Teacher of Drama (part time)
Haileybury Turnford, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 0JU8 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
12 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
4 June 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3
Subject
- Drama
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - one academic year - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- M1-UPA3 according to experience pro rata
What skills and experience we're looking for
Teacher of Drama
Haileybury Turnford, Cheshunt
0.4 or 0.6 Maternity cover guaranteed for one academic year.
M1-UPS3 according to experience pro rata
To start in September 2026
It is an excellent opportunity for an Early Career Teacher (ECT) at the start of their career, or a more experienced colleague who wishes to develop their career further. The successful candidate will teach across the Key Stages depending on expertise and experience.
Teaching KS3 for the 2026-27 academic year.
What the school offers its staff
If you would like to make a real difference to our students in a very supportive environment, we would love to hear from you.
Haileybury Turnford is an oversubscribed six form entry, 11-19 mixed academy in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. Our vision is to be the best school we can be, developing every aspect of our students to ensure that they have a strong sense of belonging, and can thrive, flourish and achieve. Our students will leave Haileybury Turnford knowing they have had the opportunities to achieve their personal best and with qualifications that will ensure they progress confidently to college, university and employment.
We have one new building which opened in September 2021 to replace English & Humanities and small Science blocks. It also includes a large new library for our students. We will have further state-of-the-art new buildings in 3 years from now, benefitting all students and staff.
Haileybury Academy Trust is an academy trust sponsored by Haileybury, the leading co-educational boarding school, and is responsible for Haileybury Turnford. The Trust sets the strategic vision for the school, ensuring the school meets the needs of its students and that there is excellence in all areas of school life, as well as financial security.
There are excellent professional development opportunities to support your own personalised learning, and managing staff workload and wellbeing is very important for us to ensure our staff love working at Haileybury Turnford.
If you would like to make a real difference to our students in a very supportive environment, we would love to hear from you.
“Pupils love the fact that their school is friendly and welcoming. They say that it is a school where they can be themselves. This is because it is a very tolerant community.Pupils feel very safe. They attend regularly and promptly and take great pride in presenting and organising their work carefully.”
“Pupils know that teachers always expect them to work hard. They are grateful for this.Pupils know that they can always learn in lessons.”
“The school is a calm and orderly environment.”
We are an Equal Opportunities employer and wish to attract and select candidates from a wide, diverse talent pool. Haileybury Turnford is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to employments checks and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check. We will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
Haileybury Turnford is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to employments checks and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the successfulapplicant will be expected to undertake a satisfactory disclosure.
We insist on the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues and will never condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
Haileybury Turnford is committed to being an anti-racist organisation and we encourage you to view ourBlack Lives Matter statementwhich gives clarity on our anti-racist stance.In our relentless efforts to be an anti-racist organisation, we recognise the negative impacts of under representation and lack of diversity in the education system and in all aspects of our society. Therefore, for recruitment into any post, where we have 2 or more candidates of equal merit, candidates with protected characteristics will be given advantage over candidates without such characteristics. This is sometimes referred to as a ‘tie-breaker’ and is referred to as ‘positive action’ in the Equality Act 2010.
To help us meet our high standards and aspirations of a fullydiverse and inclusive workplace, we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply and to join us.
If you have not heard from us within 5 working days of the closing date, please contact us to ensure we have received your application. We will acknowledge all applications. All interviews will be held face to face at school.
Haileybury Turnford may interview the right candidates before the closing date - we strongly advise to apply early.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
We are 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 maybe subject to the following checks:
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
Full disclosure of any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands/warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Haileybury Turnford
- School type
- Academies, Does not apply, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 967 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Haileybury Turnford website
- Email address
- jarvisj@haileyburyturnford.com
- Phone number
- 01992 308333
Haileybury Turnford, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire
We require an excellent teacher of the highest calibre to join our committed and talented team.
Our sponsor is Haileybury, the leading independent school, 7 miles north of our school (a few miles north of the M25). It has recently provided significant extra resources to make sure we keep improving quickly.
Arranging a visit to Haileybury Turnford
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jarvisj@haileyburyturnford.com.
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