Head of Drama
Required from September 2026
Salary: MPS4+ or UPS1 - 3 (Fringe pay scale)
(£41,075 to £52490) + TLR £5867
No sponsorship
Face to face interviews only
An amazing opportunity has arisen at the last moment:
The Winston Churchill School is seeking to appoint a well-qualified, ambitious Drama teacher who is creative, motivated and keen to lead our outstanding Drama Department and to work with our award winning Music Department.
Interested? Then call the school and speak to the Headteacher; if you then want to move forward we can arrange an interview.
The successful candidate will be ambitious for the students and create challenging and inspiring experiences for children, especially through our annual musical production, which usually has up-to 300 children involved. These are well-known in the area and most recently had recognition nationally when we were finalists in The Music and Drama Awards for Musical Theatre.
The successful applicant will demonstrate strong subject knowledge, a passion to support young people to make progress and the ability to teach innovatively and creatively across KS3 & KS4. The post would be suitable an experienced drama teacher. Typically 70 students will take GCSE drama every year.
You will be ambitious and aspirational with a desire to achieve County & National recognition for the work of the Drama department. Our facilities are excellent, including a superb, state of the art performance space. Check out the Head's blog on our website.
Further information and an application form are available on the school website. An application pack will be added to Eteach and the website on Friday. However, you will need to be prompt to secure this position by the resignation date!
Applicants must ensure that they include a statement of application for the post in relation to the job description and person specification, with 2 sides of A4 as a maximum.
Applications must be posted or emailed to Mrs Z Johnson-Walker, the Headteacher.
Closing date: Wednesday 20th May 2026
Interview date: TBC (this school reserves the right to interview promptly should a suitable candidate apply)
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to demonstrably share this commitment.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Shortlisted applicants will be required to supply details of any unspent convictions and conditional cautions and any 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).
If you are appointed you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to demonstrably share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Shortlisted applicants will be required to supply details of any unspent convictions and conditional cautions and any 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).
If you are appointed you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.