Subject Leader or Teacher of Drama (Maternity Cover)

Subject Leader or Teacher of Drama (Maternity Cover)

We are seeking a talented and enthusiastic Subject Leader or teacher to join our highly motivated Drama team for two terms. The post would suit an experienced teacher with excellent interpersonal skills, good organisational ability and a strong desire to be involved with the wider aspects of department and school life. 

This vacancy requires an individual with high professional standards both within the core curriculum and in extra-curricular activities and events, including drama and whole school musical productions.  

Examination results at Wycombe High School are outstanding.  An impressive 45% of all A Level grades in 2017 were A* or A grades. The whole school A* rate was 14%.  The significant majority of our students gained their first choice university place an exceptional achievement given this years competitive climate. Our results at GCSE are equally outstanding, with 86% of all grades A*-B and 41% of all grades were A*.

In addition to excellent results (51% A/A* grades at GCSE in 2016, and 100% A*/B grades at A Level) we try to ensure that each girls experience of Drama is inspiring and leads to the development of greater self-confidence and independence.

In addition to excellent results (75% A/A* grades at GCSE in 2017, and 100% A*/B grades at A Level) we try to ensure that each girls experience of Drama is inspiring and leads to the development of greater self-confidence and independence.

The Drama department works closely with the other Arts subject teams, contributing to the schools outstanding reputation in the performing arts.  As part of his / her remit we hope that the new member of the team will embrace the opportunity to further develop and strengthen these cross-curricular links, through outstanding teaching and involvement in arts-related projects and extra-curricular activities. 

Drama at Wycombe High School is exciting, popular and successful.  The department has an enviable reputation for examination results and enjoys high levels of participation by students in a variety of extra-curricular  activities.  

Drama is taught throughout the school by a specialist team of two teachers.  In Years 7 and 8, all students currently have a one hour Drama lesson each week.  At GCSE (year 9-11), Drama is a popular option; the AQA syllabus is effective preparation for AQA A Level.  We offer a varied programme of extra-curricular opportunities.  These include two plays or musicals (one lower school and one senior school), a Gifted and Talented production, and participation in Global Rock Challenge (a dance and drama competition). In addition, we organise workshops and regular visits to the theatre. 

We have a dual-height, purpose built studio; lighting facilities are excellent with LED moving lights installed and there is an extensive costume wardrobe.  We continue to strengthen our ICT and audio-visual provision;  We use the Hall and our Performing Arts building as our secondary teaching spaces.  

The successful candidate will have the enthusiasm and vision to build upon the strengths of our well-qualified and successful Drama team, increasing student engagement and enjoyment and further raising achievement and attainment within and beyond lesson time.

Wycombe High School is geographically placed in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. High Wycombe is the county's largest town and is a lively, modern location with plenty of tourist attractions & points of interest. The school is close to the towns main amenities. High Wycombe offers excellent rail, road and coach links. Chiltern Rail links High Wycombe to London Marylebone in as little as 23 minutes and the M40 and M4 offer easy access to many other parts of the UK. There is a coach park, with parking facilities, within five minutes walk of the school offering coach access to many cities and to Heathrow and other airports. The town centre offers the Eden centre with a range of shops and restaurants, as well a shops and leisure facilities including a busy and popular theatre, bowling alley and cinema. The town is also home to a state of the art leisure centre, with 50m swimming pool, climbing wall, squash courts, sports hall and modern gym. The town offers a number of excellent sports clubs including Wycombe Hockey, Rugby, Swimming and Cricket Clubs, Bucks Squash and Badminton Centre.