Head of Dance and Performing Arts

Head of Dance and Performing Arts

CAPTION:

• Company: Teaching Vacancies
• Salary: Not specified
• Hours: Full-time
• Location: Wirral, CH43 8SQ
• Job type: Contract
• Posting date: 13 Oct 2026
• Closing date: 19 Oct 2026

What skills and experience we're looking for

We seek to appoint a highly effective and outstanding Head of Dance and Performing Arts. This is a full time, fixed-term position from Monday 4th January 2027 until Friday 31st March 2028.

This role is to teach and oversee the management of the A-level Dance and the Performing Arts BTEC. Both of these are popular courses with 20 students currently on the Performing Arts and 16 students studying Dance. Units covered in Dance include: practical performance, including solo and quartet work, choreography, and critical engagement through the study and analysis of professional dance works, practitioners and the historical development of dance. Units covered in Performing Arts include: Investigating Practitioners' Work, Developing Skills and Techniques for Live Performance, Musical Theatre and Group Performance, combining practical performance-based lessons with theoretical study and coursework to develop students' creative, technical and analytical skills.

You would be the sole teacher within these subject areas, however, there is a strong collaborative and supportive approach amongst all colleagues, and you will work closely with the Drama and Digital Music team due to the performance element. We also run a dance show to showcase all students' practical work in preparation for their exams as well as extra curriculum routines that have been choreographed. The ideal candidate will have a strong passion for the teaching of Dance and Performing Arts at Post-16 and have the ability to inspire students both practically and academically. They will deliver highly effective lessons, utilising techniques and practices that are evidence based and engage all learners.

What the school offers its staff

Birkenhead Sixth Form College is proud to be recognised as one of the top three sixth form colleges in the country, consistently leading the way in academic progress and student achievement. We specialise exclusively in 16 -19 education - and everything we do is shaped by a clear purpose and a strong ethos.

We believe that every student can succeed, no matter their starting point. That belief is grounded in the science of learning and underpinned by our four core values:

• Positivity - we are positive about what we can do and what others can do.
• Ambition - we work to release the innate human drive for success.
• Resilience - we will not give up when faced with difficulties.
• Thoughtfulness - we treat everyone with respect and consideration.

This ethos runs through everything we do - from how we design our curriculum to how we support our students, and just as importantly, how we support our staff.

We create a professional, dynamic, and rewarding working environment where every team member is trusted, supported, and encouraged to thrive. Whether you're an experienced teacher, an early-career educator, or a dedicated support professional, we offer you the chance to make a genuine impact in a College where excellence is the norm and ambition is celebrated.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), medical, online and social media, prohibition from teaching, right to work, satisfactory references, suitability to work with children. You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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