Drama Teacher

Ribbons & Reeves; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured CPD

Strong arts integration

Job summary

Ribbons & Reeves is assisting a Good-rated secondary school in Hillingdon to recruit a Drama Teacher for a permanent post starting September 2026. The role covers KS3–KS4 in a vibrant Performing Arts faculty, with a strong focus on devising, scripted performance, and analytical drama skills.

The school values creative curricula, offers CPD and cross-faculty collaboration, and seeks an inspiring educator with solid classroom experience and a commitment to high standards within a whole-school

Qualifications

• Hold UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or are completing a UK-recognised initial teacher training programme.
• Graduated with a 2:1 or above in Drama, Theatre Studies, or a closely related performing arts discipline from a reputable university.
• Have meaningful classroom experience within a UK secondary school setting through placements or a substantive teaching post.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver engaging, technically informed Drama lessons across KS3 and KS4.
• Use assessment to track pupil development and adapt schemes of work.
• Contribute to productions and wider enrichment activities.
• Maintain purposeful, high-energy lessons within the school’s behaviour framework.

Skills

QTS

Drama teaching

Classroom management

Education

2:1 in Drama/Theatre Studies

QTS/teacher training

Job description

Drama Teacher Hillingdon September 2026

A vibrant, culturally rich secondary school in Hillingdon is seeking an inspiring and committed Drama Teacher to join their thriving Performing Arts faculty from September 2026. This is a permanent Drama Teacher role within a school rated Good by Ofsted, celebrated for its creative curriculum, strong community identity, and genuine belief in the transformative power of the performing arts in young people’s lives.

About the School

This Hillingdon school sits at the heart of one of London's most artistically diverse communities, and its Drama provision reflects that energy with ambition and rigour. The department delivers a structured, skills-based curriculum across KS3 and KS4, developing pupils’ confidence in devising, scripted performance, and theatrical analysis with equal care. GCSE Drama outcomes are strong, and the school has a well-established reputation for its annual productions, lunchtime performance workshops, and links with local professional theatre companies. Behaviour across the school is managed through consistent, respectful whole-school systems - giving every Drama Teacher the stability to create bold, imaginative learning experiences without compromising on classroom standards.

What the School Offers

• A well-equipped Drama studio with access to professional-standard lighting, sound, and staging resources
• Strong cross-faculty relationships with Music and Art, enabling genuinely integrated arts enrichment across the school
• A school calendar built around performance - productions, showcases, and community events give Drama real visibility and purpose
• Structured CPD with access to arts education networks and opportunities to develop specialist practice over time
• An SLT that actively champions the creative arts and ensures Drama is valued as a core part of the school's academic and cultural identity

The Role

As a Drama Teacher, you will plan and deliver engaging, technically informed lessons across KS3 and KS4, building pupils’ skills in performance, devising, and dramatic analysis progressively through each year group. You will use assessment to track individual development and adapt your schemes of work, accordingly, contribute to productions and wider enrichment activities, and forge strong relationships with pupils who often find their greatest confidence and sense of self within your classroom. Maintaining purposeful, high-energy lessons within the school's behaviour framework will be a key part of your identity as a Drama Teacher in this school.

What the School is Looking For

• Hold UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or are completing a UK-recognised initial teacher training programme
• Graduated with a 2:1 or above in Drama, Theatre Studies, or a closely related performing arts discipline from a reputable university
• Have meaningful classroom experience within a UK secondary school setting through placements or a substantive teaching post
• Can demonstrate well-structured lesson sequences and evidence of measurable progress in pupils’ practical and analytical Drama skills
• Are confident establishing and maintaining high standards within a whole-school behaviour framework
• Are fully entitled to work in the UK – the school cannot provide visa sponsorship

ECT applicants are welcomed provided formal UK teacher training has been completed or is in its final stages.

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Drama Teacher | September 2026 | INDTEACH

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