Trainee Dance Instructor

Part Time Dance Teacher (With Core PE) - Aylesbury High School (Girls)
Term time only
Contract type: Fixed Term
Aylesbury High School (AHS) is a forward-thinking girls’ grammar school that values both academic and pastoral excellence and co-curricular opportunities with the vision of developing uniquely talented young adults, who are independent, strong and confident.
We create a welcoming environment which draws the very best from all in our community. Achieved by providing an ambitious education that stimulates creative and critical thinking, values diversity and facilitates dynamic personal development.
The AHS values are Confidence, Respect, Engagement, Aspiration, Teamwork and Enjoyment and we want all our community to experience, develop and demonstrate these characteristics both within the curriculum and through our extensive co-curricular offering.
Professional knowledge and understanding, and professional qualities and responsibilities
Engage in professional development opportunities relating to subject knowledge and teaching methods. Work collaboratively with colleagues – both teaching and Support Staff, and external agencies where appropriate.
Follow requirements concerning the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of students.
Assist in the mentoring of new students, staff, and trainee teachers.
Participate actively in the Teaching and Learning Review Process.
Provide and/or contribute to oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual students and groups of students in line with school guidelines. A teacher who is part time is expected to attend pro rata.
Contribute to the team’s self-evaluation, review and improvement cycle, setting targets for improvement on an annual basis and contributing to a culture of self-evaluation amongst both students and teachers.
Take part in the review, development and management of activities and policies relating to the curriculum, and organisation of the school.
Qualified Teacher Status or Early Career Teacher (desirable)
Familiar with monitoring and evaluation of teaching and learning
Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all students (including SEND, EAL, Pupil Premium and more able)
Provide verbal and written assessments, data, reports and references relating to individual students and groups of students
Attend subject team meetings, whole staff meetings, INSET, parent consultation evenings, open events and information evenings and other school functions as shown in the staff handbook directed time calculations
Evidence of systematic professional development
Willingness to follow school policies
Sympathetic to the Aylesbury High School values
Good relationships with students and adults
bucks.sch.uk or posted to: Mrs Lisa Greenway, Finance & Operations Director, Aylesbury High School, Walton Road, Aylesbury, Bucks HP21 7SX
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The appointment will be subject to references which are satisfactory for the advertised post, an enhanced DBS check with a Child Barred List check, identity checks, prohibition orders and qualification checks as appropriate.
All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.