Director of Drama

St George's is a thriving independent boarding and day school of 270 girls aged 11-18 around 45% of whom are boarders (full, weekly and flexi) and with a Sixth Form of approximately 80 pupils. St George's offers an ambitious, connected and future-facing education tailored for pupils to realise their potential both at school and in fulfilling adult lives ahead.

Awarded 'excellent across the board' in its November 2022 ISI inspection, the School is a place where girls flourish academically, creatively, physically and morally, a place where risks can be taken, lessons are learnt and challenges are welcome.

We are a welcoming school with a warm sense of community. Visitors are impressed by our facilities within a beautiful setting and the ambition of our educational provision.

Our unique extended day and flexible boarding model allows all girls the time and space to foster confidence, independence and academic curiosity providing a future-facing education exclusively for girls in a world not yet designed for girls and introduces them to contemporary subjects and topics, through speakers, workshops, classes and visits.

St George's offers an education that is grounded, relevant and fosters employability. The school operates as an Educational Trust administered by a Board of Governors, is a member of the Girls' Schools Association (GSA), Boarding Schools Association (BSA) ISBA, AGBIS and is ISC accredited.

Required for September 2024, a passionate and forward thinking Director of Drama to provide leadership and inspiration for a flagship discipline at St George’s, providing excellent teaching in the curriculum as well as a range of performance opportunities across the School as part of the co-curricular provision.

The Department’s teaching staff (the Head of Department, a part-time Teacher of Drama and the Director in Residence) are housed within an impressive, modern multi-purpose theatre/hall which offers facilities for large scale functions for the whole School. As well as the main performance hall and foyers, which are used by the whole school community, there is also a large Drama Studio, a Green Room, and two designated Drama teaching rooms. 

The successful candidate should hold an undergraduate degree in Drama or a closely-related discipline, be a qualified teacher (holding QTS or its equivalent) or have equivalent experience and have a record of outstanding classroom teaching of Drama at GCSE and A Level.

This is a full time teaching post and given the nature of the position, there is a need for some flexibility. There will be a requirement to attend routine teaching events such as parents’ evenings, teaching staff meetings, staff training days preceding each term, and Open Days and Educational Days (as notified) as well as the evening and weekend rehearsals and performances.

 St George’s Ascot operates its own generous salary scheme and all teaching staff will be auto enrolled in the APTIS pension scheme unless they opt out.

Additional Staff benefits include: 

• Use of state-of-the-art gym with Technogym equipment at allocated times
• Staff swimming sessions and family swimming sessions in the recently built 25m, 6-lane indoor pool
• Supportive Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme
• Ample free onsite parking
• Freshly prepared, nutritious lunches in the Dining Room during term time. Refreshments are also available throughout the day in the Staff Room.
• Meals and refreshments are free of charge.
• The post holder’s children may, upon passing the entrance assessments, be eligible at the discretion of the Governors for a reduction on the basic tuition fees.

How to Apply:

Letters of application to the Head, Mrs Hewer, should be no more than two sides of A4 and, together with the completed application form and confidential cover sheet should be emailed to recruitment@stgeorges-ascot.org.uk  

Deadline: 12 noon Thursday 18 April with interviews being held shortly thereafter

The School reserves the right to interview and/or appoint at any time during the recruitment process. 

Any queries about this post may be made in the first instance to recruitment@stgeorges-ascot.org.uk 

St George’s School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children at the School. A review of open source social media and online content will be conducted after candidates have been shortlisted and you may be asked about this at interview. The appointment will be subject to a successful disclosure check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. This will give details of all spent and unspent convictions and other recordable matters. A policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders is available, if required, from the School Office. The supplied references will be taken up and the School may approach previous employers for information to verify particular experience or qualifications. A medical questionnaire will be required to be completed by the successful candidate.