefit from a mixed sixth form through the highly successful LaSWAP consortium. The school is committed to providing the highest quality of learning and teaching opportunities for students, as well as excellent continuous professional development programmes for all staff. In 2019, PHS was recognised by SSAT under the Framework of Educational Excellence for the exceptional Professional Learning offered to staff, parents and other schools. The school is ideally situated with excellent transport links into other parts of London and beyond. Gospel Oak over ground station is a five minutes’ walk while Tufnell Park tube station is 10 minutes away. The school is also very close to the magnificent open space of Hampstead Heath which is renowned for its many recreational and sports opportunities as well as outdoor swimming facilities.
An application form and further information are available on the school website:
Closing date: 9.00am on Monday 6th January 2025.
Applications will be addressed as and when they are received. The school has the right to close the job prior to closing date. Interview dates to be confirmed.
Parliament Hill School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory clearance by the Disclosure and Barring Service.