Head of Drama
The Mountbatten School
Hampshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS + TLR2b
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 13 May 2024
Job overview
We are seeking an inspirational, dynamic, forward-thinking Head of Drama to develop the school as a centre of excellence for innovative teaching, learning, and cultural enrichment.
We would love to hear from you if you are an outstanding classroom practitioner with vision, a sound understanding of pedagogy and aspirations to Senior Leadership. Candidates should be ambitious and passionate about playing a lead role in nurturing a love for drama learning and a curiosity in other cultures in all students.
The successful candidate will be an outstanding teacher, with a willingness to contribute fully to the curricular and extra-curricular work of the ambitious and high-profile Expressive Arts Faculty, which has achieved Artsmark Gold status.
Your role will be to lead new initiatives, develop a rich variety of cultural activities, developing our students’ creative expression, communication skills and appreciation of literature, and undertake quality assurance activities that will ensure the delivery of high quality learning experiences to our students.
For further details and to apply, please visit www.mountbatten.school/jobs, alternatively email human.resources@mountbatten.school or telephone 01794 510227
Closing date: Noon on Monday 13th May 2024
Interviews: Thursday 16th May 2024
Please note CVs will not be accepted and we reserve the right to close vacancies early if we receive applications that meet the criteria. We, therefore, strongly advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
The Mountbatten School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and all staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. All our recruitment and selection practices reflect this and successful applicants are subject to Disclosure and Barring Checks along with other relevant employment checks.
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About The Mountbatten School
The school is situated in Romsey, a very pleasant abbey town in the southern Test Valley. Opened in 1969 and built on land formerly in the ownership of Earl Mountbatten's Broadlands Estate, the school enjoyed the patronage of Lord Louis until his assassination. We are honoured that his great granddaughter, The Lady Alexandra Knatchbull, is our current patron.
The school is one of the largest and most successful co-educational comprehensives in Hampshire. Our intake is 300, and there are currently 1466 students on roll.
The school serves a predominantly rural catchment area extending from the boundary of Southampton to the boundary of Wiltshire. We are the larger of two secondary schools in the town. The school is very popular and heavily oversubscribed.
The school is a Single Academy Trust. Andrew Portas, the school’s Headmaster, has been in post since September 2022 and was formerly the Senior Deputy appointed in September 2010. The school is organised into eight faculties with approximately 80 FTE teaching staff, and the pastoral structure is based on five year groups.
The school is fortunate to have extensive grounds as it was built on land that was formerly part of Lord Mountbatten’s Broadlands Estate. Since the school became an academy on 1 April 2011, there has been an extensive refurbishment programme over many years. As a result, all departments are very well-resourced and accommodated.
The school is high achieving and GCSE outcomes are very good. Ofsted carried out an ungraded inspection of the school in January 2024; the school remained ‘good’ with many aspects of the school’s work being recognised as ‘first class’. There is a very strong international ethos and tangible links with schools in Africa, Asia and Europe. The school has a very strong focus on staff development. Career development is pursued in leadership, pedagogy and pastoral opportunities.
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