The Holt School - Head of Drama
THE HOLT SCHOOL
Holt Lane
Wokingham
RG41 1EE
Tel: 0118 978 0165
holtschool@holt.wokingham.sch.uk
Head of Drama
Full Time – Permanent
TLR 2b £5,641
Start Date: September 2025
Main pay range/upper pay range available depending on skills and expertise demonstrated at interview
Come and join our fabulous school, where students are engaged and eager to learn and our staff are passionate about inspiring them.
The successful candidate will:-
- be passionate about drama
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have a proven track record of excellence in teaching
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be willing to participate in aspects of wider school life
We can offer:
- a school that is ambitious and has high expectations of staff and students
- teaching Key Stage 3 and 4 and with the possibility of teaching Key Stage 5.
- very positive climate for learning where students want to work hard and do well
- an ethos of staff well- being, including early finishes ahead of parents’ evenings, minimal evening events, and off- site PPA
- a team of cover supervisors to ensure teachers rarely cover colleagues’ absence
- personalised pathways of CPD, including coaching and leadership training for aspirant middle and senior leaders
The Holt is a popular and oversubscribed 11-16 girls and 16-18 co-ed comprehensive school, graded as Outstanding in the Ofsted inspection of March 2023. Further details and an application form are available from the school website
Prospective applicants are welcome to telephone Katie Warner, HR manager for more information about this post and would be warmly welcomed to come for a visit to see us in action.
The Holt School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
Closing date: 9am, Thursday 8th May 2025
