Head of Drama (maternity cover)
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9XB9 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
12 July 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
1 July 2024
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Drama
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours a week
Contract type
- Maternity or parental leave cover - Jan 2025 to August 2025
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR 2b (£5282)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint a talented and creative teacher with the ability to lead Drama. This post is to cover a period of maternity leave, starting in January 2025 and ending in August 2025.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a busy department throughout the curriculum up to A-Level. The successful candidate will be offered the full support a full from an Assistant Headteacher.
The ideal candidate will be an inspiring teacher who is ready to step up and provide professional leadership and management in Drama to secure high-quality teaching, effective use of resources and improved standards of learning and achievement for all students, but particularly at A-Level.
The main campus for TWGSB is in Tunbridge Wells. However, you will be required to work at other campuses connected to TWGSB.
What the school offers its staff
Staff will benefit from a positive working environment, with strong support for professional development and specialist teaching rooms. We aim for high standards and the pursuit of academic excellence, helping every student to reach their full potential through the development of skills, concepts and knowledge, within the framework of a caring community. Relationships between staff and students are based on trust, mutual respect and a determination to succeed.
Commitment to safeguarding
TWGSB is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS and check against the ISA Barred List for children. Due to the nature of the school environment and working with children, these job roles are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. It is an offence to apply for any role at TWGSB if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to cpeck@twgsboys.kent.sch.uk
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About Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1636 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- cpeck@twgsboys.kent.sch.uk
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys is a successful and popular selective 11-18 dual-site school, with a site in Tunbridge Wells and a brand new site based in Sevenoaks.
At Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys, our curriculum is underpinned by our school values of respect, excellence and determination. Our broad academic curriculum, delivered through the scheduled delivery of lessons and the diverse range of co-curricular activities, provides our students with the opportunity to develop into the individuals we know that they have the potential to become.
We are extremely proud of our excellent academic record and (as a selective school) are committed to achieving the highest standards. That said, our philosophy at Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys is that education is about personal development and should give young people every opportunity to explore and learn about the world around them. We hope to empower our students not only to achieve academic excellence but also to develop into global citizens who will go on to make a positive contribution to society.
Staff will benefit from a positive working environment, with strong support for professional development and specialist teaching rooms. We aim for high standards and the pursuit of academic excellence, helping every student to reach their full potential through the development of skills, concepts and knowledge, within the framework of a caring community. Relationships between staff and students are based on trust, mutual respect and a determination to succeed.
Please note that we will only accept CV’s if they are accompanied by an application form, which can be found on our website: https://www.twgsb.org.uk/187/vacancies
We shall review applications as we receive them.
Arranging a visit to Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email cpeck@twgsboys.kent.sch.uk.
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