Teacher of Drama
Oxted School, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0AB10 days remaining to apply
Closing date
23 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
11 June 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
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Subject
- Drama
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £33,075.00 - £50,471.00 Annually (FTE)
Teacher of Drama job summary
We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Teacher of Drama to deliver high-quality lessons that support students in achieving outstanding progress. The successful candidate will set clear learning targets, assess student progress with regular feedback, and ensure students are well-prepared for examinations. With a genuine passion for Drama, you’ll help our students grow academically, socially, and emotionally, while staying up-to-date with current educational thinking. They will contribute to schemes of work, maintain a stimulating learning environment, and engage with parents and the wider school community. The role also involves taking responsibility for professional development and actively participating in school duties and performance management activities.
As a school, all teachers embody the powerful learner characteristics in every lesson, in every subject; students being creative, collaborative, courageous, resourceful, resilient, reflective learners.
The Creative Arts are an innovative and thriving faculty with consistently excellent outcomes for our students. We are a fun and supportive team, all specialists in our artistic fields and a large and popular faculty within our school. We comprise of Dance, Drama, Music and Art and Photography departments. Each department is well resources with dedicated spaces. These include one purpose-built Drama Studio with lighting rig, auditorium, departmental offices, costume and prop store and full black out. There is also a large, adapted rehearsal style room with black-out and two smaller spaces also with blackout. There is a very large and well-equipped Dance Studio, with mirrors, projector and Bluetooth speakers. We have three Music classrooms, two of which are resourced with Mac computers, including for Sibelius and GarageBand. All Music rooms have keyboards, numerous instruments and interactive TV whiteboards. We have a dedicated Music Studio for recording and four recently re-furbished practise rooms. We also have a Main Hall, with specialist lighting and sound installation for performances.
All students in KS3 are taught the equivalent of one lesson per week in mixed ability groups (years 7 to 9). In KS4, there are a number of GCSE classes in Year 10 and Year 11. Currently, we offer A-level Drama and Theatre Studies, A-level Music and BTEC L3 Performing Arts at KS5.
The whole faculty contributes to the annual whole school production in November/December along with many staff from other departments across the school. There is also a KS3 Drama Club, as well as regular professional workshops, theatre trip and visits from professional companies. There is a thriving extracurricular programme in the Creative Arts throughout the year, including Gym and Dance Show, Music Concerts and Creative Arts Festival Week in the summer term, all teachers in the faculty contribute and get involved in these. Microsoft Teams is used widely, with a range of online learning tools.
What we are looking for:
- Teachers who are passionate about improving students’ life chances.
- Ability to contribute to a supportive and highly effective teaching team.
- An enthusiasm for creative subjects and developing students’ potential.
What we offer:
- A supportive team within a school that prioritises teaching and learning.
- Opportunities to try new approaches, take risks, and have fun in the classroom.
- A positive and collaborative atmosphere, focusing on strong relationships and personalised support for each student.
- A Recruitment and Retention Allowance may be available for experienced candidates looking to develop leadership skills.
As a Partnership School, we are committed to professional development through our extensive CPD programme and ensure a healthy work/life balance with effective PPA allocation.
We welcome informal meetings or tours of the school. Please contact the HR team to arrange a visit.
All adults employed by the Trust have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations.
The Howard Partnership Trust is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of gender, marital status, disability, race, age, or sexual orientation.
All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.
Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of this advertisement.
As well as verification of identity, we ask all successful candidates to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).
SAFEGUARDING AND FURTHER INFORMATION
The successful candidate will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
The Howard Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment
Due to the nature of this role, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. In making your application, it is essential you disclose whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up; any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action. The fact that a pending charge, conviction, bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment.
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.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Oxted School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1708 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Oxted School website
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