PE & Dance ECT - High-Achieving School in Liverpool

A high-achieving Mixed Secondary School in Liverpool is seeking an organised and enthusiastic Dance Early Career Teacher (ECT) to join their successful Performing Arts faculty. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a vibrant and well-equipped creative environment where students are encouraged to develop physical confidence, choreographic imagination, and technical performance skills across KS3, KS4 and KS5.

The successful candidate will inspire teaching and learning by delivering engaging practical workshops, technique classes, and insightful theoretical lessons. You will maintain a safe and dynamic studio environment, manage performance resources, and ensure that dance spaces remain inspiring, hygienic, and fully equipped for both devised and repertoire work.

Responsibilities will include planning and delivering curriculum content across various dance styles, techniques, and practitioners, preparing students for practical and written examinations, and managing safe dance practice procedures. You will also play a key role in school productions, choreography showcases, and departmental enrichment activities across the school.

The role requires someone who is practical, highly organised, and deeply enthusiastic about Dance and Performance Studies. Strong physical skills, excellent classroom management during active practical sessions, and the ability to choreograph and inspire young dancers are essential. The school is looking for a proactive educator who can contribute positively to a collaborative and ambitious department.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a school that places physical expression and artistic enrichment at the heart of student learning, offering an exceptional, tailored ECT induction program and top-tier facilities.

School Information This is an 11 to 18 well-established Mixed Secondary School in Liverpool with a strong reputation for academic excellence, creativity, and student wellbeing. The school provides a calm, purposeful, and highly aspirational learning environment where students are respectful, ambitious, and eager to succeed. Staff benefit from supportive leadership, collaborative working relationships, and excellent professional development opportunities.

Dance Department The Dance department is a vibrant, inspiring space where movement and artistic expression flourish. It is supported by strong facilities, including dedicated dance studios with sprung flooring, full-length mirrors, professional sound systems, and access to a fully equipped main hall stage with theatre lighting rigs, enabling students to experiment and produce exceptional performance portfolios.

Requirements * QTS / ECT status (or equivalent recognized teaching qualification)

• Degree in Dance, Performing Arts, or a related creative discipline

• Strong practical dance performance, technique, and choreographic skills

• Knowledge of dance curricula, examination specifications (e.g., AQA, BTEC), and anatomy/safe practice

• Creative and proactive approach to extra-curricular clubs, performance showcases, and theatre trips

Application To apply, please send your CV as soon as possible