Job title: Teacher of Performing Arts

Location: Sheffield Park Academy, Beaumont Road North, Sheffield, S2 1SN

Starting salary: Highly competitive United Learning Teachers Pay Range (£36,400.00 - £53,040.00) + a £2,500 ‘Golden Hello’

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time.

Start Date: January 2027

‘Leaders are ambitious for all pupils to achieve highly’

‘This is a school where students care for students and are determined that they succeed’

OFSTED report, December 2022

Sheffield Park Academy is seeking to appoint a Teacher of Performing Arts.  The ideal candidate will be a driven, goal-oriented and knowledgeable Teacher of Performing Arts who can positively and actively support our mission to become an ‘Outstanding’ school.  Our Character Values of Community, Ambition, Respect, and Endurance are at the centre of all that we do. We are seeking an individual who not only shares but exemplifies these values.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ academy.  The academy is part of United Learning, a national group of schools and academies.  Sheffield Park Academy is an 11-18 school with a thriving VI Form, which does include a Performing Arts Key Stage 5 cohort.  As part of United Learning our aim is to bring out ‘the Best in Everyone’ and we continuously strive to ensure that students and staff have every opportunity to succeed, with their potential developed to the utmost. Our school has motivated, ambitious students with a high percentage of our students going on to attend Russell group universities.

The academy has over 1,200 pupils and is situated in purpose-built £30million premises, benefiting from excellent, state-of-the-art facilities. We are part of the United Learning Trust, the largest and one of the most successful academy trusts in the country who offer unrivalled CPD and opportunities for nationwide networking and development opportunities.

The city of Sheffield itself is a vibrant place to live and work with two universities and a range of entertainment opportunities alongside the access to the Beautiful Peak District within 20 minutes. Quality of life is routinely ranked very highly, and it is one of the greenest cities in Europe.  https://www.welcometosheffield.co.uk/

The successful post-holder`s main duties will include, taking telephone messages regarding student attendance, follow up on suspected truancy and inform parents, Support implementation, monitoring and review of Academy attendance policy, to build positive relationships with both students and parents to boost attendance and to make home visits where necessary to address below standard student attendance.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Confident in their ability to manage a whole class of students within the age range 11 to 18.

• Able to communicate appropriately and effectively with young people.

• Able to manage behaviour in the classroom to ensure students remain engaged in set work.

• Flexible to work throughout the school within different departments and with different age ranges on a daily basis.

• Someone who shares our moral purpose of ensuring that all of our young people receive the best education possible in a supportive environment from people who care about them.

• Someone who is passionate about teaching and learning and who will inspire our students to achieve their potential.

• Act as a role model to students so professionalism and confidentiality will be key attributes.

What we can offer you:

• Highly competitive pay above national average (3-5% higher than national teacher pay scales).

• Excellent facilities and resources (including a drama studio and dance studio).

• Access to an outstanding professional development programme.

• A respectful working environment.

• Supportive, friendly colleagues who are committed to each other’s professional development.

• A chance to become part of United Learning, one of the largest groups of academies in the country.

• Opportunities to work collaboratively with colleagues in each academy, across the Cluster and United Learning.

• Excellent employee benefits which include a highly sought-after pension scheme with high employer contributions.

• Access to training through the Apprenticeship Levy.

• Westfield benefits platform.

• Free on-site parking.

• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

• We encourage open and regular conversations about work-life balance

Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details.

To apply, please click the ‘Apply online’ button at the top of the advert on our website using the following link to our vacancies page: Vacancies Page and complete our online application form.  Please note that CVs are not accepted. If you have any queries regarding this role please email [email protected] (Principal’s Executive Assistant).

The closing date for this post is 2pm on the Thursday 22 October 2026 (the short deadline is owing to a current postholder obtaining a new role at short notice)

Interviews will take place sooner after the closing date – we expect this to be Friday 23 October 2026. We reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive a high number of applications.

United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employees will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, an Enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.