5 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    21 April 2025 at 8am

  • Date listed

    9 April 2025

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

Subjects

Drama, Music

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

M1 to UPS 6

Additional allowances

TLR C £3,391

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you a passionate drama educator with the vision and leadership skills to inspire the next generation of performers, creators, and storytellers? We are seeking an exceptional Head of Drama to lead our drama department and bring fresh energy to our school's creative arts on a full time, permanent contract starting on 1st September 2025. The ability to teach Music in this role would be advantageous. This position comes with a TLR C of £3,391.

You'll work with dedicated staff, talented students, and have access to exceptional resources. If you are ready to lead, innovate, and make a difference, we want to hear from you!

What the school offers its staff

Our overarching aim and vision is for our schools to deliver an exceptional education for children and young people, ensuring that students have access to the highest standards of teaching, resources and learning opportunities.

We are ambitious for our academies. We live in a demanding educational landscape that brings with it challenges, but also opportunities. We are excited by the opportunities for talented and inspirational educators to make an impact and create a powerful legacy.

We seek applicants for our roles who can align with our vision and have the talent, drive and determination to deliver that vision successfully. We support all our schools with our leadership and management, school improvement, legal, financial, administrative, admissions, marketing, premises, safeguarding and HR expertise.

We think our roles are tremendously exciting ones to perform supported by the expert Olympus team. We are inspired by our academies’ journey and consider it a great privilege to design and develop a 21st century school education. We will be very interested to hear your ideas and aspirations too. We are looking for staff who will deliver an exceptional education for the young people in our care.

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

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About Abbeywood Community School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 19
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1237 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 19
Ofsted report
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Abbeywood Community School is part of the Olympus Academy Trust

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