We are looking for an exceptional and highly motivated teacher to join our talented and forward-thinking performing arts department (teaching across both music and drama subject areas), where you will be supported and developed to ensure that you deliver inspirational and innovative teaching on a daily basis. The team works collaboratively to share good practice and to improve teaching and learning across the department and benefits from excellent facilities including a fully equipped drama studio, school auditorium and recording studio.
Departmental Information
Music
The Music Department is led by a Music specialist and also consists of 4 peripatetic staff who visit the school throughout the week to support instrumental tuition. The department has two music classrooms, both complete with a class set of keyboards and practice rooms which are fully equipped with a range of instrumental resources, iMacs and recording equipment. In addition, access is available to a Mac suite for use with KS4 and Chromebook use for lessons across all year groups.
Music is taught to all students in Year 7, 8 & 9. In Year 10 and 11, the BTEC Tech Award in Music Practice is offered as an option subject, therefore providing students of all interests and abilities access to learning at KS4. Students who choose to study music at KS4 are provided with school funded instrumental tuition in order to support their performance skills development. All students are offered the opportunity to receive instrumental tuition within school across a range of instruments including piano, vocals, drums, violin and guitar, which has proven very popular.
Drama
Our well-established and successful Drama Department is led by a subject specialist in Performing Arts. The department works closely alongside the Music and Media Departments and offers our students excellent facilities that include a fully equipped Drama Studio and school auditorium where our major productions are held.
Drama is taught to all students in Year 7, 8 and 9. The subject is offered to Key Stage 4 students in Years 10, 11 and KS5 for Post 16 students. We also provide opportunities for Post 16 students to direct their own musical performance each year, which is very popular with students.
Extra-curricular
Extra-curricular activities are extremely popular within the Drama and Music departments and are well received within the wider community. Students have the opportunity to take part in the school production, vocal group, school band, spotlight (6th form lead production/club), theatre visits and residential trips that include theatre workshops and watching live West End performances. Extra-curricular is run in collaboration with all of the Performing Arts team.
Our school productions are always incredibly popular. This year was an outstanding performance of Matilda showcased across 3 nights with students performing from Years 7 to 13.
Department development
We are keen to develop music technology, sound and lighting provision both within curriculum lessons and as part of extra-curricular activities within the department, which would provide an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to make an impact in this area.
Our school productions are always incredibly popular. This year was an outstanding performance of Matilda showcased across 3 nights with students performing from Years 7 to 13.
The successful candidate would be joining a very enthusiastic, motivated and dedicated team where student progress is the focal point.
Pudsey Grammar School has an excellent reputation in the local community, being the second most oversubscribed school in Leeds.
We are looking for an outstanding candidate who would be keen to:
· Teach across Key Stage 3, 4 and 5
· Work within music and drama to develop an exciting range of extra-curricular activities and promote our hugely successful school productions
· Contribute to and continue to develop our well-established and successful schemes of work and curriculum across all key stages in music and drama
· Work cohesively within a department that is committed to developing new ways of teaching and learning that focus on student needs
· Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in accordance with our Safeguarding and Child Protection policies.
Closing date, 4th April 2025
Interview date, 23rd April 2025