Job Description

Employer:

St Paul's Way Trust School, Secondary

Salary:

TLR 3

Location:

St Paul's Way Trust School, Secondary

Contract:

Contract

Working Pattern:

Full Time/Term Time

Hours:

32.5 hours.

DBS Check:

Enhanced

Closing Date:

13/10/2025 at 12:00

Reference:

SPWS/25/323423

Curriculum Development Lead - Drama

We are seeking a creative and visionary Drama specialist to take a lead role in shaping and developing our Drama curriculum. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and ambitious teacher to raise the profile of Drama within our school and ensure high-quality provision for KS5.



As Curriculum Development Lead for Drama, you will drive a clear and ambitious vision for the subject, ensuring that schemes of work are innovative, sequenced and inclusive, and that students of all abilities are supported to excel in both performance and academic study. You will champion Drama as a tool for building confidence, self-expression and collaboration, and will work with colleagues to embed these benefits across the wider school experience.



You will ensure these aims are underpinned with carefully sequenced schemes of work that support students to master the disciplines and achieve excellent academic outcomes. You will be responsible for ensuring that curriculum planning is consistently of a high quality, clearly defining the essential knowledge and skills that students must grasp to progress. You will work to ensure that there is equity in curriculum delivery between teachers and classes.



The successful candidate will be expected to attend leadership meetings and work closely with Senior Leaders and fellow Curriculum Leaders on whole school curriculum leadership.



If you are passionate about empowering students through performance, creativity and enrichment, and want to shape an exceptional Drama curriculum, we warmly encourage you to apply.



St Pauls Way Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS Check.



https://www.ust.london/policies/child-protection-safeguarding



https://www.ust.london/policies/code-of-conduct



In accordance with our Company Policies and KCSIE guidelines set out by the Department for Education, a background check will be carried out on your online digital presence. For this we use a third-party professional screening partner, SP Index (www.sp-index.com), experienced in processing personal data for the purpose of such checks.



We reserve the right to commence or complete the recruitment process prior to the closing date.

We do not accept applications via agencies.

Contact the Recruitment team on ustrecruitment@ust.london telephone - 020 3034 2375 for more ifnromation. .

How to apply

Please apply online. For technical difficulties, please contact the Support Team. For further information about the role, please contact the school directly.