Subject Leader of Drama (Maternity Cover)
Gravesend Grammar School, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2PR20 days remaining to apply
Job start date
2 November 2026
Closing date
15 July 2026 at 9am
Date listed
25 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Drama
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS plus TLR depending on experience
Additional allowances
MPS/UPS plus TLR depending on experience
Subject Leader of Drama (Maternity Cover) job summary
Subject Leader & Teacher of Drama (Maternity Cover)
Full time
Salary: MPS/UPS plus TLR depending on experience
Required to start: 2nd November 2026
Fixed Term until 22nd July 2027
Gravesend Grammar School is seeking to appoint an excellent middle leader who is an inspiring, dynamic and innovative Drama practitioner and teacher. The role will see the successful candidate lead both teachers and support staff and work collaboratively with other creative departments.
Alongside teaching and overseeing all areas of Key Stage 3, GCSE and A Level Theatre Studies, the successful candidate will have a strong desire to expand the department further and achieve outstanding exam results.
There is currently a strong drama tradition at Gravesend Grammar School and we are keen to ensure that the person appointed will promote the Drama Curriculum to enhance the lives of all our students, promoting a lifelong passion for the Arts. Expectations are that productions will continue to be of the highest quality, adding depth, breadth and insight to every student’s education.
The role requires a strong commitment to extracurricular drama and the ability to coordinate production teams effectively. Gravesend Grammar School has a purpose built teaching space as well as a large school hall equipped with lighting, sound and portable staging. This includes a storage space for props and costume wardrobe with a wide range of resources.
Why work at Gravesend Grammar? Some of our Trust benefits include:
- Free access to a wide range of outside support including counselling services, physiotherapy sessions and fitness classes
- Unlimited access for you and your family to 24/7 GP telephone consultations
- Eye test reimbursement
- Discounts including access to a blue light card
- Trust-wide commitment to your Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
For more information, please download the vacancy pack and apply online via MyNewTerm.
We do reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate apply.
Aletheia Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
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 Gravesend Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1493 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Gravesend Grammar School website
Gravesend Grammar School is an 11-18 selective boys grammar school with girls admitted to the Sixth Form. The most recent Ofsted Inspection (June 2015) judged the School as ‘Outstanding’.
We became an Academy on 1st August 2011 as part of The Decus Educational Trust (TDET).
The school is currently going through a period of expansion. We have built a 10 million pound facility to accommodate the additional students. We will continue to rise year on year until we admit 1500 students (7 forms of entry). This is a really exciting time in the history of the school and has the potential to provide succession opportunities for colleagues that want to progress in their careers.
We have a committed staff who provide opportunity and challenge in a caring environment and strive to ensure the students achieve the very best they can at all times. We also have strong working partnerships with parents, governors and the local community.
We are served by excellent transport links; by road the A2 and M25, and by rail Gravesend train station (on the HS1 line) is a short walk from the School and Ebbsfleet International train station is only a 10 minute drive. We also have the opportunity for on-site staff accommodation.
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