Do you love teaching and want to be part of a collaborative and high performing Drama Department? Are you passionate about the performing arts and want to inspire and support students to achieve their full creative potential in Drama? 

If so, we want to hear from you.

Being an employee of Northgate High School allows you access to an Employee Benefits scheme saving you money on many High Street brands, a cycle to work scheme, use of the sports facilities, library and free parking. Hot meals are available on-site during term time. We also offer entry into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.  We offer a first class professional development package to all staff and salary payment from 1^st August for ECTs.  

MPR/UPR

Depending on your experience, you will teach a range of Key Stage 3,4 and 5 classes alongside specialist drama and performing arts teaching colleagues of the highest calibre.

Required from September 2024 a highly motivated member of staff with specialist subject knowledge and interest in teaching Drama.  You will have, or be developing, outstanding teaching practice in addition to having a commitment to collaboration and teamwork.  You will be highly organised, have excellent communication skills and be innovative and enthusiastic.

Northgate High School is an 11-18 school situated on the edge of Ipswich. Our school  is an impressive site, with purpose-built centres maintained and equipped to the highest standards, including recent investment in technology.

We embrace three core values of Respect, Determination and Teamwork. These values are fundamental to the calm and positive learning environment that we strive to achieve at all levels across the school.

Following Ofsted’s 2019 inspection we remain a ‘Good’ school.  Ofsted noted that “pupils enjoy coming to this school” and that “the Sixth form is a vibrant learning community, where every student is valued as an individual.

The ethos at Northgate is underpinned by our genuine desire to support the wellbeing of every student and staff member ensuring that they can realise their full potential. We value our staff highly and, if you join us, you will be working in a school that is committed to staff wellbeing, offers a first class professional development programme carefully linked to the School Improvement Plan and Performance Objectives. This means that our CPD programme strengthens the link between personal autonomy and our aims as a school. We maintain positive links with other local schools and universities.

Along with the extensive CPD programme  we offer a competitive pension scheme and benefit package which is available to all staff.