Head of Drama

This is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding committed teacher of Drama to join a small and successful department to ensure that every student makes outstanding progress and attains highly. 

Manningtree High School is a popular, successful, semi rural secondary school with a strong community feel. We are a mixed, fully comprehensive school serving the local area and work closely with primary and post-16 partners as well as other local secondary schools.  The school is set in a pleasant location only 10 miles from the centre of Colchester and close to the Suffolk border. We currently have around 850 11-16 students on roll.

We are looking to appoint a dynamic and dedicated Head of Drama to start in January 2020.  The Drama Department at Manningtree consists of a Head of Department and one other full-time teacher.

Drama is currently taught in a Drama studio and a traditional school hall with a proscenium arch stage.  However, we are in the process of building a large purpose built Performing Arts block which will be completed by March 2020.  This brand new building will consist of a drama studio and a large activity studio.  The successful candidate will be involved in final planning of fitting these new rooms out.

The school holds academy status and offers an excellent induction and ongoing staff development.  We are part of Alpha Multi Academy Trust which has a sixth form provision.  

Our students are well behaved and motivated and examination results are very good.  

Drama is a popular subject at Manningtree with good exam results.

As a school, alongside academic success, we emphasise the importance of developing the whole person and developing a tremendous sense of community spirit.

If you are ambitious and keen to see young people succeed then please apply. 

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

To arrange a visit, please contact Carol Sinclair, Director of Operations at the school.

Closing date:  9am 23rd October 2019 Interviews will take place the same week.  We reserve the right to close this early if suitable applications are received.