Job Description

St. Osmund's C.E. Middle School is an over-subscribed Middle School for Years 5 - 8, located in the thriving county town of Dorchester. The school is proudly part of the Wessex Multi Academy Trust and is Ofsted Good in all areas (2022).



We are a Church of England School built upon the Christian values of hope, community, respect and love.



We are seeking to appoint, a music teacher who will teach music and lead the curriculum progress within this subject area across the school. This is a permanent position to start in January 26. This role is not suitable for Early Career Teachers.



At St. Osmund's C.E. Middle School we have:


A Christian vision and values which underpin all our work, Pupils who are motivated and love their school, A safe school where young people and staff feel that they belong, First middle school nationally to become a

When the Adults Change Partner School

, A relationships policy which secures good behaviour for learning, A living and breathing celebration of diversity in all school life, Staff who work collaboratively to allow all pupils to achieve their potential, contributing positively to the world, Eco-Schools Green Flag (with Distinction) Fantastic resources, buildings and grounds which form a stimulating working environment, A happy school where a sense of humour is welcomed!

Visits to the school are encouraged: please call to make an appointment when the Head of school will tour you. Planned tours are taking place

Tuesday 7

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October at 11:15am & 4pm and Tuesday 14

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October 10am & 4pm.

An information pack can be found here: Recruitment pack



Please email Mrs R Golledge at recruitment@stosmunds.wessex.ac for further details. All applications should be made via the Dorset Council jobs portal. CV's will not be accepted.



Closing date is

Wednesday 15

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October and interviews will be held on Tuesday 21

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October

St. Osmund's C.E. 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.