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Drama Teacher, Ruskin Mill Trust

  •  Yorkshire
  •  £30k-40k
  •  Full time
  •  Closes January 11, 2026
  •  Sarah Whitlam
  •  sarah.whitlam@rmt.org
  • #Performing arts

Description

Job Summary

We have an exciting new opportunity at Brantwood Specialist School to teach Drama skills (including voice, movement and acting techniques) to groups of students of mixed abilities.

Job Description

Qualified Teacher FTE salary: £28,887 - £40,990 / Qualified Teacher actual working salary: £26,618 - £37,771

Unqualified Teacher FTE salary: £26,308 - £33,474 / Unqualified Teacher actual salary: £24,242 - £30,845

40 Hours per week, 42 weeks per year (starting salary dependent on qualifications and experience)

You will be collaborating with other drama teachers and tutors within the Trust to prepare for and stage productions. The school provides a child- centred curriculum, adapted to each child's developmental and learning needs, and the opportunity to discover each child's path to lifelong learning, offering a variety of educational programs designed to meet the needs of students with developmental delays, social and sensory sensitivities, Autism, SEMH and learning difficulties.

Working at Ruskin Mill Trust is incredibly rewarding; we offer competitive salaries and holiday allowances, an auto-enrolment pension scheme with a salary sacrifice option, a health cash plan and employee assistance programme via Medicash.

In addition, staff receive valuable training opportunities including an in-depth interactive induction to enable our new team members to experience our Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) curriculum and opportunities for further training and academic research including our own MSc in Practical Skills Therapeutic Education.

Full details of our benefits can be viewed on www.rmt.org/careers

Job Requirements

In order to be successful in this role you will have:

  • Experience of teaching Drama
  • Hold or be working towards relevant teaching qualifications
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills with practical approach to engaging pupils
  • Experience of working with children/young people with special educational needs and learning disabilities who may be on the autistic spectrum

Job Responsibilities

Main Duties:

  • To teach the students drama skills, movement and acting techniques
  • To be a part of ongoing assessment of students learning needs and to make reasonable adjustments as required minimising barriers to learning and achievement.
  • To be responsible for delivering teaching and training with a therapeutic and supportive approach, wherever possible linking students learning activities into processes that the Trust refer to as Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE)
  • To instil enthusiasm and enjoyment into the learning process in such a way that can lead to increased self-esteem and enhanced engagement in learning

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