Head of Drama - Full-time

Wrotham School, Sevenoaks

• Ref:KCC886-5409-457T
• Posted:07/01/2026
• Pay:MPS/UPS +£3,000 recruitment incentive (non agency)
• Start Date:April 2026
• App Close Date:01/02/2026 at 09:00
• Interviews:As Arranged

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Head of Drama

Wrotham School, Borough Green (Kent)

Start date: After Easter 2026

Contract: Full-time (part-time considered)

Lead Drama at Wrotham into an exciting new era!

Wrotham School is looking for a dynamic and creative Head of Drama to lead Drama at a transformative point in the school’s development.

From 2026, Drama will be housed in brand-new, custom-built performance spaces, offering outstanding facilities for teaching, rehearsals and productions. This is an exceptional opportunity for an ambitious Drama specialist to shape provision, raise the profile of the subject, and inspire students in a purpose-designed environment.

The Role

As Head of Drama, you will:

• Lead the Drama curriculum across key stages
• Inspire high-quality teaching, learning and performance
• Develop exciting extra-curricular drama opportunities and productions
• Work closely with Performing Arts colleagues to maximise the impact of the new facilities
• Contribute to the wider creative and cultural life of the school

We Are Looking For Someone Who:

• Is a passionate Drama specialist with strong subject expertise
• Has experience of, or ambition for, leadership
• Is committed to inclusive, engaging and challenging Drama education
• Enjoys building confidence, creativity and collaboration in young people
• Is excited by working in state-of-the-art performance spaces

What We Offer:

• The opportunity to lead Drama in brand-new, bespoke performance facilities
• Supportive colleagues and leadership
• Enthusiastic students who respond well to creative learning
• Full-time role with part-time options considered
• A chance to make a lasting impact on Drama at Wrotham School

Information about the school

Wrotham School forms part of the Character Education Trust, a 2 Academy Trust that aims to provide students with high quality academic and ‘Character Education’.

Our vision is to support and encourage the students within our Trust to develop good character; to be confident and kind; to have integrity; to respect difference and to make a positive contribution to the community around them. A link to our website for more information can be found here https://www.charactereducationtrust.org/

The school has been recognised for its excellent work on Character Education by being awarded the prestigious School of Character Kitemark - a formal acknowledgement of the work the school has done to promote and develop good character in the school community.

We are a progressive and innovative school that provides a positive and productive place to work for teachers of all experience levels.

Why Work at Wrotham School?

-A trusting and caring workplace that looks after its staff. -A school that respects and values its staff team. -A high performing school that rewards good teaching. -Great students and families that give back in support and appreciation for good teaching.

An incredible provision of staff benefits from day one including:

• Flexible working arrangements that ensure every member of staff has an “offsite” flexible working period of 75 minutes+ at the start or end of at least 1 day per week. • Strict and well established out of hours communication restrictions that protect evenings, weekends and holiday periods. • Free lunch for all staff – every day. • No directed or preferred teaching style or method other than sharing and learning from good practice. • Access to short term/ emergency staff counselling by qualified psychotherapists – on site. • Free breakfast cereal for all staff and students – everyday. • Excellent transport links via motorway/ nearby train station. • Regular staff welfare surveys with clear outcomes and actions. • Bespoke and personalised CPD programme • An innovative “target free” teacher appraisal system that is exclusively based on continuous development of teaching and learning. • An excellent ECT and trainee programme of support and development. • Aspirant leadership courses (in house) and access to NPQ qualification at all levels. • A supportive behaviour and sanction system that relieves burden on teaching staff.
• A culture of trust of staff to manage working hours with no expectation to work on site when not required. • A regular and supportive check in and on boarding system.
• Access to excellent Teacher and LA pension schemes. • 3 days paid leave per rolling year for care of dependents. • Clear and transparent directed time

Wrotham is a small village in the heart of Kent, surrounded by a scenic rural landscape and beautiful countryside with excellent (5 minute) access from the A20/M20 and close proximity to the A2/M2/M25/M26. Journey by road from nearby Bromley/ Dartford/ Bexley/ Orpington varies from 15-30 minutes. The local mainline station is a 10 minute walk from the school and is on the direct commuter line to Victoria Station in central London; this line includes stops at Bromley South.

For further information visit our website www.wrothamschool.com

Job Contact Information

• Name:Ben Sanchez
• Address:Borough Green Road, Wrotham, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 7RD
• Telephone: 01732 905860
• Email: BSanchez@wrotham.kent.sch.uk

Documents

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• Application Form