Music and Drama Teacher

Queensbury Academy, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 3BU

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  13 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  25 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Drama, Music
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS
• Additional allowances:

  MPS/UPS

Music and Drama Teacher job summary

Drama and Music Teacher

Starting - ASAP

Full Time | MPS / UPS

At Queensbury, we are looking for a Drama and Music Teacher who can bring energy, creativity, and innovation to our growing Performing Arts department.

We're building a modern, diverse, and relevant curriculum that reflects the world our students live in. Our aim is to spark imagination, celebrate cultures, and build confidence through performance.

Students at Key Stage 3 enjoy weekly music and performing arts lessons, which blend drama and dance. Our curriculum is rich, inclusive, and designed to foster deep knowledge and appreciation of a wide range of genres and styles.

• Teach across Drama and Music at KS3 and KS4.

• Be part of a team to grow a KS5 curriculum.

• Shape a vibrant, forward-thinking curriculum alongside a passionate team

• Access to specialist facilities designed to support high-quality teaching and performance

• Get involved in our annual school production, seasonal concerts, and a host of exciting trips and events

• Help expand our extra-curricular music and drama provision, a key part of life at Queensbury

We’re Looking For Someone Who:

• Has a strong background in both Drama and Music

• Can bring innovative teaching practices and infectious enthusiasm to the classroom

• Values inclusivity, representation, and creativity in the arts

• Is eager to engage with extra-curricular activities and community performances

Closing date: 12th October 2025 and interviews TBC

The school reserve the right to appoint before the application deadline.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

CVs will not be accepted for any posts.

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 Queensbury Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1154 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Queensbury Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/queensbury-academy-dunstable

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