Performing Arts Teacher in Brentwood

We believe that everyone owns potential; its inside us all waiting to be discovered.

We are a post-16 further education provider delivering high-quality education, inspired through Performing Arts.

With over 20 years’ experience in the industry, we have evolved to become the home of sports education for 16-18-year-olds.

We are on a journey to set the standard for education that truly inspires young people to succeed and helps current and future generations of creative professionals to unlock their potential.

We are proud to teach, motivate and develop more than 3,000 learners in real sports environments every year nationwide helping them on their journey to the next steps in their career.

Main Purpose of Position

Working closely with SCLs Curriculum Manager and all other site SCL teachers, teachers or industry professional teachers will inspire and evolve learners within Creative and Performing Arts on Study Programme.

In addition, the teacher/ industry professional will have an active role in supporting the consistent delivery of exceptional teaching, learning and assessment which maximises learner progress and enhances each learner’s opportunity for achieving a positive and sustained destination.

They will be responsible for continuing their own professional development form development of knowledge, pedagogy of educational teacher and carry out awarding body national standards training.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Quality of Education
• Consistently deliver SCL’s unique ‘Curriculum Intent’, playing a vital role in achieving the following for each individual learner:

We use the ‘Power’ and ‘Principles’ of Creative and Performing Arts to engage individuals into education so that they can:

• Rapidly improve their academic skills, emotional wellbeing, mental toughness, and physical health (‘stand out from the crowd’).
• Enhance their preparation for higher level study and/or work.
• Inspire them to make positive decisions for life.
• Ensure that all learners, including those with SEND and high needs, and disadvantaged learners, get the information, advice, guidance, and support to achieve their next steps and progress to positive destinations.
• Engage effectively with their community, including, where relevant, with parents/carers, employers, and local services.
• Protect staff and learners from harassment, bullying and discrimination.
• Ensure an effective culture of safeguarding that enables staff to: identify, help and protect learners who may need early help or who are at risk of neglect, abuse, grooming, exploitation, radicalisation or extremism; help learners to reduce their risk of harm by securing the support they need, or referring in a timely way to those who have the expertise to help; and manage safe recruitment and allegations about adults and learners who may be a risk to other learners and vulnerable adults.
• Support to the high-quality delivery of each learners’ English and Maths development as well as each learners Tutorial Programme, ensuring attendance, participation and progress within these key study programme areas is high (using Creative Arts as an effective vehicle to influence and inspire).
• Management Information
• Undertake internal process reviews and produce recommendations to ensure service delivery is optimised.
• Report to the Curriculum Manager on a monthly basis, ensuring operational performance is monitored and where necessary improved.
• Implement strategies to achieve excellence in Creative and Performing Arts.
• Ensure the continued improvement of achievement rates, high grades, and positive destinations to be inline and above national benchmarks.
• Quality
• Take part in robust and accurate quality assurance activity, including observations and deep dive activity.
• Adhere to compliance requirements of funding bodies & Lead Providers.
• Participate in in-service training as part of continuing professional development (CPD)
• Attend team meetings to monitor, review and evaluate provision.
• To monitor and track learner progress on grade trackers.
• To contribute to business Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) and ensure actions are met as required.
• To manage own personal development in line with agreed annual performance objectives.
• To liaise with Curriculum Managers, to maintain detailed analysis of student attendance, progression, and achievement.
• Ensure best practice is shared and that they are a reliable source of knowledge.
• Admin
• Adhere to compliance requirements of funding bodies & Lead Providers.
• Familiarise self with the SCL policies and procedures.
• Management and reporting of student attendance
• Management and reporting of student behaviour Learner reports in line with customer or SCL requirements
• Complete risk assessments for the practical/Creative arts enrichment space and action as appropriate
• General course administration
• Report and update HR system with all internal training and qualifications obtained.
• Utilise SCL systems and processes effectively.
• #J-18808-Ljbffr