Teacher of Drama

Beacon; Crowborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local academy in Crowborough is seeking a creative Teacher of Drama to join their vibrant team on a maternity cover basis. The position requires delivering engaging lessons that inspire students' confidence and creativity. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact in a supportive environment. The role offers flexible contract options, excellent benefits including free parking and participation in the Teacher's Pension Scheme, with a start date in April 2026.

Benefits

Free on-site parking

Teacher's Pension Scheme

Blue Light Card discount

Paid sick leave

Qualifications

• Experience in teaching drama or similar subjects.
• Ability to deliver engaging and high-quality lessons.
• Collaborative working style with a commitment to excellence.

Responsibilities

• Deliver lessons that inspire students' confidence and creativity.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues in a supportive environment.
• Make a real impact on student engagement and learning.

Skills

Enthusiasm

Creativity

Ability to inspire

Job description

1. If applicable, what QTS route did you take and where?
2. Do you have experience of teaching a second subject? If so, what subject?
3. Would you like to be considered for other vacancies across the Trust?
4. Have you ever been subject to an investigation regarding safeguarding concerns or a disciplinary investigation?
5. Please add a supporting statement detailing how your qualifications, experience, and personal attributes align with the criteria outlined in the Person Specification. Your response should clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential requirements and, where applicable, the desirable criteria for this role.

Overview

Beacon Academy is a split site, semi-rural, mixed 11-18 non-selective converter academy with approximately 1600 students, including over 300 students in our Sixth Form. We are situated centrally in Crowborough on the outskirts of the Ashdown Forest, an area of outstanding natural beauty. We are close to Tunbridge Wells and the south coast. The vast majority of our staff travel to Beacon from a variety of locations within the southeast, including Brighton, Eastbourne, Lewes and Tunbridge Wells. In September 2022, Beacon Academy, together with Uplands Academy in Wadhurst, became a member of the MARK Education Trust (formally Beacon Community College Academy Trust).

The acronym, MARK, was selected because staff who work in the Trust are motivated, ambitious, resourceful, and knowledgeable. We were pleased to expand our Trust further in September 2025 with the addition of Hailsham Academy. This continued growth reflects our shared commitment to educational excellence, collaboration and supporting the success of all students across our Academies. We work meticulously to secure a culture of unapologetically high expectations that are underpinned by our collective, uncompromising belief and ambition for our students, and for the experienced, loyal, highly skilled and highly-effective team of staff that teach them, allowing teachers to teach and students to learn in a school where leadership, management, behaviour and welfare are all judged as outstanding. MARK Education Trust is committed to the development of both its staff and students.

Start date: April 2026

Grade/Salary: MPS/UPS

Contract: Fixed term contract (to cover maternity leave), full or part time considered

We are seeking an enthusiastic and creative Teacher of Drama to join our vibrant team on a maternity cover basis. This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate individual to inspire students' confidence, creativity and love of performance. You will deliver engaging, high-quality lessons, work collaboratively and make a real impact within a supportive and forward-thinking environment.

Benefits of working at Beacon Academy

• Free on-site parking
• Teacher's Pension Scheme
• Blue Light Card - a UK discount service on thousands of retailers
• Paid sick leave