Teacher of Drama and English
Alcester Grammar School, Alcester, Warwickshire, B49 5EDThis job expired on 1 April 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
1 April 2025 at 8am
Date listed
20 March 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects
- Drama, English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (FTE) MPS/UPS 1.0 FTE
Teacher of Drama and English job summary
About the Role: Teacher of Drama and English 1.0 FTE
Salary: MPS / UPS
Required From: September 2025
It is expected that the successful applicant will be able to fulfil the following criteria:
Qualifications / Ability and Experience:
- QTS and a good honours degree in a related subject
- Ability to teach Drama across KS3, and KS4. KS5 Teaching is available for those with experience
- Ability to teach English across KS3 and KS4. KS5 Teaching is available for those with experience
- Experience of leading extra-curricular provision
Relationships:
A commitment to students as individuals
A sensitive attitude to students of all abilities and ages and the ability to differentiate teaching to meet the needs of the most able and those with Special Educational Needs
An ability to create a stimulating and challenging learning environment for students
A recognition of the importance of partnership with parents
A supportive and cooperative approach to colleagues
Personal Characteristics:
A commitment to the AGS ethos
A commitment to safeguarding children's well-being and to working within professional boundaries
A willingness to continue learning and developing as a teacher
A reflective approach to their own practice and to the overall performance of the department
Hard working and adaptable
Happy to work independently or in collaboration
Able to carry initiatives through to their conclusion
Friendly and approachable
Emotionally and self-aware
Well organised and able to meet deadlines
Demonstrate a passion for the subject and an ability to enthuse students of all ages
A commitment to playing a part in the wider life of the school
About the Departments:
Drama is thriving at AGS:.
All students in Years 7 - 9 receive an hour of Drama a week and then numbers at both GCSE and A level are consistently healthy - between 15 and 20 take Drama A level each year.
Year 7: we build a Drama ‘Toolbox’ of creating, performing and responding skills in order to assist students with their stage confidence. All of this is built on a foundation of collaboration and developing resilience, with students working cooperatively throughout the year and taking part in self and peer assessment. This is linked to a variety of social ideas, dramatic styles and forms of theatre: creating a news programme, exploring characterisation and play structure through melodrama, physical theatre & a miniature musical of Shakespeare's The Tempest.
Year 8: we focus on building a creative imagination and developing characterisation on stage and screen. We develop and foster the imagination through devising & stimuli: building characters, exploring dramatic structure, creating mood & atmosphere as well as developing verbal presentation skills. The content includes detective and ghost stories, a reworking of Shakespeare's Hamlet, Genre Mash-Ups & an Introduction to improvisation, reflection and script based exercises.
Year 9: we currently focus on developing longer project work to prepare students for the environment of GCSE Drama. We look at the practical exploration of theatre history, theatre as a social commentary and the development of a scripted performance using technical theatre. This journey includes modules in Stage Make-Up, ‘Shaking Up’ Shakespeare, Five Minute Films, Surrealism and Verbatim/Documentary Theatre. We also include the practical study and reworking of key extracts of Shakespeare's Macbeth. Written tasks in Year 9 look at research and development of their own creative ideas in order to present them in practice.
Years 10 & 11: at GCSE and A level, AGS currently follows the Edexcel Pearson specifications.
For much of the year, Drama lessons can be taught in our large theatre space, equipped with new staging, full lighting rig, sound system and tiered seating for almost 200 audience members. A dance studio in our Sports Hall is also available. Between now and September 2025, the school is also looking to invest in a secondary Drama ‘classroom/base’.
The extra-curricular life of the department is strong - in recent years productions have included A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Bugsy Malone. We very much hope that the person appointed can help to maintain and build upon this offering - which is so loved and valued by our students. Alcester is well situated within easy access to world class theatre - Stratford upon Avon, Birmingham, Oxford etc. are all accessible within an hour.
English:
We deliver a challenging and rigorous curriculum to all students across KS3 and KS4, and recruit large numbers into the Sixth Form to study English Literature and/or English Language. A genuine passion for the subject and for developing research-informed practice is essential, as well as an understanding of how to diversify the curriculum to keep in step with a changing world.
The AGS English Department will:
Empower students by developing advanced communication skills
Foster a lifelong love of words through literature and language study
Enable enquiring and critical engagement with others’ ideas
Encourage a sense of cultural identity.
This is an excellent opportunity to work in an outstanding academic environment with innovative and experienced colleagues and keen, well-motivated students.
The English curriculum - more information is available on the AGS website
We aim to give all members of the department the opportunity to teach across the full age range with about half the department experienced in teaching A Level English Language. As a department we have developed robust and challenging Programmes of Study. Comprehensive and well-resourced schemes of work are in place; teachers are encouraged to be creative and innovative in their classroom teaching.
KS3 In Years 7-9 students study a range of challenging literary texts and language topics, based on both spoken and written English. Lessons are typically interactive with a strong emphasis on shared talk to develop a personal voice within the classroom. We place an emphasis on technical accuracy and wider reading.
KS4 All members of the department are expected to teach GCSE and take a full role in planning, teaching and assessment. Students follow the GCSE AQA English Language and AQA English Literature specifications. KS4 classrooms are characterised by reflective questioning; we are open to new ideas and constantly striving to sharpen our practice and targeted student support.
KS5 AQA English Language and Edexcel English Literature. Students here enjoy A Level academic study. A significant number of our students go on to pursue English courses at University. We have a thriving LitSoc (Literature Society) and Creative Writing Club run by Sixth Formers, as well as a team of Student Librarians who run the KS3 Library. An interest in teaching A Level Language and/or Literature would be welcomed for this role.
Extra-curricular
Here are some of the extra-curricular opportunities we offer to students at the moment: we welcome new ideas and initiatives.
Public Speaking
Writers’ Club and entries into national writing competitions
A level Lecture Days and masterclasses
University workshops and tasters
Reading groups and entries into national reading challenges
Quiz club
KS3 Library
In return, we will offer you:
A high quality and bespoke CPD programme designed to enhance your skills and knowledge to support your professional development
Two-week half-term break in October
Enthusiastic students with a love of learning and, who want to succeed
A culture of professional autonomy and a supportive staff - you join a real 'AGS Family'
Membership of the Teachers' Pension Scheme
Free on-site parking
On-site catering at affordable prices
Free on-site gym
Multi-faith prayer room
Convenient location in South Warwickshire with superb amenities and eminently affordable housing
You can find out more about us from our website and we would be delighted to show you around our school. If you are interested in this role, we encourage you to visit us . Please contact r.thorpe@alcestergs.com
Alcester Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment and to undergo appropriate pre-employment vetting checks, including a satisfactory Disclosing and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check.
Alcester Grammar School is committed to developing a culture of inclusion in our school for the benefit of all staff, pupils and governors. We believe that all staff should thrive irrespective of race, religious beliefs, disability, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation. We recognise and respect values and differences and we work to remove any barriers which inhibit the development of people, including recruitment and retention.
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.
About Alcester Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1292 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Alcester Grammar School website
A unique and happy school, where you can indulge your creativity, refine your skills, and enjoy an atmosphere that respects your professional autonomy. With delightful students, grateful parents and supportive colleagues, teaching doesn't get much better than this.
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