Job Description

St Michael's CE Middle School is looking for a Teacher - Head of Music to join our fantastic team. Could this be you?



Actual Salary 22,155 - 34,358.80 per annum (M1 to UP3).



This job is part time - term time only for 885.5 hours ( 1265 hours FTE ).



It is offered on a permanent basis.



Approximate start date 01-Sep-2025.



We are looking for an experienced practitioner to join our staff team and lead our highly successful Music Department.



The school has an excellent reputation within the community for the quality and breadth of musical experiences offered to pupils. These include in-school concerts showcasing curriculum work, services in local places of worship (including a Christmas service at Wimborne Minster), regular singing in collective worship, a wide range of extra-curricular clubs, and strong involvement in community events.



The successful candidate will:


Lead a small team of teachers in delivering an inspiring and challenging music curriculum Be committed to maintaining the school's strong musical reputation Contribute to centralised planning and curriculum development at a Trust level

Our school is well equipped for music, with three fully-equipped music pods located within the school grounds.



This is an exciting opportunity to build on solid foundations and ensure that music remains a central and vibrant part of pupils' learning.



A clean driving licence and your own transport is essential for travel across the Trust's multiple sites and schools.



Please refer to the attached job description for more details about the role.



If you have any further questions, please contact the recruiting manager Clair Haynes on 01202 883433 or by emailing chaynes@stmichaelsmiddle.org




St Michael's Middle School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.



We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.



This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.



This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ's guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.



Keeping Children Safe in Education



The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.