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Teaching roles
Head of Drama
Contract: permanent
Hours: full-time
Salary: £37,870 - £56,154 (actual)
Plus TLR2b £6,365 per annum
Closing date: 5th October 2025 (23:59)
Start date: 1st January 2026 (or sooner depending upon candidates' availability)
We have an exciting opportunity for a drama teacher seeking the next step in their career.
As our new Head of Drama, your enthusiastic teaching style will inspire students to explore different elements of the subject, build their confidence and encourage them to take part in school productions. Theatre trips and participation in external workshops have been exciting features offered by the department over recent years.
Excellent classroom management and leadership skills will enable you to model outstanding teaching and develop your team within the Performance Faculty whilst nurturing students' talents. You will be a passionate individual, strongly motivated to make yourself an active part of our diverse community.
If you are a qualified teacher with experience teaching years 7 to 11 (up to year 13 would be advantageous) and have some experience of managing people we would love to hear from you. The ability to teach English to KS4 is essential.
We welcome immediate applications for this post and all applications will be considered immediately upon receipt. We will interview and appoint accordingly and reserve the right to make an appointment before the deadline.
We are a fully inclusive school that is dedicated to both supporting and challenging all members of our diverse community and to developing our students' potential, no matter what their starting point. Pastoral care is a priority and we are committed to providing the best possible environment to develop confident, independent learners. We provide an ambitious and broad curriculum and ensure that students have opportunities outside the classroom to develop and inspire them, including a wide range of extracurricular activities.
Support roles
We do not currently have any support staff vacancies; please check back soon.
For more information on any of the vacancies above please see the relevant attachment(s) at the bottom of this page (if applicable). Applicants who would like to visit the school or talk to us in advance of applying should contact Debbi McCardie (HR Manager) on 020 8679 0062.
What We Offer
"Teachers say their workload is manageable and they feel well supported. Governors and
trustees engage with staff. They take account of the main pressures on them and their well-being." - Ofsted, 2022
Norbury High School for Girls is an over-subscribed 11-19 girls’ school.
The school has a supportive induction programme for all new staff and is committed to continuing professional development. Experienced staff are able to join our middle leadership and senior leadership training programmes and many of our teaching staff choose to enrol on our subsidised school-based MA programme that is run in conjunction with St Mary's University.
The school is a member of PiXL. We share expertise and resources with Kensington Avenue Primary School, a fellow academy overseen by Wandle Learning Trust.
The school operates an optional health care plan in partnership with Simply Health and a salary sacrifice cycle purchase scheme. Our teaching staff are employed in line with the Department for Education's School teachers' pay and conditions document and our support staff are eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme.
Norbury High is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people. As part of our safeguarding commitment, appointment to any post is subject to receipt of satisfactory references, medical clearance and a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check as well as evidence of the right to live and work in the United Kingdom. The school uses preferred agencies and, in line with our safeguarding commitment, is unable to work with any agencies without prior agreement.
Norbury High is fully committed to equality and accessibility. We value diversity as an employer and as an education provider; view our Equality Information and Objectives here. We strive to maintain a working environment where differences between staff are valued and an atmosphere of fairness, dignity and respect is the norm.
The school is committed to keeping your personal data secure. For further details, please see our Data Protection Policy and Recruitment Privacy Notice.
How to Apply
Please apply using the online application forms for teaching/leadership positions or support staff as appropriate along with the Equality Monitoring Form (links to all three forms can be found on this page). Please also complete the Self-disclosure Form (link below) and email to recruitment@nhsg.org.uk. Alternatively, you can download all the relevant forms below and scan/print before returning to us by email at recruitment@nhsg.org.uk or by post (marked 'Recruitment') to the address on our Contact Us page.
Please ensure you have read and understood our privacy notice (link below) before applying.