Job Introduction
Teacher of Drama
As a successful Expressive and Performing Arts Faculty, we are seeking an innovative, highly effective, and inspirational full time Drama teacher to join us commencing in April 2026 or September 2026. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a thriving department committed to excellence in Arts education. An April start would be preferred but we will consider September start for the right candidate.
Brighton Hill Community School has been rated as ‘Good’ with Outstanding in three of the four Ofsted categories. We are a coeducational 11-16 Community School with over 1250 students. The successful candidate will teach across KS3 and KS4 as a member of the Expressive and Performing Arts Faculty. You will be able to demonstrate a range of abilities and aspirations to make a significant and positive contribution to the vision of the school and faculty.
The successful candidate will be:
- An excellent classroom practitioner.
- Able to demonstrate success in teaching Key Stages 3 and 4 to students of all abilities.
- Committed to securing exceptional outcomes for all learners.
- Able to create a stimulating learning environment to promote exceptional progress.
- Passionate about teaching and learning and your own professional development.
- Dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of student behaviour.
- Skilled in analysing data to inform and improve student progress.
- Able to make a significant contribution to the development of the Expressive and Performing Arts Faculty.
- Willing to play a significant role in the development and organisation of extracurricular and enrichment opportunities for students within the Expressive and Performing Arts Faculty.
Why apply to work at Brighton Hill Community School?
Exceptional support from the Expressive and Performing Arts faculty and the Senior Leadership Team.
The drive to continually improve the school is relentless. Leaders and governors constantly focus on their vision of ‘making success inevitable.” (Ofsted April ‘22)
- Staff praise the work of leaders and say they are proud of the school. Staff explained that the effective professional development they receive results in continuing improvements to pupils’ learning and pastoral care.” (Ofsted ‘22)
- Lessons are calm and focused. When asking pupils about this, one simply explained, ‘It’s how we do it here. “(Ofsted ‘22)
- The quality of education Good
Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership and management Outstanding
“(Ofsted ‘22) - Support to be innovative and develop your professional skills, with our bespoke and expansive CPD programme.
- Benefit from our alliance with the Teaching School and to collaborate with colleagues.
- Opportunities to contribute towards the planning and delivery of Drama.
- Work within an established team who are highly resourced and have a strong sense of collaboration and support for each other as a team.
- Benefit from our accomplished delivery of the ECF programme as a local delivery provider.
- Opportunities to contribute to an extensive extra-curricular programme for students.
If you are an enthusiastic and committed teacher with the desire to make a real difference for our students, we would like to hear from you.
For full details and an application form, please visit our website: www.brightonhill.org
Alternatively, email Shanade Bedwell, HR Officer sbedwell@bhcs.sfet.org.uk
Please note CVs will not be accepted.
Closing date for applications: 05 February 2026
We are committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of students and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to DBS and other employment checks.
Safer Recruitment
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
