Teacher of Drama

Great Marlow School, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 1JE

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  14 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  24 March 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: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (Actual)

Teacher of Drama job summary

Teacher of Drama

Salary: £32,916-£51,048 MPS/UPS FTE

Hours: Full time (part time maybe considered 0.8%)

Contract Type: Fixed Term (Maternity Leave Cover)

Great Marlow School

Great Marlow School is a successful, highly regarded and popular school. We are a co-educational, state funded academy part of the Marlow Education Trust, with approximately 1,300 students, offering a broad curriculum. Under the ethos "Creating Opportunities, Releasing Potential; Achieving Excellence".

Drama at Great Marlow School

We are looking for a teacher with experience and outstanding subject knowledge to join the Drama Department in a full time or part time capacity, to cover a maternity leave.

At Key Stage 3 - all students study Drama

At Key Stage 4: Drama is taken as an option subject. For the academic year 2026/27 there is a GCSE group in both Year 10 and Year 11

At Key Stage 5: Drama is offered at A level

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced, ambitious and motivated teacher to join this successful and hard-working department. Applications are welcomed from individuals with a track record of outstanding classroom practice. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to command respect in the classroom and inspire students to realise their potential. Candidates should also be confident in using effective strategies to motivate ALL learners and in promoting the enjoyment of the subject across all year groups.

Please refer to the Job Description for further information.

The Great Marlow School and the Marlow Education Trust has a responsibility for and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and for ensuring that they are protected from harm, therefore it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent cautions and convictions cautions
• All adult cautions and spent convictions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

The post is subject to an enhanced DBS including the children's barred list check and qualifications check.

As part of the Great Marlow School and the Marlow Education Trust's pre-recruitment due diligence checks, online searches may be conducted for shortlisted candidates.

We welcome applicants from a diverse range of cultures and all sections of our community.

Please note that applications will be reviewed as received and should a suitable candidate be identified, we may close the vacancy early. Therefore, early application is encouraged.

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

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and all staff must share this commitment. The successful applicant will be expected to undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

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 Great Marlow School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1428 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Great Marlow School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/great-marlow-school

Great Marlow School is a large co-educational secondary school located in the town of Marlow, Buckinghamshire. The school has around 1,450 students aged 11-19, with over 200 attending the sixth form.

Founded in 1961, the school converted to academy status in 2011 and in the last six years has invested £9 million in developing the school facilities including a state of the art sports centre, sixth form centre and performing arts accommodation. The Redgrave Sports Centre was named after former pupil and Olympic rower Sir Steve Redgrave, he opened in the centre in May 2013. The school and the sports centre are a 'hub' of the local community and host events and activities throughout the evenings, weekends and school holidays.

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