Specialist Drama and English Teacher
Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 4SW8 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
20 May 2026 at 11:59am
Date listed
12 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subjects
- Drama, English
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- TMS/UPS
Specialist Drama and English Teacher job summary
Specialist Drama and English Teacher
Location - Danesfield Middle School
Role - Specialist Drama and English Teacher
Salary - Teachers’ Main Pay Scale/UPS
Start date - 01 September 2026
Hours - 0.4 FTE
Contract - Permanent
Closing date - 20 May 2026 noon
Interviews - 22 May 2026
About the Role
Danesfield Middle School is seeking an inspiring and skilled Drama Teacher to join our vibrant Performing Arts team on a 0.4 basis. This is an exciting opportunity to deliver high-quality drama teaching across KS2 and KS3, working with enthusiastic pupils in our stunning Quantock Performing Arts Building.
We are a school on a rapid improvement journey, driven by a strong vision, supportive leadership and a culture that values creativity, confidence and self-expression. We are looking for a specialist drama practitioner who is passionate about engaging pupils through performance, storytelling and theatre skills.
The successful candidate will plan and deliver engaging drama lessons, contribute to school productions and enrichment opportunities, and play a key role in shaping an ambitious and creative drama curriculum. While this is a drama post, experience or interest in wider performing arts is welcomed.
What We Offer
In return, we offer excellent CPD, a collaborative and arts-positive environment, and the opportunity to develop your practice across KS2 and KS3 as part of a committed and supportive team.
If you are creative, energetic and keen to make a meaningful impact on drama within our school community, we would love to hear from you.
Want to Visit or Discuss the Role?
We warmly welcome visits—you will instantly feel the positive, purposeful atmosphere as our students show you our school. Please contact us to arrange a tour or an informal conversation about the post. We look forward to meeting you and exploring how you could become part of our team.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School
- School type
- Academies, Church of England, ages 9 to 13
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 349 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 9 to 13
- Ofsted report
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Danesfield Church Of England Voluntary Controlled Middle School is situated in Williton, in the beautiful area of West Somerset. Of equal distance are the areas of outstanding natural beauty - the Quantock Hills and Exmoor National Park, and is within easy reach of the County Town of Taunton.
The West Somerset Academies Trust is a rapidly growing group of like-minded schools that share common values. Our family of academies works together to promote high academic standards, the development of good character and which puts children at the centre of its thinking. The school is one of 6 schools (2 Middle Schools and 4 First Schools) and 3 nurseries within the West Somerset Academies Trust. The school retains its own identity and benefits from being able to take full advantage of the richness of resources, training and collaboration offered, which is one of the many benefits of belonging to the "family" of schools and nurseries currently within the Trust.
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