We are recruiting at Westbourne Academy

Teacher of Drama (Maternity Cover)

• Required: 01 September 2026
• MPS 1 – UPS3
• Part time (0.6FTE), Full time also available teaching English/Art
• Maternity Cover, fixed term – 12 months

Applications from ECTs are welcomed

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and inspirational Teacher of Drama who can ensure pupils receive an excellent education through the delivery of high-quality teaching.  The ideal candidate will be an ambitious professional with the ability to teach Drama to KS4.   Although this position is part time (0.6FTE), full time hours are available if you are willing to also teach English or Art.

You will be joining a dynamic and exciting team, creating a culture of outstanding success amongst our students.

The successful candidate will have a commitment for continued professional development and will be a dynamic and forward-thinking individual, with a real drive to enhance students’ experience of humanities in the classroom. We are seeking an ambitious professional with the ability to teach across the key stages, and join an academy which is dynamic and inspiring, creating a culture of outstanding success amongst our students. As a key member of the team, you will be a dedicated professional capable of supporting and leading classroom and extra-curricular programmes.

We welcome applications from ambitious individuals, who have the drive, passion and vision to lead the department forward, applications from ECTs are welcomed. The appointed candidate will work collaboratively with colleagues and will be supported by our teaching and learning team and a strong SLT.

If you have what it takes, you can join an experienced, innovative team with incredible potential – and look forward to a future that could take you anywhere within the Trust’s Twenty-Two schools.

About Academy Transformation Trust

Our ATT2030 Vision means we meet our young people where they are at and refuse to leave them there.  Our pupils will leave us capable, competent and confident and take their place in the community of educated people.  Our staff will be cared for, developed and they do will be capable, competent and confident.  We would love to hear from those who want to join us in that mission.

What’s in it for you?

Access to continuous personal development programs. A bespoke platform supporting colleague welfare and benefits, including pension scheme, employee assistance program (EAP), recognition and reward scheme, cycle to work scheme and discounts on many major high street brands.

For Further information and to apply online, please see our application pack.

Westbourne Academy is part of the Academy Transformation Trust family, whose ambition is that every person who passes through our schools and colleges becomes an educated person – able to take a rightful place in the community of educated people and to join what Robert Maynard Hutchins called “the Great Conversation.” An ATT education stresses history, the scientific mode of thinking, the disciplined use of language, a wide-ranging knowledge of the arts and religion, and the continuity of human enterprise. We aspire for everyone, regardless of their starting point, to leave us capable, competent, and confident.

Westbourne Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will undertake an enhanced DBS criminal record check, and online searches will be carried out in line with KCSIE update 2025.  We are committed to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion and welcome all applications.  We are open to Flexible Working.  

Closing date: 09:00am, Tuesday 19 May 2026

Interview date: To be confirmed