4 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    4 February 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    30 January 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Subjects

Drama, Music

Working pattern

Part time: (Fixed Term Maternity Cover. 0.6 FTE) Preferably Monday, Thursday and Friday

Contract type

Fixed term - Easter 2026 to December 2026 - Maternity or parental leave cover

Full-time equivalent salary

Teacher Main Pay Scale M1 - M9

What skills and experience we're looking for

We require a Teacher of Music and Drama for Maternity cover from Easter 2026 to December 2026. The successful candidate will be an outstanding classroom practitioner, keen to develop leadership skills in the Performing Arts Faculty at Lord Grey and will have excellent subject knowledge.

The successful candidate:

  • will have a strong commitment to teaching and learning in Music and Drama and Performing Arts.
  • will be an effective classroom practitioner committed to raising standards for all students
  • will be able to teach Music and Drama at Key Stages 3 and 4 . An ability to teach drama would also be beneficial
  • will be fully committed to enabling all students to achieve well and make good progress
  • the drive and determination to motivate colleagues and students
  • a creative and energetic approach to teaching and management
  • good organisational skills
  • the vision to develop the courses currently offered
  • open to change, new ideas and innovation.

What the school offers its staff

Employee Benefits:

  • Teacher & support staff pension schemes

  • Continuous Professional development (CPD)

  • Training School Alliance

  • Networking opportunities

  • Specsavers eyecare voucher

  • Free Flu vaccine

  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

  • Medicash - Health Cash Plan:

    • 24/7 GP Appointments & prescription services

    • Dental treatment

    • Optical care

    • Physiotherapy

    • Skinvision - skin health tracker

    • A range of essential healthcare expenses

    • Exclusive discounts on shopping & travel

    The Academy is committed to safeguarding children. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check.

    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.

    Why choose Lord Grey Academy?

    • Culture of high expectations and a strong belief that all can achieve

    • Very clear routines for learning so that teachers can teach and students can learn

    • Culture of support and feedback for staff

    • Highly visible student-centred Leadership Team

    • Positive, supportive and friendly colleagues

    • Weekly CPD and regular opportunities to benefit from working with other schools in the Trust.

    The right candidate will be totally aligned to our values of encouraging all students to be ambitious, determined, independent, respectful and successful and completely committed to promoting our mantra of Lord Grey Can!

    A lesson observation and a formal interview will form the selection criteria. A vacancy booklet, information for candidates booklet and the application form are all available on the vacancies section of Lord Grey Academy’s website: https://www.lordgrey.org.uk/vacancies/

    Please note the application form and information for candidates booklet are available on the right hand side of the above link. Please do look at our recruitment video of our staff talking about working at Lord Grey and our document: Why work at Lord Grey?

    Completed application form and covering letter should be submitted to Human Resources at Lord Grey Academy or emailed to hr@lordgrey.org.uk by 9am on Wednesday 4 February 2026. Interviews will be held on Wednesday 11 February 2026.

    Only successfully short listed candidates will be contacted. CVs alone will not be accepted.

    Commitment to safeguarding

    The Academy is committed to safeguarding children. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check.

    Applying for the job

    Apply for the job by following the link below.

    CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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    Additional documents

    If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

    About Lord Grey Academy

    School type
    Academy, ages 11 to 19
    Education phase
    Secondary school
    School size
    1431 pupils enrolled
    Age range
    11 to 19
    Ofsted report
    View Ofsted report
    Email address
    hr@lordgrey.org.uk
    Phone number
    01908 626110

    Lord Grey Academy is an exciting and vibrant learning community where students enjoy great success in and outside of the classroom. Our Academy motto: Lord Grey Can is important to us as we prepare our students for successful adult lives in an increasingly competitive world.

    Lord Grey Academy is popular and is the first choice school locally. We have a strong focus on academic achievement throughout the school and develop our young people to be independent and resilient learners. We are immensely proud of our inclusive ethos and of the positive relationships that we build with parents and the local community. We believe that all students can achieve.

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