Drama and Music Teacher

Location: Filey School

Contract: Maternity cover

Hours/working pattern: 0.8 Contract (With the possibility of 1.0)

Salary/hourly rate: M1-UPS3 (£31,650 - £49,084)

Closing Date: Tuesday 22^nd April 2025 at 09:00am.

Interview Date: Shortly after closing date.

Start Date: September 2025

Our Opportunity

Filey School are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Teacher of Drama and Music to join our department in September 2025 on a full time, temporary basis to cover maternity leave.

The successful candidate will have excellent subject knowledge and the ability to inspire and motivate our ambitious and hardworking pupils. 

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

·         Confidence, enthusiasm, and a passion for learning.

·         Teaching GCSE Drama and Music

• Understanding and applying effective classroom management. 
• Understanding and applying a range of teaching strategies.  
• Positively targeting and supporting individual learning needs. 
• To undertake professional duties as delegated by the Assistant Head / Deputy Head and the Headteacher of the School.

·         To implement the aims and objectives of the school/trust and to understand and work within school/ trust policies to achieve these aims and objectives.

Filey Secondary School

Filey School is a close-knit community, and we pride ourselves on knowing all of our pupils well.  We understand how vital it is that students from Filey and surrounding areas enjoy the benefits of an engaging and enriching curriculum offer that results in the very best outcomes for them. We want them to be able to realise their full potential and to do great things. We aim to support our students so that they are confident, community-minded young people who love learning and will be a positive presence wherever they choose to go next.

We aim to ensure that our pupils can learn in a safe and supportive environment, where everyone values academic achievement and has a positive attitude to learning. Our recent Ofsted inspection acknowledged the improvement journey that the school is on and we are fully committed to building on the successes we are having for the good of our students. We place learning at the heart of everything we do and believe that all students should have the opportunity to feel proud of their achievements. As such, we believe in rewarding pupils for good behaviour, attendance and achievement and run a number of celebration events throughout the year. 

Our Trust 

Coast and Vale will shortly be joining Delta Academies Trust, a high-performing Multi Academy Trust that is transforming educational outcomes for students in some of the most deprived areas in the North of England.

 As part of Delta Academies Trust, you’ll have access to ongoing CPD (both internally and externally) with the opportunity to further develop your skills and career alike. You’ll join a large network of colleagues across the trust, meaning lots of collaboration and peer support both within your academy and beyond, as well access to an extensive range of employee benefits that focus on your financial, physical and mental wellbeing.

Coast and Vale Learning Trust is a growing family of schools located on the beautiful Yorkshire Coast. The Trust was founded by Scalby Secondary School but has grown over the last few years to include Newby and Scalby Primary School, Friarage Primary School and the Scarborough University Technical College (SUTC) in Scarborough, Lady Lumley’s Secondary School in Pickering and Filey School. Our ambition is to continue to welcome new schools into our Trust where we can add capacity, resources, improvement and make sure all our young people have access to the very best education.

The aim of the trust is to serve all the education community along the North Yorkshire Coast and down the Vale of Pickering. We are committed to supporting all schools in becoming great schools, whether they are part of Coast and Vale Learning Trust or not. The learners of our community deserve the best education regardless of their background or location.

Choosing where to work and who to work for is one of the vitally important decisions in life.  In choosing to work for Coast and Vale Learning Trust you would be joining a team of colleagues dedicated to transforming the lives of 3000 children and young people.  

We have a simple vision in wanting our schools to be places ‘where children and staff thrive’. Coast and Vale Learning Trust will work tirelessly to make this a reality.

Application Process

For an informal chat about this position please call Filey School on 01723 512354.

We do not accept CVs.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy should we receive an overwhelming response. 

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people we work with and expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including an enhanced DBS check.  We have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our Schools.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, social background, religion or belief.  We want to recruit the right people for the Trust, from the widest possible backgrounds, to make the most of each individual’s different knowledge and experience.

Your privacy is important to us.  By submitting your personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with the Trust’s “Privacy Notice Recruitment” which can be found on our website.