Teacher of Drama with Music

Teacher of Drama with Music Required for September 2026 Salary details: MPS/UPS Outer London 4 days per week Due to our expansion as a result of the growing demand for student places, the Governors of Kelmscott School are seeking to appoint a well-qualified and highly enthusiastic colleague to join our thriving and successful Performing Arts department. The successful candidate will be a dynamic, inspirational creative teacher, able to raise attainment, teach across the ability and age range and motivate pupils as well as being a good team player. We are looking for a specialist in Drama but also someone who is keen to teach Music at KS3 and possibly KS4. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to gain excellent career experience and be part of our exciting continued professional development programme, tailored to their needs specifically. Kelmscott School is a highly ambitious school in the heart of East London. Inclusion is at the very heart of all that we do. Waltham Forest reaps the benefits of the character, diversity and cultures within our borough, ‘the things we have in common and the things that make us different’. Our school motto is ‘Putting Learning First’ something that we hold dear. We also have a yearly mantra which this year is ‘Excellence is not an act but a habit’. Colleagues at our school are very happy and as a result we have low staff turnover. Staff wellbeing and work life balance is a priority for us as we believe that our staff, work at their best when they are also able to commit fully to their family and personal lives. We have flexible working for teaching staff where they work from anywhere during PPA time. Behaviour of students at Kelmscott is impeccable. Our behaviour systems are designed to allow teachers to teach and our students to learn. Our classrooms are ‘disruption free’ something we would be happy to show you. We received an ungraded inspection in January 2025, Ofsted saw two typical Kelmscott days and we