Director of Drama
St Paul's Juniors
Richmond upon Thames
- New
- Salary:
- Competitive plus benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- January 2025
- Apply by:
- 17 September 2024
Job overview
A well-qualified and enthusiastic Director of Drama (Maternity Cover) is required to lead all aspects of Drama at St Paul’s Juniors. The successful candidate will be required to maintain and develop the department, ensuring the best possible provision, opportunities and educational experience for pupils of all abilities and ages at SPJ. The Director must have experience of directing large casts of young people and have an ability to stretch and challenge bright and capable students.
This is a 1-year maternity cover contract.
Further details, the job description and an application form can be obtained from the School’s website: www.stpaulsschool.org.uk via the ‘Work With Us’ link or by email from recruitment@stpaulsschool.org.uk
The closing date for all applications is 9am on Tuesday 17 September 2024.
Interviews will take place during the week commencing Monday 23 September 2024.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Our vision is to nurture a generation of Paulines that will make a positive contribution to the world; our three pillars of Scholarship, Opportunity and Character are the foundation of all that we do and we actively focus on five core character traits: Respect, Kindness, Humility, Integrity and Resilience.
We value diversity, equality and inclusion, and are committed to creating an environment where all members of our community can appreciate and benefit from this.
It is our expectation that the values of all applicants align with our values.
St Paul’s Juniors, founded in 1881, is the preparatory school for St Paul’s. It adjoins St Paul’s School, and shares many facilities with the senior school, including the dining hall, sports complex, engineering workshops and playing fields. The schools are fortunate to have an attractive 45-acre site adjacent to the River Thames.
St Paul’s School, Lonsdale Road, London SW13 9JT
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About St Paul's Juniors
Head: Oli Snowball
St Paul’s Juniors attracts bright, enthusiastic boys who are inquisitive and eager to learn. Boys may join at 7+, 8+ and 11+. St Paul’s Juniors shares facilities and expertise with the senior part of the school, and offers a secure and nurturing environment in which to develop and grow.
St Paul’s pupils are talented, possess intellectual curiosity and have many interests outside the classroom. They have energy and zest. We want any academically able boy to come to St Paul’s Juniors on merit, regardless of family financial circumstances. Free and subsidised places are available every year for which the parent of any successful candidate may apply.
Pupils joining the school in Years 3 and 4 have their own dedicated classrooms where the majority of their lessons are taught by form tutors. Two classroom assistants are available to support the youngest age groups.
Pupils visit dedicated teaching spaces for science, sport and the arts, using the superb on-site facilities such as the science labs, music school, Store 81 (the drama studio), sports hall, swimming pool and dojo.
At the start of Year 5, lessons move to a senior school model with pupils benefiting from teaching by subject specialists in all areas of the curriculum.
Pupils at St Paul’s Juniors hold a place at the senior school and transfer at the end of Year 8, subject to good work and conduct.
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