Job Description

Hours of work: 26 hours per week


Working pattern: Part-time


Closing date: Friday 20 June 2025 at 3:00pm


Interviews: Week beginning 23 June


Start Date: January 2026




Please note, we do not accept CVs.



Due to the retirement of our music teacher in December 2025, we are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated specialist music teacher to join us at Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery. You will be teaching music across the school, from Nursery to Year 6, including our SEND Specialist Facility, every week. This is an exciting opportunity to continue to develop our music curriculum and wider music offer.



The successful candidate will:


be an excellent teacher with a passion for making our music curriculum engaging and meaningful have high expectations of behaviour and learning have strong communication skills and be able to work effectively as part of a team
We can offer you:


children that are enthusiastic and eager to learn a strong, supportive and committed staff team a commitment to supporting your continuing professional development a designated music room for teaching lessons across the week
Visits are welcomed and encouraged.



For visits and application information please contact the school office: telephone 01273 584212 or email recruitment@meridian.e-sussex.sch.uk or visit the school website www.meridianschool.co.uk



Meridian Community Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.


This post is covered by the Childcare Disqualification Regulations 2018.

The school will need to ensure that they are not knowingly employing a person who is disqualified under the 2018 Regulations in connection with relevant childcare provision. Accordingly, the successful candidate will be required to demonstrate to the school, by completing a self-declaration form as part of the pre-employment checks process, that they have not been disqualified under the 2018 Regulations.

If the preferred candidate is found to be disqualified under the 2018 Regulations, the offer of employment will be subject to the application by the preferred candidate to Ofsted for a waiver and the receipt of a waiver from Ofsted.