Teacher of Performing Arts

The Oriel Performing Arts Department

INNOVATIVE, MOTIVATED AND SUCCESSFUL

The Performing Arts Department at Oriel currently works independently within a Creative Arts Faculty. The department is a well supported and established part of school life. All students at KS3 have 4 Performing Arts lessons per fortnight where a range of topics and skills within Music, Musical Theatre, Acting and Dance are studied. At KS4 we offer GCSE Drama (AQA), BTEC Performing Arts Level 1 and 2 and we also run A Level Drama and Theatre (Edexcel). From September 2025 onwards we will also hope to be offering Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Performing Arts (Pearson Edexcel), as well as GCSE and A Level Music. Level 2 and 3 courses have been continually running in the area since the school opened in 2004.

The teaching teams currently consists of 4 full-time and 2 part time members of staff. We have a proud tradition of school shows which are annually produced and a very wide range of extra curricular activities are on offer. We are lucky to have a purpose built Drama Studio, Main Hall and several purpose built areas used for Music and Dance teaching to fulfil our timetable. The staffing also includes a CVT (Creative Venue Technician) who is able to assist us in all areas of technical theatre.

We are a passionate and forward thinking team, and our priority is to give our students the best possible chance of success. We provide an excellent opportunity for our students to develop into well rounded performance artistes, offer much greater insight and clarity on the Performing Arts industry ,and offer continued exam success.

We are looking to appoint someone who.....

• Is knowledgeable and passionate about the Performing Arts and who is motivated to ensure students reach their full potential. An interest and expertise in Dance and Music provision would be a particular advantage, but candidates should be open to teaching across the entire Performing Arts curriculum.
• Is an excellent teacher, across all Key Stages, working to ensure that achievement is of the highest quality; enthusing and engaging students and ensuring excellent progress is made by all groups of students.
• Is willing to take part in extra-curricular activities, extending provision at Oriel and enabling students to thrive.

We have excellent support for ECTs and would welcome applications from early career teachers who would like to grow and develop in an innovative and forward thinking department; or more experienced teachers. Oriel encourages CPD throughout the school with a comprehensive program for teachers at all stages of their careers.