Curriculum Team Leader for Performing Arts

Role: Curriculum Team Leader for Performing Arts

Start Date: 1st September 2024

Salary: MPS/UPS +TLR 2b

Location: Bowland High

Contract term: Permanent

An opportunity has arisen for a curriculum team leader in a newly re-formed curriculum area comprising of drama and music. We are looking for a dynamic and successful drama or music teacher to lead and manage this motivated and highly experienced team. The school puts a high priority on the performing arts and pupils are able to thrive not just through the lessons but also the fantastic extra curricular and enrichment opportunities that this team and the school as a whole provide.

The successful candidate will work in a fantastic school amongst a team of dedicated staff and with pupils who are keen and ready to learn. In our Ofsted inspection in December 2022 we were judged to be good in all areas and the inspectors pointed out: 

‘Pupils at Bowland High enjoy coming to school…The positive relationships that teachers have fostered with pupils mean that they know who to turn to if they have concerns or any worries. This makes pupils feel happy and safe in school. …Pupils behave well in lessons and are eager to work hard.’

If you want to work in a school where investment in staff development is strong, where pupils are encouraged to be polite and respectful and in a location of outstanding natural beauty then this could be the job for you. This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to join a strong and developing team dedicated to the support and nurture of pupils throughout their 5 years of the school and beyond.

Mrs Fielden- Head teacher

School context

Bowland High is a co-educational secondary academy based in Grindleton, near Clitheroe in Lancashire. The intake of Pupils is aged 11-16 and it is a non-denominational school. Bowland is a smaller than average secondary school that has just increased its PAN from 110 to 140. Bowland High overlooks the River Ribble and Pendle Hill from an elevated position and is located in an area of outstanding natural beauty.

The School:

• a highly successful and oversubscribed specialist school
• high academic achievement
• innovative, modern and exciting learning environments
• spectacular rural location
• a strong sense of community, in a safe and caring environment

We are a small school and it is much easier for staff here to get to know all pupils. The whole school community is able to understand the specific needs and interests of individual pupils and to monitor their progress. The school aims for its pupils to thrive in a secure environment, where students learn from each other as well as from their teachers.

Bowland High aims to be a school that is founded on mutual respect and responsibility, with high standards of behaviour. It considers itself to be forward-looking, but it is also proud of and true to its heritage.

Safeguarding Information

Achievement Through Collaboration Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references.

Achievement Through Collaboration Trust is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We understand how important choosing the right school is and so, on behalf of our children and staff, we warmly invite you to visit our school and experience for yourself the quality of education we offer.

Closing date: 12 noon on Tuesday 7th May 2024

Bowland Academy is committed to a policy of equal opportunities. We respect and value cultural and religious diversity and will not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, religion, culture or disability. Each individual is assessed on merit alone. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.