Subject Leader of Drama
The Trafalgar School at Downton, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5 3HN8 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2026
Closing date
30 September 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
22 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Drama
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: 32.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday Full time Part time position considered; 0.8 minimum
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 - UPS3 depending on experience
Additional allowances
TLR 2A £3,403 pay award pending
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
- Experience of improving outcomes for students in Drama as a classroom teacher
- Successful experience of teaching Drama across Key Stage 4
- An understanding of effective pedagogy
- Excellent classroom management skills
- Experience of whole school productions
- Experience of directing or producing productions ability to teach an additional subject beyond Drama
- Ability to analyse and present data coherently
- Experience of leading theatre visits or similar and of hosting drama workshops led by external organisations
- Familiarity with lighting rigs, DMX control systems, and creative lighting design to enhance dramatic storytelling
- Competence in using sound desks, microphones, and playback systems to support live performances
- Ability to guide students in designing and building sets that are safe, functional, and visually compelling
- Oversight of costume sourcing, prop management, and creative direction to support thematic coherence.
What the school offers its staff
Working at MLP, staff have access to a number of benefits:
* Teacher Pension Scheme
* Teacher laptops
* Cycle to work scheme
* Wiltshire Awards scheme
* Benenden Healthcare scheme
* Discounted gym membership
* Employee assistance phone line - support with health, financial & legal issues
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trafalgar School at Downton is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All applicants will be subject to a full enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and online check before the appointment is confirmed.
References from current employers will be taken for shortlisted
candidates, employers may be contacted to gather further information. Without satisfactory references, an offer of employment will not be confirmed.
Unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 must be declared.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Trafalgar School at Downton
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 794 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Trafalgar School at Downton website
- Email address
- r.reeves@trafalgar.wilts.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01725 550334
The Trafalgar School at Downton is a friendly, rural, secondary school set in the historic village of Downton on the edge of the New Forest National Park.
Our values define us and underpin our ambition of a life fulfilled through empowerment. These values apply to our staff, as well as to our student community, so we seek a colleague who is:
Aspirational
Who has a strong desire to achieve greatness in everything they do. They are ambitious.
Compassionate
Who understands how other people feel and support each other. Staff recognise when someone is struggling and we help them.
Determined
Who is focused to achieve, even when a task is difficult. Staff remain committed to our end goal until we complete it.
Inclusive
Treats everyone fairly and equally and understands that difference is something which makes society better.
Integrity
Always does the right thing, even if no-one is watching
Respectful
Treats people, including ourselves and our environment, with respect. Shows consideration of other people’s feelings and wishes.
We are committed to empowering young people to be the source of their own success.
Arranging a visit to The Trafalgar School at Downton
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email r.reeves@trafalgar.wilts.sch.uk.
School location
Similar jobs nearby
Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed
Find more school jobs in Wiltshire and Swindon