Teacher of Drama at Beacon Academy
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Teacher of Drama (maternity cover)
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
Access to Care First – a free and confidential counselling and information service
Free optician’s eyesight test for DSE users
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.
For further details, please contact the Human Resources department on 01892 603000 or email hr@beacon-academy.org. Please be advised that we do not accept curriculum vitae.
All schools within MARK Education Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to disclosure and barring service checks along with other relevant employee checks.
NB: we advise applying promptly for this post as we reserve the right to close and interview early if sufficient suitable applications have been received.
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Contact Details
Charlotte Burgess
01892 603000 ext 2286
cburgess@markeducationtrust.org
Beacon Academy would like all candidates to answer specific questions for the personal statement section. For reference, here is a preview of the questions/headings:
- If applicable, what QTS route did you take and where?
- Do you have experience of teaching a second subject? If so, what subject?
- Would you like to be considered for other vacancies across the Trust?
- Have you ever been subject to an investigation regarding safeguarding concerns or a disciplinary investigation?
- 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.
Beacon Academy
Open Data obtained from: Department for EducationEast Sussex
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