Second in Charge of Drama/ Production Arts

Ricards Lodge High School; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Ricards Lodge High School is seeking an ambitious Drama teacher with leadership potential to step into Second in Department, driving roadmaps for drama across KS3, KS4, and KS5. The role includes shaping department strategy, supporting colleagues, and maintaining Performing Arts as a cornerstone of the school community.

You will contribute to school productions, extracurricular life, and cultural enrichment while upholding trauma-informed practices to support student resilience and wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Experience teaching Drama across KS3/KS4/KS5.
• Proven ability to lead extracurricular theatre productions.
• Commitment to trauma-informed education and student wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Lead department strategy and middle leadership development.
• Inspire colleagues to deliver high-quality drama education.
• Coordinate school productions and extracurricular drama.

Skills

Drama leadership

Curriculum planning

KS3/KS4/KS5 drama

Extracurricular theatre

Inclusive education

Education

GCSE Drama

A Level Drama

Level 2 BTEC Performing Arts

Job description

You are an ambitious, visionary, and passionate Dramateacher with leadership capacity or clear aspirationalpotential to step into middle leadership as Second inDepartment. As a dynamic classroom practitioner, youhave a proven track record or strong capability inteaching across Key Stages 3, 4, and 5, including eitherGCSE Drama, A Level Drama, and Level 2 BTECPerforming Arts across Acting and Production Artsstreams. Whether your core strength lies in performanceor in technical theatre and production skills, you bringcreative flair, exceptional subject knowledge, and highexpectations to every classroom.

Motivated by educational excellence and inclusivepractice, you possess a genuine passion for drivingextracurricular life, school productions, and culturalenrichment.Crucially, you share our school’s commitment totrauma-informed education, approaching studentdevelopment with empathy, consistency, and a clearunderstanding of how to build safety, resilience, andconfidence through the arts. You are ready to helpshape departmental strategy, inspire colleagues, andensure Performing Arts remains an outstandingcornerstone of our school community.