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School: Whitgift School

Location: Haling Park, South Croydon, Surrey CR2 6YT

Location: Haling Park, South Croydon, Surrey CR2 6YT

School: Whitgift School , Model.VacancyDetailsModel.SchoolName, Model.VacancyDetailsModel.SchoolName)

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Salary: TBC

Hours: Full Time

Posted: 3rd March 2026

Posted: 3rd March 2026

Start Date: 1st September 2026

Expires: 17th March 2026 12:00 PM

Contract Type: Permanent

Start Date: 1st September 2026

Job ID: 1536886

Director of Drama

Permanent, Full-time, Full Year

Start date: September 2026

Salary: Generous package dependent on qualifications and experience

Whitgift is one of Britain’s leading independent day and boarding schools, set in an attractive 48-acre parkland site in South Croydon enjoying excellent links to London, Surrey and the south coast. We are proud to be able to offer:

• a unique, tailor-made education for boys aged 10-18

• beautiful and historic parkland site with outstanding facilities

• a record of outstanding academic achievement

• superb facilities for over 40 sports, an exciting performing arts programme and wide range of co-curricular activities

• excellent pastoral care.

What Whitgift offers you:

• A vibrant, forward-thinking school with a tradition of academic success

• State-of-the-art facilities and resources to inspire teaching and learning

• A supportive, collaborative environment that values innovation and professional growth

• Extensive co-curricular programmes in sport, music, drama, and enrichment activities

• Opportunities for career development

What we are looking for:

We are seeking to appoint a well-qualified, enthusiastic and ambitious Director of Drama. The opportunity will allow you to lead, shape and develop this area to an outstanding level. Applicants must have:

• proven leadership skills, ambition and the imagination to lead this successful department and bring out the best in their staff

• an understanding of the challenges of managing a team

• excellent subject knowledge and a desire to share this enthusiasm with young students

• high expectations and a record of outstanding examination results

• the passion to ensure that students attain the highest standards achievable

• the ability to lead, strategically plan and motivate both students and teachers to achieve their full potential

• the skills to nurture the positive relationships between staff and students.

Staff are expected to contribute fully to the co-curricular life of the School and this is reflected in the salary offered. A strong commitment to the pastoral system is also anticipated.

In return we offer a generous salary and benefits package including membership of either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (with 3 x salary life assurance cover) or a defined contribution (DC) scheme which can be tailored to meet financial goals and includes 5 x salary life assurance cover, an Employee Discount Club, discount on school fees for the Foundation Schools (permanent posts only, upon successful completion of the probationary period), access to our on-site gym, membership of a healthcare plan, a range of family-friendly benefits and season ticket loan. Assistance is offered towards removal expenses etc., up to £1,000 in total.

We welcome applications from all parts of our community as we aspire to attract staff that match the social and cultural diversity of our student intake.

Applications will be reviewed daily, and interviews may occur at any stage after applications are received so we invite interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.

Safeguarding Statement:

Whitgift School (part of the John Whitgift Foundation) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Where applicable, applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service and online media check. It is an offence to apply for a role at the school if you know that you are barred from regulated activity with children.

All roles within the school involve contact with children and are therefore classed as regulated activity. Child protection and safeguarding are the responsibility of everyone who works or volunteers in our school. All staff must be committed to providing a safe environment for children and supporting the school’s safeguarding ethos.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants are required to declare all convictions and cautions, even those that are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules, to assess suitability to work with children. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to disclose information relevant to safeguarding prior to interview.

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