Teacher of Drama

Salary: £32,916-£51,048 MPS/UPS FTE

Hours: Full time (part time maybe considered 0.8%) 

Contract Type: Fixed Term (Maternity Leave Cover)

Great Marlow School

Great Marlow School is a successful, highly regarded and popular school. We are a co-educational, state funded academy part of the Marlow Education Trust, with approximately 1,300 students, offering a broad curriculum. Under the ethos "Creating Opportunities, Releasing Potential; Achieving Excellence". 

Drama at Great Marlow School

We are looking for a teacher with experience and outstanding subject knowledge to join the Drama Department in a full time or part time capacity, to cover a maternity leave.         

·         At Key Stage 3 – all students study Drama

·         At Key Stage 4: Drama is taken as an option subject. For the academic year 2026/27 there is a GCSE group in both Year 10 and Year 11 

·         At Key Stage 5: Drama is offered at A level 

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced, ambitious and motivated teacher to join this successful and hard-working department. Applications are welcomed from individuals with a track record of outstanding classroom practice. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to command respect in the classroom and inspire students to realise their potential. Candidates should also be confident in using effective strategies to motivate ALL learners and in promoting the enjoyment of the subject across all year groups. 

Please refer to the Job Description for further information. 

The Great Marlow School and the Marlow Education Trust has a responsibility for and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and for ensuring that they are protected from harm, therefore it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

• All unspent cautions and convictions cautions
• All adult cautions and spent convictions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

The post is subject to an enhanced DBS including the children's barred list check and qualifications check.

As part of the Great Marlow School and the Marlow Education Trust's pre-recruitment due diligence checks, online searches may be conducted for shortlisted candidates. 

We welcome applicants from a diverse range of cultures and all sections of our community. 

Please note that applications will be reviewed as received and should a suitable candidate be identified, we may close the vacancy early. Therefore, early application is encouraged.