21 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    5 January 2026

  • Closing date

    12 August 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    1 July 2025

Job details

Job role

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Subject

Drama

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

MPS/UPS plus TLR 2b

Curriculum Leader of Drama job summary

Required January 2026

We are seeking to appoint an ambitious, highly motivated and outstanding Teacher to lead our Drama Department, and who will engage, challenge and support our high achieving pupils.

This is a great opportunity to lead a fantastic department in a well equipped Drama Studio as well as a brand new hall offering state of the art lighting and sound technology which will enhance theatrical school production.

Why choose us ?

At St Joan of Arc Catholic School you will be working alongside a passionate team, and will have the ability to help shape teaching and learning standards and make a real difference.

St Joan's has an excellent reputation and is a high performing school where pupils display excellent attitudes towards learning, and behaviour is considered outstanding by Ofsted.

The successful applicant will be sympathetic to the aims, ethos and values of our catholic foundation and traditions.

Salary will be discussed at interview and will depend on qualifications and experience.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School

School type
Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1199 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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St Joan of Arc Catholic School is a comprehensive, Catholic, 11-18 co-educational school of approx 1250 students, including 200 in the Sixth Form. Academic results are consistently high and the school is heavily oversubscribed.

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