Head of Drama, Senior School

The Drama Department

The Drama department is located in the state of the Art Performing Arts Centre with Music and Dance. The Performing Arts Centre is equipped with two large drama classrooms, a black box theatre, and recording studio.

Drama is a core part of the school and within the curriculum at large. Students in Year 9 all study Drama and then Drama is an elective at IGCSE and A Level. The Head of Drama will be expected to lead Drama in both the taught curriculum and in the enrichment programme. The Head of Drama will direct a whole school performance each year and provide opportunities for smaller, more informal productions.

In terms of production work the department is resourced with a full-time sound and lighting technician. We are seeking an outstanding practitioner to help deliver the Drama curriculum by motivating the students using current and contemporary drama and theatre knowledge as well as the ability to teach native-level and non-native learners by bringing creativity, flexibility, passion and a love of the world of theatre to an already thriving department. The department currently offers the Cambridge IGCSE and linear Edexcel A-level and there is strong participation in Drama both in and out of the curriculum, with a termly programme of productions, student-led events and drama competitions.

Roles and Responsibility

The post holder is required to plan, organise and deliver the drama provision in the Senior School and teach two classes of English.

All teachers at RST are tutors and, as such, play a full role in the pastoral life of the School, including boarding.

Closing Date: 2nd January 2023

Contract Term: 2 Years

Application Process

Long list and short list interviews will be held either in person at Rugby School Thailand or via Zoom.

(Rugby School Thailand reserves the right to appoint by invitation before the closing date.)

Qualifications, Identification, Health and Background Checks

Rugby School Thailand is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all the students in our care and expects all applicants to share this commitment. You will be required to provide documentation for proof of your identity, including an attested (by a notary) birth certificate, and qualifications. If successful at interview the position will be offered subject to satisfactory references and police checks. For candidates who have worked and/or lived in the UK, we will request that you have an up to date ICPC and we will complete Prohibition Order Checks . We also require that anyone who has lived and worked in a country other than the UK for more than 6 months has a police check from the national checking agency. All references will be verified, we require a minimum of two references with one reference from your present or most recent employer. You may also be required, within the final appointment process, to undergo a health check. Rugby School Thailand is an equal opportunities employer.