Head of Drama

Calthorpe Park School is a highly successful place to learn and grow. The school is in an exciting phase of ongoing development as its numbers increase year on year within the context of outstanding standards of care and expectation. The school's projected growth over a number of years creates many ongoing opportunities for staff to develop, enhance and advance their careers within the same institution.

We pride ourselves on the excellence of our exam results but our ethos is to support all students to have the opportunity to succeed and the experience of success in a culture of care and consideration; challenge and commitment; respect and responsibility; integrity and impression. These four are the tenets of 'The Calthorpe Way'. We aim to educate the whole child for the whole of their life: no ceilings or parameters; aspiring to excellence in everything we do.

Our centralised disruption free learning behaviour policy insures calm and purposeful lessons for all our students and teachers.

We wish to employ an outstanding, enthusiastic and dynamic Head of Drama who would embrace this exciting opportunity to join this high achieving forward thinking department. The Head of Drama will lead, develop, support and hold accountable a team of staff to ensure high standards of teaching, learning and the wellbeing of staff and students within the Drama department, so that all students can progress.

This post attracts a TLR2b allowance. Start date 1 September 2024

The Drama department believe wholeheartedly in developing and stimulating the whole child, allowing them to hold values which are pivotal in their development. The department radiates a feeling of belonging and the importance of the Arts across the school; this is evident in the range of extra-curricular activities which are undertaken by such large numbers of students. We currently offer a breadth of extra-curricular opportunities such as trips to the Theatre, a Drama Club, our Student-Led Pantomime and our highly acclaimed Whole School Productions, which is often described as one of the school's greatest accolades. Last year we staged 'Legally Blonde', which included a large company of over 120 students. We strive for success in all we do, mirroring this in our practice every day. We have a loyalty to our students and energy to nurture and develop talent; investing time to do this is one of our highest priorities.

We welcome flexible working.

We invite you for a tour of the school to get to know our inspiring students and to join our inspirational staff.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we receive applications that meet the criteria.