Second in Drama

New Hall School; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious independent school in Chelmsford is seeking a Second in Drama. This role involves teaching GCSE and A Level Drama, inspiring students, and contributing to the dynamic Performing Arts department. The successful candidate will join a warm and supportive community, dedicated to providing high-quality education and personal development. Generous benefits including school fee remission and pension scheme are offered.

Benefits

Generous School fee remission

Membership of Teachers' Pension Scheme

Excellent benefits & CPD

Discounted Sport Club membership

Free lunch during term time

Qualifications

• A commitment to teaching and nurturing student talent in Drama.
• Experience in teaching Drama at GCSE and A Level.
• Ability to inspire passion for Drama in students.

Responsibilities

• Teach GCSE and A Level Drama courses.
• Lead and develop the Drama curriculum.
• Engage students in co-curricular performing arts activities.

Skills

Teaching GCSE Drama

Teaching A Level Drama

Inspiring students

Education

Qualified Teacher Status

Job description

Second in Drama

New Hall School, Chelmsford

Job Ref No. ECC0-598

Position Type: Deputy/Assistant of Department/Faculty

Pay Range: £43,698pa-£63,798pa (including mgmt allowance)

Position Start Date: 01/01/2026

Contract Type: Full-time

Contract Term: Permanent

Application Close: 12/09/2025 Midday

Date of Interviews: Interview dates to be confirmed

Job Description

The School requires from January 2026:

Second in Drama

Salary: £43,698pa-£63,798pa (including management allowance)

• Generous School fee remission; Membership of Teachers' Pension Scheme


• Excellent benefits & CPD


• Annual membership for New Hall Sport Club at a discounted rate


• Lunch without charge in term time


• Suitable for experienced teachers and ECTs

This is an exciting professional career development and leadership opportunity for a committed and talented teacher. New Hall has an exceptional Drama Department and a culture where Performing Arts are fully supported, celebrated, and are central to the life of the School. This is a new post, due to the expansion of New Hall Sixth Form and the growth of our Performing Arts provision.

The successful candidate will have the ability to teach GCSE and A Level Drama. They will be able to inspire students with a passion for Drama through both the curriculum and the co-curriculum.

New Hall School offers an exceptional working environment, set in a stunning Grade I listed building that is the former Tudor palace of Beaulieu. With a staff of around 300, New Hall is a warm, welcoming and supportive community. A new London rail station will open in 2025, at New Hall's front gate: Stratford, 26 minutes; London Liverpool Street, 34 minutes.

Application closing date: midday, Friday 12 September 2025

JOB ID: NH0610

New Hall is committed to safeguarding students. There will be an enhanced DBS check prior to appointment.

Information about the School

New Hall is a Catholic independent boarding & day school for girls and boys aged 1-18. New Hall School operates the highly successful 'diamond model', where students are educated in co-educational classes from ages 1 to 11 and at Sixth Form. However, from ages 11 to 16 they are taught in single-sex lessons.

The main benefits of the 'diamond model' and five years of single-sex teaching, derive from the ability to tailor pastoral and academic provision more sensitively and expertly to the needs of young people going through the physical, emotional and social upheaval of adolescence. Young teenagers are liberated from the negative peer pressure of having to perform in mixed classes. The gender stereotyping of subjects is also removed. Girls and boys follow an identical curriculum and do not learn to perceive subjects as being more suited to either girls or boys.

The Sixth Form experience at New Hall is about expanding students' horizons, both in their specialist areas of study and, more generally, in terms of their personal development.

From the moment New Hall students first travel up the mile-long, tree-lined avenue that leads to the grand façade of the former Tudor palace, they will be given individual opportunities to grow, learn, be challenged and to develop into confident young men and women. New Hall is set in an idyllic and convenient location, on the outskirts of the City of Chelmsford, Essex, just 30 minutes by train from London and within easy reach of all major London airports.

As a Catholic independent boarding & day school, at New Hall with every student we aim to educate the whole person: academically, creatively and socially, in a community which also nurtures the spiritual dimensions of human life.

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.

Contact Information

HR Department

The Avenue

Boreham, Chelmsford

Essex, CM3 3HS

Telephone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

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The successful candidate will have the ability to teach GCSE and A Level Drama. They will be able to inspire students with a passion for Drama through both the curriculum and the co-curriculum.

This is an exciting professional career development and leadership opportunity for a committed and talented teacher. New Hall has an exceptional Drama Department and a culture where Performing Arts are fully supported, celebrated, and are central to the life of the School. This is a new post, due to the expansion of New Hall Sixth Form and the growth of our Performing Arts provision., New Hall School offers an exceptional working environment, set in a stunning Grade I listed building that is the former Tudor palace of Beaulieu. With a staff of around 300, New Hall is a warm, welcoming and supportive community. A new London rail station will open in 2025, at New Hall's front gate: Stratford, 26 minutes; London Liverpool Street, 34 minutes.

Salary: £43,698pa-£63,798pa (including management allowance)

Generous School fee remission; Membership of Teachers' Pension Scheme, The Sixth Form experience at New Hall is about expanding students' horizons, both in their specialist areas of study and, more generally, in terms of their personal development.

From the moment New Hall students first travel up the mile-long, tree-lined avenue that leads to the grand façade of the former Tudor palace, they will be given individual opportunities to grow, learn, be challenged and to develop into confident young men and women. New Hall is set in an idyllic and convenient location, on the outskirts of the City of Chelmsford, Essex, just 30 minutes by train from London and within easy reach of all major London airports.

As a Catholic independent boarding & day school, at New Hall with every student we aim to educate the whole person: academically, creatively and socially, in a community which also nurtures the spiritual dimensions of human life.
All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.