‍Location: Carcavelos, Portugal

School: St. Julian's School

Founded in 1932, St. Julian’s is a highly successful British international school for children aged 3 to 18. It is a unique and special place in character, history and location. Known for academic excellence, there are 1,250 students from more than 60 nationalities across four school sections: Pre-Prep (ages 3 to 5), Prep (5 to 11), Secondary (11 to 18) and Bilingual (6 to 15). The Secondary Section is four-form entry, with 640 students.

Situated between Lisbon and Cascais, St. Julian’s enjoys an idyllic location framed by beaches and pinewoods. The extensive campus boasts exceptional sports facilities and offers a diverse range of after-school clubs, from Nature Club to ballet, chess and rugby. The School is about to embark on a €40 million building project over five years that will see significant enhancements to the existing site.

For the third year running, St. Julian's has been recognised as one of the top 15 private schools in Europe, published by Carfax Education and as one of the top 10 by Spear's.

The whole school is led by a team comprising the Head, Bursar, Deputy Head (Teaching & Learning) & Secondary Principal, Deputy Head (Pastoral), Head of Pre-Prep, Head of Prep, Bilingual Principal, Director of PL, and Director of Technology.

Complementing the academics, the School focuses on personal skills development through our 6Cs: compassion, curiosity, communication, courage, collaboration and global citizenship.

We follow the National Curriculum for England, leading to IGCSEs and the IB Diploma and Career-related Programme. We are accredited by CIS, NEASC, COBIS and the Head is a member of HMC.

Google Apps for Education is used, and all teaching and teaching support staff are given their own MacBook Air.

About the role

St. Julian's School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and inspiring Drama & Theatre Teacher to join their dynamic Performance, Art & Design Faculty from August 2026. The successful candidate will be instrumental in developing and delivering an engaging Theatre, Drama and Creative Arts curriculum in the Secondary School, fostering a love of performance and dramatic arts in students.

Students follow a bespoke KS3 programme with a wide range of subjects, including Drama and Creative Arts. CIE Drama GCSE is a popular choice, and there is always a Theatre class in the IB Diploma. Students are ambitious and achieve excellent results in examinations.

The successful candidate will contribute to the broad extracurricular programme and take an active role as a tutor or support tutor within the school's strong pastoral system.

Person specification

Essential:

• Educated to degree level in Theatre, Drama or a relevant subject
• Recognised teaching qualification
• Experience in excellent teaching of Theatre and Drama across the age range
• Proven record of an adaptable, collaborative, innovative and compassionate approach to teaching and learning
• Ability to inspire students to engage with the performing arts
• Commitment to the broader life of the school

Desirable:

• Experience teaching GCSE Drama/Theatre
• Experience teaching IB Diploma Theatre

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