Drums/Percussion Teacher
Simon Balle All-Through School, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 8AJ18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
9 November 2026 at 9am
Date listed
22 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Music
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- Competetive Salary
Drums/Percussion Teacher job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic specialist instrumental teacher of drums and percussion to join our busy and successful Music Department. The teaching is for beginners and be part of our amazing Wind, Brass and Percussion team where have routes to junior Wind Band, Popular Music and more. All students learn to read music and we run Trinity exams. Initially this would be for up to one day a week on a Monday or Friday, possibly 4 hours, but this could grow.
Woodwind, brass and percussion are a large team within Team Music. We teach both Trinity Classical / Jazz and Rock and Pop exams and each year we have students taking LCM diplomas. We have a full set of orchestral percussion instruments. Students support our ensembles, as well as taking part in our huge Rock School (which has over 12 bands rehearsing each week). Our primary wind band has 50 students taking part each week, our Junior Wind Band has 60. Our Concert Band is slightly smaller, but is growing again with our increasing numbers coming through. Both Junior Wind and Concert Band have full percussion sections. We have a Big Band and saxophone ensemble as well. Our advanced musicians take part in an annual tour to Ghent - a huge music festival. We are looking to develop a ‘middle school’ experience as well. Our teachers work as a team, so that all musicians receive consistent teaching. We use Involve for timetabling, attendance and lesson notes.
The ideal candidate will be able to work as a team and teach individuals at any level.
For more details of our amazing music, where 30% of the school learn an instrument, please visit https://www.simonballe.herts.sch.uk/music/
If you have any questions or would like to visit, please email Mark Taylor, Director of Music on music@simonballe.herts.sch.uk.
Closing date - 9th November 2026, however candidates are encouraged to submit their application as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advertisement should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.
Simon Balle is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are also committed to the equality of opportunity for all. Applicants for this post must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including reference checks with previous employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
We are committed to a policy of openness and equality of opportunity in the employment of staff. We will not condone discrimination on the grounds of the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. It is our central responsibility to ensure that every individual that we come into contact with is treated with dignity and respect.
Further information about the job
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Simon Balle All-Through School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 4 to 18
- Education phase
- All through school
- Size
- 1617 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 18
- Ofsted report
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