Job Description

Oakham School

Rutland
37.29 per hour


Expiring soon

Salary:

37.29 per hour + benefits package (Pension scheme, free meals during term time and use of pool and gym, on-site parking, cycle to work scheme)

Job type:

Part Time, Permanent

Start date:

01 September 2025

Apply by:

3 July 2025

Job overview

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Role Title:

Teacher of Singing

Contract:

Permanent

Hours:

approx. 1 day per week

Salary:

37.29 per hour (plus 12.07% rolled up holiday pay)

Closing date:

Midnight Thursday 3rd July 2025

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and inspiring Teacher of Singing to join our friendly music department at Oakham School. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain and enhance the high standards of music tuition and musical activity on offer at Oakham. The person appointed should have high professional standards, enthusiasm, energy, and a clear sense of teamwork. Key qualities also include excellence as a performing musician, a love of teaching, combined with a flair for inspiring the next generation of young musicians. Good administrative, organisational and ICT skills are vital in such a busy department. The successful candidate with work alongside three other singing teachers and will have the opportunity to teach a variety of ages (11-18 years) and abilities.

Full details of the role can be found on the job description and person specification. To apply, please complete the online Oakham School application form, attaching a CV and covering letter.

We reserve the right to interview on a ongoing basis and interviews may take place before the closing date, therefore early applications are advised.

Oakham is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants for the above post must be willing to undergo child protection vetting, including reference checks with previous employers, prohibition checks and a criminal record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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About

Oakham School

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Oakham School

Chapel Close, Market Street, Oakham
Leicestershire
LE15 6DT
United Kingdom

+44 1572 758500

Oakham is a vibrant, fully co-educational boarding and day school for 10-18 year olds.



Our uniquely structured student population - with 50% girls and 50% boys, and 50% of pupils boarding and 50% being day pupils - creates a genuinely inclusive and grounded school community who generate a caring, friendly and warm atmosphere.



Whilst we are proud of our 400-year heritage, our priority is always to be at the forefront of educational developments. We were one of the first independent schools to move to co-education in 1971 and we were also one of the first schools to introduce the IB Diploma, alongside A-levels. We continue to look to the future and our focus now, in today's digital world, is on effectively teaching pupils Information Literacy.



Oakham's strength lies in providing a spectacularly wide range of opportunities and activities which sit alongside an invigorating and challenging academic curriculum. At 16+ we offer the choice between the IB Diploma and A-levels and other standalone qualifications. We are currently introducing the IB Middle Years Programme for students in Forms 1 to 3. Over many years, the School has not only been incredibly successful academically, but it is also recognised nationally for its outstanding achievements in sport, music, drama and the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme.



The School has benefited from significant investment in recent years. The latest improvements include a new classroom block for the Humanities, a stunning state-of-the-art Faculty of Social Sciences, fantastic Science facilities, a purpose-built Medical and Pastoral Centre and a major redevelopment of the Sports Centre.



The School's location close to Rutland Water, in the heart of rural England, means our pupils and staff are able to enjoy the safety of living and working in a beautifully green campus just a few minutes' walk from Oakham's historic town centre and amenities. At the same time Oakham's excellent road and rail links mean that London, Birmingham and Cambridge are all within easy reach.

Headmaster

Henry Price

Values and vision

Whilst academic excellence lies at the heart of everything we do, our focus goes far beyond just encouraging our pupils to achieve outstanding results in their examinations. Our genuinely holistic approach to education means that pupils leave Oakham as intellectually ambitious thinkers, who are effective and independent learners, well equipped with the skills and habits of mind to thrive in tomorrow's world.

ISI

"The quality of the pupils' academic achievements is excellent."



"The quality of the pupils' personal development is excellent."



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