Oasis Academy Brightstowe, Bristol
Salary: M1 - UPS3
Basis: Full-time, Permanent
Start Date: ASAP
Applications Close: 12:00 on Friday, September 27, 2024
Interviews: 3rd and 4th October 2024
Department Lead - Performing Arts
Salary: TPS + TLR 2
Role: Full time
Contract: Permanent
Start date: ASAP
Closing Date: 22 September 2024, midnight
This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and outstanding practitioner to join Oasis Academy Brightstowe. The successful candidate ideally will have Music specialism. Come and work in a job you love. Change the lives of young people in Shirehampton as you lead our Performing Arts Department, being an influence who believes, makes a difference and supports our students to achieve beyond their expectations.
Our offer to you
When you join the Oasis family there are several offers you will receive that make us stand out as an employer of choice:
* A pre-planned, fully resourced, Trust-wide curriculum with the autonomy to adapt for your students - no planning lessons from scratch!
* Access to an iPad for all staff/students enabling the use of Formative and other online self-marking assessment resources.
* A streamlined, personalised feedback & assessment policy, created to minimise staff workload and maximise student progression.
* The opportunity to run a weekly extra-curricular club of your choosing, and to share your hidden talents with students!
* Comprehensive training opportunities at the cutting edge of educational research and coaching with access to NPQMP, NPQSL and NPQH programmes.
* A centralised Culture for Learning policy which allows the teacher to teach and students to learn.
* Access to Health Shield Cash Plan which can include 24/7 access to a GP, assistance with the cost and access to dental treatment, eye-care, physiotherapy, and chiropody.
* Cycle to Work scheme.
* Support to balance your work/life/caring responsibilities via our Time Off Work Policy, Menopause Policy, Flexible Working and Sabbatical Policy.
* Trust wide recognition of the challenges to mental health, facing both staff and students, and the support of our National Mental Health Team.
* Confidential Counselling services for you and those that live with you, should times get tough.
The successful candidate will be:
* Having the students’ best interests at the heart of all you do.
* An excellent teacher who is able to use their outstanding subject knowledge and excellent pedagogy to support students to fulfil their potential.
* An excellent people manager who is able to motivate and develop the teams you lead.
* An experienced leader able to devise and deliver successful CPD, coaching and mentoring.
* Experienced in leading interventions designed to raise levels of attainment.
* Having sound knowledge of SEND needs and pedagogical strategies for these.
* Inspiring and keen to enthuse children with their passion for their subject.
* Able to create a stimulating and purposeful environment where pupils excel.
* Skilled at establishing and maintaining strong relationships, using their excellent interpersonal skills, as well as up-to-date knowledge of teaching and behaviour management strategies.
* Optimistic and tenacious in setting and achieving high standards.
* A passionate and driven teacher, committed to making a difference in the lives of our pupils and their communities.
Our Academy
Oasis Academy Brightstowe is a vibrant, happy and successful secondary school based in Shirehampton. We are part of the Oasis Community Learning family with the express purpose of transforming schools into community hubs, through applying a holistic view of education. By being part of a multi-academy sponsor trust we benefit from support and sharing of best practice from our regional schools, National Lead Practitioners and wider Oasis family. We are committed to ensuring all students achieve academic success, have the opportunity to climb the stairway to University or a real alternative, and lead a fulfilling and happy life.
We firmly believe in a structured environment which is founded upon high expectations and no excuses. We believe that all our students, regardless of starting point, can fulfil their potential, and through great teaching and learning they will go on to become valuable and happy members of the community in which they live.
Application Process
If you are interested in applying for the role, please read the full job description and person specification, complete our standard application form and submit it by no later than midnight on 22 September 2024 via eTeach portal. We are happy to answer any questions you may have or show you around the Academy and the department so don't hesitate to get in touch and call the main Academy telephone number or visit the Academy website to find out more about us.
Please note that we cannot accept CVs for this role; you must complete a full application form. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours, which flow from the Oasis ethos. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.
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