Teacher of Drama
Hours: Full time or Part time
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Competitive salary plus benefits
Required from: September 2026 or January 2027
The role
South Hampstead High School is looking for a well-qualified and enthusiastic Teacher of Drama to join a strong, dynamic and exciting Drama Department.
You will be responsible for planning, preparing and delivering engaging and stimulating Drama lessons to highly motivated and talented students across the Senior School. There will also be opportunities to teach in the Junior School.
Drama is a vibrant and highly valued part of school life, offering students an exceptional range of academic and co-curricular opportunities. You will play an active role in the department's extensive programme of productions, theatre visits and festivals. This includes supporting the Sixth Form Theatre Company, whose work culminates in an annual visit to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, as well as contributing to other festivals and accompanying theatre trips in the UK and internationally.
We welcome applications from experienced teachers with a strong track record, as well as from well-qualified Early Career Teachers and graduates who demonstrate a genuine passion for Drama and the Performing Arts. You will be cable of teaching Drama from Year 7 to Year 13 and be confident undertaking a variety of extra-curricular responsibilities.
We will consider part-time (0.8) and full-time applicants. Please state on your application if you are looking for part-time or full-time work.
About the School
Working at South Hampstead is stimulating, challenging and fun. Located in leafy Hampstead, with the buzz of central London’s cultural life close at hand, the school is very well served by public transport and there are excellent local amenities nearby.
The school is part of the GDST, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools. We offer a variety of benefits, such as:
- Competitive salaries and pay progression
- Access to extensive professional development opportunities
- Training grants for qualifications
- Generous pension schemes
- Free life assurance benefit
- Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
- A Cycle to Work scheme
- Competitive terms and conditions of employment
- A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
To find out more and to apply, please click the apply button.
The closing date for applications is Friday 26th June 2026 at 9am.
Interviews will take place the week commencing 29th June 2026.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the position or if an offer is made and accepted.
The school may also conduct online searches (including publicly available social media searches) as part of our recruitment processes.
The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post.
The Girls’ Day School Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection checks appropriate to the post, including online searches and checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.