Head of Drama

Reeson Education; London Borough of Harrow; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading secondary school seeks a Head of Drama to lead a dynamic department from September 2025. This role involves teaching Drama at Key Stages 3 and 4, monitoring student progress, and ensuring quality teaching across the curriculum while fostering a positive team environment.

Benefits

Fantastic facilities including drama and dance studios

Small class sizes

Competitive salary

Qualifications

• Experience in teaching Key Stage 3 - 4 Drama
• Ability to oversee departmental standards and performance
• Commitment to maintaining high teaching quality

Responsibilities

• Maximizing progress and achievements of all pupils in Drama
• Monitoring student performance and intervention when necessary
• Promoting a positive team atmosphere and leading departmental initiatives

Skills

Leadership

Teaching

Monitoring Progress

Job description

Fantastic collegiate Secondary School requires Head of Drama to run a popular and thriving department. Excellent rate of pay plus TLR.

• Head of Drama - September 2025
• Required to teach Key Stage 3 - 4 Drama
• GCSE AQA, set text Blood Brothers
• Full time, 1 year maternity contract position
• Fantastic facilities including drama and dance studios
• Small class sizes
• £34,217 - £52,463 plus TLR

Core Purpose - Head of Drama

Raise standards of teaching, learning, levels of progress and exam performance within Drama and Performing Arts area.

School Information - Head of Drama

They have the highest expectations of their students, and believe that with high expectations students can achieve anything. All curriculum and leadership decisions are driven through their core values, focusing at all times at what is best for the students.

They believe that school is preparation for life, so on top of having the highest of expectations they also provide a wide curriculum that is designed to give students a breadth of educational experiences that enable them to excel in various fields and therefore open up future possibilities.

They are driven by their core values and believe wholeheartedly that with commitment and dedication all students will leave at the end of Year 13 as well rounded citizens, able to compete on the world stage and have the brightest of Futures.

The role - Head of Drama

The main scope of the responsibilities is maximising the progress and achievements of all pupils in the subject area, through the following:

Monitoring progress

• To monitor the progress of all students within the subject area, ensuring that performance is in line with the school's aspirational targets
• To ensure that students with special educational needs are making appropriate progress and that their needs, as set out in their IEP (if applicable) are being met
• To take action in support of the subject teacher when underachievement is identified, ensuring that all interventions are logged. Initiate dialogue with the relevant tutor, Year Leader, Head of 6th form, Director of Studies, special needs staff or Deputy Headteacher (Teaching and Learning) as necessary
• To take the lead in maintaining discipline and good order within the department. Support departmental staff with individual cases of indiscipline as necessary, using a wide range of strategies. Seek advice from the relevant Year Leader, and obtain their support if required

Monitoring of Teaching & Learning

• To ensure the highest quality of classroom teaching through an insistence on the school's teaching and learning policy being applied by all members of department
• To support the development of teaching skills through classroom observation, coaching and the dissemination of good practice
• To encourage departmental staff to go on development and training courses, through effective use of the staff development budget
• To apply the school's appraisal policy to every member of the department in a timely fashion
• To ensure that continuity of learning occurs in the event of the absence of the normal subject teacher

Leadership of the department

• To foster a positive atmosphere of teamwork within the faculty
• To deploy support staff as effectively as possible, within the constraints of their job description (where applicable)
• To set the highest possible personal example through your own professionalism
• To construct an effective Departmental Improvement Plan, in line with the School Improvement Plan. Ensure that this is put into effect
• To attend faculty/departmental meetings in accordance with the school calendar. Clear agendas need to be established which focus on teaching and learning. Outcomes of meetings should be recorded
• To maintain and develop a departmental handbook, which at least contains schemes of work and policies
• To prepare, review and revise as necessary those schemes of work which include appropriate differentiation and meet all National Curriculum and public examination specification requirements
• To induct new members of staff into the department ensuring that appropriate mentoring is supplied
• To act as mentor to student teachers within the department
• To authorise spending of the department's capitation in accordance with the school's financial procedures, ensuring that spending is appropriately targeted and properly accounted for
• To assist with the recruitment procedures when departmental staff are being sought

Reeson Education:

Reeson Education is the England's Premier Recruitment Agency. Established in 2006 by experienced teachers, education professionals and recruitment specialists, we have built our business and reputation on the cores values of honesty, integrity and excellence.

We care about education and the provision of education and have established an excellent reputation with schools and teachers alike.

At Reeson Education we work closely with a large network of Nurseries, Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Colleges across the UK. Our client base provides us with an abundance of available daily supply, long term and permanent opportunities across all age groups in all areas of London.

Reeson Education is an Equal Opportunities employer and is committed to the highest standards of safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of children, young people and adults.

Please note that all daily/hourly rates quoted are inclusive of holiday pay at 12.07%