Head of Drama

Park High School, Stanmore, HA7 1PL

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  17 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  6 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £36,412.00 - £53,993.00 Annually (FTE) TLR 2A - £3389.00

Head of Drama job summary

Job Purpose:

Actively supporting the vision and values of Park High School, the post holder will work to provide professional leadership and management for the performing arts department, ensuring the faculty delivers high quality teaching, effectively using the resources available and aiming to raise standards of learning and achievement for all students.

To implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students and to support a designated curriculum area as appropriate

To monitor and support the overall progress and development of students as Head of Department.

To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with opportunities to achieve their individual potential.

To contribute to raising standards of student attainment.

To share and support the school’s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth.

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.

About Park High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1471 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Park High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/park-high-school-stanmore

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