Teacher of Drama (Maternity cover)
| Posting date: | 01 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 May 2025 |
| Location: | Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 6LT |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | b1cfefea-45c6-44e3-88cd-28b9cdec43e6 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
What we’re looking for:
• A passionate Drama teacher with the ability to inspire and engage students in all aspects of drama and performance.
• A subject specialist who thrives in a collaborative team environment, sharing ideas and supporting colleagues to achieve collective success.
• An understanding of how the performing arts can be used to promote inclusion, engagement, and positive learning experiences for all students.
• A drive to develop professionally and take full advantage of the excellent opportunities for career progression within Leigh Academies Trust.
If you are excited about the opportunity to shape the future of drama education, contribute to an inclusive learning environment, and make a lasting impact on students, we would love to hear from you!
What the school offers its staff
Why join us?
• Thriving Drama Department:You will be part of a well-resourced and dynamic Drama department where the performing arts are highly valued and play a key role in the academy's inclusive ethos.
• Instrumental in Inclusion:You will contribute directly to our Inclusion strategy by using drama to engage students, provide support, and foster a love of learning across the curriculum.
• Collaborative Culture:Our department has a strong culture of teamwork, where knowledge sharing, mutual support, and a shared vision are at the heart of everything we do.
• Professional Development:At Mascalls Academy, you will benefit from extensive opportunities for professional growth, including access to shared best practices across the wider Leigh Academies Trust network.
• Fantastic Resources:We have excellent facilities that enable you to deliver creative and engaging drama lessons, supported by the latest teaching tools and technology.
Further details about the role
Are you a dynamic and passionate Drama teacher ready to ignite creativity and inspire a love of performance in young minds? Do you thrive in a supportive, collaborative environment where teamwork and professional growth are key? If so, Mascalls Academy wants to hear from you!
We are seeking an enthusiastic and drivenTeacher of Dramato join our thriving department and help foster a passion for the performing arts across the academy. As a member of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to inspire and challenge our students, shaping their confidence, communication skills, and appreciation for the power of drama. Importantly, our performing arts are instrumental in our Inclusion strategy, working to engage, support, and drive participation and enjoyment of learning for all students.
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.
What we’re looking for:
• A passionate Drama teacher with the ability to inspire and engage students in all aspects of drama and performance.
• A subject specialist who thrives in a collaborative team environment, sharing ideas and supporting colleagues to achieve collective success.
• An understanding of how the performing arts can be used to promote inclusion, engagement, and positive learning experiences for all students.
• A drive to develop professionally and take full advantage of the excellent opportunities for career progression within Leigh Academies Trust.
If you are excited about the opportunity to shape the future of drama education, contribute to an inclusive learning environment, and make a lasting impact on students, we would love to hear from you!
What the school offers its staff
Why join us?
• Thriving Drama Department:You will be part of a well-resourced and dynamic Drama department where the performing arts are highly valued and play a key role in the academy's inclusive ethos.
• Instrumental in Inclusion:You will contribute directly to our Inclusion strategy by using drama to engage students, provide support, and foster a love of learning across the curriculum.
• Collaborative Culture:Our department has a strong culture of teamwork, where knowledge sharing, mutual support, and a shared vision are at the heart of everything we do.
• Professional Development:At Mascalls Academy, you will benefit from extensive opportunities for professional growth, including access to shared best practices across the wider Leigh Academies Trust network.
• Fantastic Resources:We have excellent facilities that enable you to deliver creative and engaging drama lessons, supported by the latest teaching tools and technology.
Further details about the role
Are you a dynamic and passionate Drama teacher ready to ignite creativity and inspire a love of performance in young minds? Do you thrive in a supportive, collaborative environment where teamwork and professional growth are key? If so, Mascalls Academy wants to hear from you!
We are seeking an enthusiastic and drivenTeacher of Dramato join our thriving department and help foster a passion for the performing arts across the academy. As a member of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to inspire and challenge our students, shaping their confidence, communication skills, and appreciation for the power of drama. Importantly, our performing arts are instrumental in our Inclusion strategy, working to engage, support, and drive participation and enjoyment of learning for all students.
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.