Head of Drama

Wigan Council; Wigan; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused secondary school is seeking a passionate Drama teacher to lead its Drama department. This full-time permanent role involves inspiring students in Drama and performance while ensuring excellent outcomes. The ideal candidate should have strong subject knowledge, a desire to cultivate a love for Drama, and experience in managing a department. Join us in our mission to provide an exceptional education and transform the life chances of our students. Early applications are encouraged.

Qualifications

• Desire and experience to inspire a love of Drama and performance.
• Ability to lead the Drama department or strong track record as a teacher.
• Commitment to deliver high standards of learning.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Drama department and inspire students.
• Plan and run school productions collaboratively.
• Ensure a culture of high expectations for students.

Skills

Inspiring a love of Drama

Strong subject knowledge

Experience in delivering outcomes

Education

Qualified Teacher Status

Job description

Lowton Church of England High School

Newton Road

Lowton

Warrington

WA3 1DU

Qualified Teacher Pay Scale

Full Time

This is a full-time permanent role and represents an excellent opportunity for an inspirational Drama teacher to lead our Drama department.

Drama is one of our high achieving subjects and we are looking for someone who has the desire and experience to inspire a love of Drama and performance and continue to secure excellent outcomes for pupils. You will either be an existing leader, aligned to our ambitions and thinking, with a desire to make selfless impact in our setting, or you may be an experienced Drama teacher with a proven track record in delivering outcomes and have a secure understanding of your subject with the ability and desire to make the first step into subject leadership.

We are a school that places the quality of learning at the heart of everything we do. A love of your subject coupled with strong subject knowledge is essential for this role.

Extra-curricular and enrichment opportunities will be at the forefront of your pedagogical thinking, developing our pupils into confident and skillful practitioners, who are socially mobile, culturally aware and well equipped to succeed in life.

The department works closely alongside others to share good practice and works collaboratively with Music to plan and run school productions. A commitment to this is essential for this role. The Department is well-resourced and well-established with great facilities which include our dedicated Drama Theatre.

Positive relations and a culture of high expectations of our students and ourselves are key aspects to the culture of our school and we are looking for people aligned to our values in all we do.

We are committed to delivering the highest standards and our staff are proud to belong to the school. We believe that Lowton Church of England High School is a great place to be.

Lowton Church of England High School is a ‘Good’ school in all areas (Ofsted, March 2023) and we are on a mission to provide an exceptional education for every young person that we serve in our school community so that their life chances are transformed.

Our school is underpinned by its Christian values of Caring, Learning and Succeeding. These palpably define the culture of the school and are at the heart of everything we do and of everything we ask of ourselves, of our pupils and parents and of our wider community. Everyone is valued in our school, and we focus daily on creating a sense of belonging, of high aspiration and of personal excellence and achievement for every pupil, every member of staff and for every family we serve.

The future at Lowton is exciting! The conditions are perfect for us to continue our journey towards being exceptional in all we do. In applying for this role, you could be part of our exciting journey towards excellence.

Early applications are encouraged, and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.

Lowton Church of England High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Suitability checks will be undertaken in accordance with KCSIE, including identity, Right to Work, qualifications, Prohibition check, two references and enhanced DBS check including Children’s Barred List.

For further information or the opportunity to talk to a member of the team to discuss this post, please contact: Ruth Harrison at [e-mail]. Visit us online at www.lowtonhs.wigan.sch.uk or visit our Facebook page - Lowton Church of England High School.

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Closing date

Sunday 11th January 2026

Interview date

Tuesday 20th January 2026

This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus child barred list check

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