11 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    30 April 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    17 April 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Head of department or curriculum

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Subject

Music

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

MPS/UPS

Additional allowances

TLR1a (£9,782)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking an outstanding, ambitious, and highly experienced music educator to lead our Music Department into its next phase of excellence. This role offers an exceptional opportunity to take full leadership of a nationally renowned department, ensuring that Egglescliffe’s reputation for musical excellence is not only maintained but continually enhanced.

The successful candidate will oversee:

  • The strategic leadership of music at Egglescliffe School and Sixth Form College.
  • The design, implementation, and oversight of the music curriculum across all key stages, ensuring academic excellence.
  • The management and development of all music staff, including classroom teachers and instrumental/vocal tutors.
  • The extra-curricular programme, ensuring high-quality ensemble opportunities, concerts, and performances.
  • The instrumental and vocal tuition programme, ensuring that students have access to a rich and diverse range of musical learning.
  • Partnerships with local primary schools, external music organisations, and national institutions.
  • Budget and resource management for the department, ensuring sustainability and continued investment in music provision.

What the school offers its staff

  • A positive and caring ethos and working atmosphere
  • Friendly children, eager to learn and achieve
  • An aspirational curriculum for all students
  • A committed, enthusiastic and supportive staff team
  • Excellent support from the Governing Body, the staff and parents/carers
  • Opportunities for career development

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

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How to apply
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About Egglescliffe School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1532 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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School website
Egglescliffe School website
Email address
vacancies@egglescliffe.org.uk
Phone number
01642 352570
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We believe that Egglescliffe School provides an exceptional educational experience through high academic standards, a supportive pastoral ethos and a wealth of enrichment opportunities which develops the whole person.
At Egglescliffe we are committed to giving every student the opportunity to achieve their full potential to become confident, self-assured learners. Whilst our academic results are some of the best in the area we also strive to develop essential life skills amongst our students so they are equipped to participate fully and contribute positively to life as active citizens in a modern democratic society. We encourage our students to understand and appreciate the viewpoints of others with moral and ethical issues, promoting tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. We help the students develop an understanding of the diverse society in which they live and help them appreciate that everyone is an individual in their own right. Students are encouraged to debate and discuss topical and sometime controversial issues which include human rights and responsibilities within both a national and global context. Students are made aware throughout their education at Egglescliffe School of the importance of individual liberty as well as an understanding of the role of law and justice in modern society. We firmly believe in the importance of educating our students to understand the importance of qualities such as honesty, reliability, respect, reflection and resilience.
We aim to develop lively, enquiring minds, encouraging our students to have a thirst for learning. We work closely with our students, building their self-confidence so they can become more independent in their learning. This enables our students to view education as a lifelong process. In addition to this, students are supported and guided through the key transition points of their education to ensure they make the right choices for their future. For many parents, the positive and pro-active pastoral care that the students experience every day is the main reason for choosing Egglescliffe School.

Arranging a visit to Egglescliffe School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancies@egglescliffe.org.uk.

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