Music and Drama Teacher
Beccles High School, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 7BQ6 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
20 May 2026 at 1am
Date listed
14 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subjects
- Drama, Music
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS / UPS
Music and Drama Teacher job summary
Part of the Sapientia Educaiton Trust
Tel: 01502 718850
Email: S.Poll@Beccleshighschool.org
- Salary - MPS Minimum – UPS Maximum
- Permanent
- Part Time
- 0.6 FTE
- Required for September 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Teacher of Music and Drama to join our school. (We would also consider applications from people who could only offer one of Music or Drama).
Beccles High School is enthusiastically embracing the journey to excellence. We joined Sapientia Education Trust in September 2024 when the school was renamed and a new Headteacher appointed. Since then we have seen a dramatic transformation because every decision we make is about the young people we serve, their learning experience and personal development and we are very proud of the positive impact we are having on their futures.
The school is friendly, supportive and incredibly inclusive for students and staff. We are a small school and a real community. Everybody knows, and supports, everybody else, working collectively with the same goals and ambitions for our students. Leaders have an open-door policy to support staff and we all take pleasure in sharing and celebrating achievement. All teachers have their own rooms and marking is kept to a minimum.
Part of our ethos is the amazing array of opportunities we offer students, including a timetabled 100 minutes per fortnight of enhancement activities: with sports, arts, community projects and academic extension. Backed by a huge variety of clubs and societies, this is one of the reasons for the remarkably strong relationships between staff and pupils. We will also run after school academies in football, STEM and performing arts delivered by external professionals.
The school and Trust provide a comprehensive induction programme. There are employee benefits such as membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, and an extensive “Academy of Learning” professional development programme, cycle to work, store discounts and a welfare programme. Schools within the Trust support each other and there are often opportunities to gain experience elsewhere, or benefit from the experience of others. Staff wellbeing is a focus, with flexible approaches and careful consultation. Our small size also means that there are many opportunities for those who would like to build a range of experience quickly.
The school is located in an attractive market town on the Norfolk Broads, surrounded by countryside and very close to Norfolk and Suffolk’s amazing beaches. The beautiful cathedral city of Norwich is about 25 minutes away. Housing is affordable and there is a more relaxed way of life.
Join us in our mission to create a nurturing environment where all students feel valued, supported, and inspired to reach their full potential.
If you would like to know more or to arrange a visit then please do not hesitate to contact Suzi Poll, office manager, to arrange - S.Poll@Beccleshighschool.org
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Chris Barnes on 01502 718850.
How to apply
A job description, information about our Trust and a recruitment information sheet are available from ‘Attachments’.
For this vacancy, if you click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be redirected to our Trust’s website to apply via our online application form.
Applications will be considered upon receipt; therefore, early applications are encouraged.
Closing date: 20 May 2026
Interview date: 22 May 2026
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, therefore all applicants must be prepared to undergo a number of checks to confirm their suitability to work with children and young people. The Trust welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. In accordance with the Department of Education’s “Keeping Children Safe in Education”, references will be sought on all short-listed candidates before interview.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, therefore all applicants must be prepared to undergo a number of checks to confirm their suitability to work with children and young people. The Trust welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. In accordance with the Department of Education’s “Keeping Children Safe in Education”, references will be sought on all short-listed candidates before interview.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Beccles High School
- School type
- Free Schools, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 238 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Beccles High School website
At Beccles, we believe that each and every student deserves to go to an excellent school. Our focus is on delivering high-quality, engaging lessons and providing students with the care and guidance that allows them to succeed. Our students tell us that they value the way lessons are delivered and the strong relationships that exist in school between students and staff. This is only possible because of our small size and our belief and confidence in every student as an individual.
We offer a traditional curriculum that enables our students to flourish academically, and which lays the foundations for their successful progression into post-16 learning. We are preparing our young people to be thoughtful, innovative, capable, responsible global citizens of the future; they will leave us with excellent qualifications and having outperformed their counterparts nationally.
Our vision is shared by all staff, and together we are responsible for upholding and promoting the values within it. Staff are supported at all levels by middle and senior leaders in their teaching, behaviour management, career development and wellbeing.
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