13 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    11 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    28 April 2026

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: 1.0 FTE

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an inspiring Head of Music to lead our small, highly specialist team. You will provide the vibrant leadership and collaborative energy needed to complement our team’s deep technical expertise. Working within the Creative Arts Faculty, you will deliver an industry-facing curriculum, bringing the music world into the classroom through creative enrichment and a student-first approach.

What the school offers its staff

  • an outstanding ECT provision and support
  • a friendly and supportive working environment
  • a comprehensive induction programme and the opportunity to engage in further professional development
  • Bike toWork Scheme
  • freshly made food on-site delivered through our excellent canteen facilities

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Head of Department: Music

Contract term: Permanent

Start date:September 2026

Contract type: Full Time

Salary: GBP £34,398 - £52,490 + TLR2b (£6,649) MPS/UPS

Want to meet our wonderful staff?Click here.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an inspiring Head of Music to lead our small, highly specialist team. You will provide the vibrant leadership and collaborative energy needed to complement our team’s deep technical expertise. Working within the Creative Arts Faculty, you will deliver an industry-facing curriculum, bringing the music world into the classroom through creative enrichment and a student-first approach.

The successful candidate will:

  • have the vision to fully develop and support theMusic Department.
  • be an inspirational communicator and have the skills to both challenge and encourage students to achieve their potential.
  • be committed to securing positive student outcomes at Key stages 3, 4 and 5.
  • have the ability to think creatively and encourage student engagement.

This is a brilliant opportunity to work in aforward-thinking department within a supportive and experienced team. If you are looking to work in a 'very good school with an outstanding sixth form' (Ofsted 2022), with fantastic facilities then Roding Valley could be the place for you.

We can offer:

  • an outstanding ECT provision and support
  • a friendly and supportive working environment
  • a comprehensive induction programme and the opportunity to engage in further professional development
  • Bike toWork Scheme
  • freshly made food on-site delivered through our excellent canteen facilities

"RVHS is a great place to work as it combines the freedom to be creative in your teaching alongside the support which ensures you are best able to do your job."

You will be joining a school with enthusiastic and dedicated leaders at senior and middle leadership levels and a commitment to the professional development of staff. RVHS is keen to embrace an approach that is centred on teaching and learning and the academic attainmentof our students. RVHS is an 11-18 school in Essex, that enjoys a good reputation in the local area and benefits from excellent transport links, including being adjacent to Loughton tube station (Central Line).

For more information see the school websitewww.rodingvalley.net

Informal discussions with the senior team are welcome. Please emailrecruitment@rodingvalley.netforfurther information.

Closing date: Noon onMonday 11th May 2026

Interviews will take place week commencing 18th May 2026

*Whilst there is a published closing date for this vacancy, we reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive sufficient applications. Early applications are therefore strongly encouraged.

The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to:

  • Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people;
  • Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
  • The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.

As an equal opportunities employer, The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join The Chelmsford Learning Partnership.

In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted.  This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is an equal opportunities employer.

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.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Roding Valley High School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
1437 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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School website
Roding Valley High School website
Email address
GTravers@CLPTrust.com
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The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to:

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people;

Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;

The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs

and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.

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