Head of Drama

Weaverham High School, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 3HT

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  9 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  18 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Drama
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,047.00 Annually (FTE) TLR payment

Head of Drama job summary

Head of Drama

You will be joining and leading a well-established, strong team. Our Drama Department continues to deliver exceptional outcomes for students, achieving attainment and progress results that are consistently above national averages. These outstanding academic achievements reflect the expertise, dedication and creativity of our staff, as well as the commitment and talent of our students. The school was recently awarded Artsmark Gold status in recognition of the hard work, creativity and dedication of staff and students. Beyond examination success, we place great value on the transformative impact of the performing arts. Participation in drama develops confidence, communication skills, resilience, teamwork and self-expression, helping young people to thrive both in school and beyond. Through a rich programme of performances, productions and enrichment opportunities, our students gain experiences that foster personal growth, cultural understanding and a strong sense of belonging, preparing them well for future success.

At Weaverham High school, students follow the Edexcel GCSE Drama course and currently study set text B for Component 3.

Please visit our website to find out more about our school values, approach to teaching, support for our staff and of course information about our Drama curriculum

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 Weaverham High School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1154 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Weaverham High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/weaverham-high-school-northwich

Our vision is clear, we want Weaverham High School to be a vibrant, thriving and successful school where every member of our community feels valued, safe and supported to ensure they surpass their potential. We celebrate uniqueness and see individuals. We understand that our pupils have hopes and dreams, challenges and barriers and it is our privilege to celebrate their worth and their potential. We want every child to enjoy their own journey of discovery, acquire a thirst for knowledge, creativity and imagination and develop a love for their learning. We want pupils to leave our school not just with qualifications showing their academic success, but also with the capacity to think clearly and deeply, a desire to act with integrity and to show kindness and empathy to others, and with the character and leadership experience they need to thrive in the world. We will work tirelessly to ensure individual barriers are overcome so pupils are challenged and supported in equal measure. Our desire is to nurture talent, ability and ambition with energy, creativity, determination, relentless kindness and high expectations. When we combine such a desire with our ethos of Safe.Ready.Respect you will thrive in our care. 

We have a clear and ambitious vision for school improvement that is woven into the 6 strands that define the Weaverham offer. This offer is underpinned by an’ Ethic Of Excellence’ 5, where the following principles guide our strategy to ensure we are the best we can be:

Study examples of excellence
Build a culture of critique (be kind, be specific, be helpful/listen, reflect, review)
Require multiple revisions
Provide opportunities for public presentation

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