Drama Teacher Applications from ECTs welcome Start date: ASAP Contract: Temporary - Open to part or full time Location: Bedfordshire (MK42 area) Teaching Personnel are the UK's largest Education Recruitment Company, with over 80 branches across England and Wales and over 20 years experience supporting schools across every sector with staffing, tutoring and supply. We are working closely with a School situated in a suburb of Bedfordshire, easily accessible from Bedford, Milton Keynes and parts of Northamptonshire. This is a medium-size academy part of a successful regional trust, who seek a Drama Teacher to join them on a temporary basis (absence cover) on a part or full time basis, commencing as soon as possible until April 2025. This role requires a Drama Teacher able to teach mainly Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 level. We are open to applicants seeking a permanent role also About the school: This medium size, village-based Secondary School is looking for a Drama specialist to join an established cohort of staff and become part of a long-standing Senior Team with excellent support and organisation in place. In Bedfordshire, this school prides itself on local Teachers with good behaviour standards which all students adhere to. They proudly support the wider community to get the best outcomes possible, whether that be in academic results, community engagement, performing arts or performance on the sports pitch. Contract This is a temporary supply contract through Teaching Personnel, meaning you would be contracted directly to work at the school on a temporary set date basis. The length of the contract is to be determined, but confirmed currently until Easter 2025. You would be expected to plan, mark and deliver Drama lessons to your timetabled devised of KS3 and KS4 classes with PPA time included and you would be paid in line with the National Teacher Pay Scales. You must arrive no later than 8:20am and finish at 15:20pm. Pay You would be paid to the National Teacher Pay Scale salary between M1 - UPS1 on a daily rate equivalent. Like the sound of this role? The ideal candidate we would like to speak to will possess: QTS or PGCE Drama or related field Drama Teacher with at least 1 years experience teaching up to KS4 Highly knowledgeable in GCSE Drama curriculum Be passionate about teaching Drama and promoting learning in this creative subject Good or Outstanding classroom practice with high expectations for achievements and behaviour Be able to plan and deliver creative and stimulating Drama lessons Benefits working through Teaching Personnel: ✓ Competitive rates of pay ✓ Weekly payroll ✓ Upskill yourself ready for any school with our CPD Academy free courses ✓ Dedicated and experienced Secondary Consultant with expert local knowledge ✓ Reliability of being part of the UK's leading education staffing provider ✓ Nationwide opportunities if you decided to relocate, no re-registering required ✓ Guidance for Graduates through our Future Teachers Programme We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, discussed during the initial interview. We can provide support for DBS applications if needed. Please apply with updated CV via this advert. We look forward to receiving your application All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details. All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date. Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please visit the Teaching Personnel website.