Teacher of Drama

John Mason School, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1JB

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Easter 2026

• Closing date

  30 January 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  12 January 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 (FTE)

Teacher of Drama job summary

The Performing Arts faculty at John Mason School is collaborative, supportive and creative. We offer a curriculum that is inspiring and diverse, ensuring all students can thrive in an environment that is challenging and inclusive. Leaders in the faculty work to ensure positive staff wellbeing and manageable workload.

Applications are invited from innovative, motivated and inspiring practitioners who can teach across all abilities at Key Stages 3 and 4. Experience of teaching at Key Stage 5 is desirable but not essential. The successful candidate will be passionate about promoting the teaching and learning of Drama and have the capacity to deliver quality first teaching, ensuring that students are supported to achieve their full potential.

If you believe in supporting all students to thrive and want to work as part of a collaborative, supportive, and creative team, we would welcome your application.

The successful candidate will be:

passionate about their subject; able to inspire and motivate students and staff.

committed to ensuring all students reach their potential.

able to work effectively as part of the team.

a role model for our students and staff.

committed to professional development.

In return we will offer you:

a comprehensive programme of professional development

the satisfaction of being part of a friendly, supportive and reflective team

well-resourced schemes of learning that will reduce workload

students who have a desire to achieve and respect the school’s expectations.

excellent care and support for all staff.

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

Abingdon Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced check. The Trust is fully committed to the principles of equal opportunity, di-versity and inclusion and welcomes applications from less well-represented groups in the school and Trust. Posts in regulated activity are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and all shortlisted candidates will be required to disclose information about their previous criminal convic-tions. All staff are expected to promote fundamental British values.

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 John Mason School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 995 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: John Mason School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/john-mason-school

John Mason School is part of the Abingdon Learning Trust and is fully committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of all its students and staff.

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