Teacher of Drama - Maternity

Towers School and Sixth Form Centre, Ashford

• Ref:KCC886-4196-533T
• Posted:29/09/2025
• Pay:Teachers MPS £31650.00 - £43607.00
• Start Date:January 2026
• App Close Date:10/10/2025 at 13:00
• Interviews:TBC

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Teacher of Drama (Maternity Cover, Part-Time, 2 days per week, 1 year fixed term)
Towers School and Sixth Form Centre

We are seeking an enthusiastic and passionate Teacher of Drama to join our Performing Arts team during a period of maternity leave. This is a part-time role (2 days per week), with the potential to teach across Key Stages 3–5 depending on experience.

About Drama at Towers

Our 220-seat proscenium arch theatre – The Rylance Theatre – is at the heart of school life. Hosting around 25 performances each year and equipped with a cutting-edge LED lighting rig, it is both a teaching space and a professional-standard performance venue.

Drama is a popular and aspirational subject at Towers. We offer a wide range of performance opportunities, extra-curricular clubs, theatre trips and outreach programmes, which recently earned us the prestigious Platinum ArtsMark Award. We also deliver Arts Award (Bronze to Gold), OCR GCSE Drama and Cambridge Technical in Performing Arts.

We are proud of our strong partnerships with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre and Jasmin Vardimon Dance Company, giving staff and pupils access to outstanding CPD and industry opportunities.

About the Role

• Part-time (2 days per week) maternity cover
• Opportunity to teach KS3, KS4 and KS5 
• Involvement in clubs, rehearsals and enrichment activities is essential
• Contribution to the wider life of our thriving Performing Arts faculty

About You

We are looking for someone who is:

• A confident and vibrant performer with strong subject knowledge in acting theory, theatre history and contemporary performance
• Enthusiastic about extra-curricular drama and committed to inspiring pupils both in and out of the classroom
• Able to deliver engaging lessons that support our knowledge-rich curriculum
• Experienced in OCR GCSE Drama and/or Cambridge Technical Performing Arts (advantageous but not essential)

You will hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent. Applications from unqualified candidates with substantial professional Drama or Theatre experience will also be considered.

Safeguarding

Towers School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

Click on the apply button to apply for this role. If you have any questions or would like to visit the school to find out more about the role, please contact N.cloke@towers.school.

Our School promotional video is available here https://youtu.be/2MGqmxZlKVQ

Information about the school

At Towers, we believe that, with access to a knowledge rich curriculum, unwavering high expectations of conduct and behaviour, an excellent welfare system and the very best teaching, our students can be exceptional.

As our popular, oversubscribed school continues to grow, we are looking for great people to join our team. This is your chance to be part of something amazing, part of a team making a genuine difference in the community.

Why work at Towers School?

We have the loveliest students! We believe in evidence informed approaches to teaching and assessment Teachers are seen as the subject experts delivering a highly academic curriculum Our subject teams plan their curriculum together and teach from fantastic knowledge booklets We have truly high expectations of conduct and consistent behaviour system which ensures teachers have the freedom to teach without disruption Our SLT are supportive and highly visible Staff well-being is a priority with: whole class feedback rather than marking; centrally run detentions; sensible use of data Investment in professional development leads to high quality, evidence informed CPD We stand together as one community in everything that we do Staff, students and parents are all ‘Proud to be Towers’

We are one community, both in and out of the classroom. Standing shoulder to shoulder, we celebrate successes together and, when things don’t go according to plan, we work together to find solutions. We take our jobs seriously but still find time to laugh. Our students see how much we care through our thoughts, words and deeds. We are greater than the sum of our parts and we are looking for people who want to contribute to our collective improvement, and to be part of a community which challenges the status quo.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Natasha Cloke
• Address:Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9AL
• Telephone: (01233) 634171 256
• Email: n.cloke@towers.school

Fax: (01233) 628326

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Towers Teacher Job Description