132 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2026

  • Closing date

    16 September 2026 at 3pm

  • Date listed

    7 May 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Head of department or curriculum

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Subject

Music

Working pattern

Full time, part time: 32.5hr Monday - Friday, though part consideration will be made for will the ideal candidate

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

MPS / UPS

Additional allowances

TLR GKESB TLR 2b - £5868.00

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a motivated Music specialist to:

  • Lead and develop the Music department to secure excellent progress and attainment across

Key Stages 3 and 4.

  • Develop and further build upon the music curriculum.
  • Improve teaching and assessment so misconceptions are identified and addressed at point

of learning.

  • Line-manage and develop staff, deploy specialist expertise equitably and grow departmental

capacity.

  • Use data precisely to set targets, monitor impact and evaluate interventions (including for

disadvantaged and SEND students).

  • Promote music education across the school.

What the school offers its staff

In return, we can offer you:

  • A positive and innovative learning culture supported by students, staff, parents and

governors;

  • A collaborative and supportive attitude amongst staff, which promotes a sense of teamwork

and unity;

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.

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.

View advert on school website (opens in new tab)

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Head of Music.pdf - 121 KB (opens in new tab)

About King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys

School type
Academies, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
815 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
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School website
King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys website
Email address
recruitment@knbs.co.uk
Phone number
01216280010
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At King Edward VI King’s Norton School for Boys, we are proud of our journey and, with over 100 years of history, our school has many great traditions that live on in our ethos today. We maintain the best of these traditions and enhance them with the latest educational practice; this provides us with a blend of traditional values with a forward-looking approach to learning.

We are part of the King Edward VI Multi Academy Trust, which is a diverse family of schools serving Birmingham. The trust supports the school in our shared aim and values; to make Birmingham the best place to be educated.

To achieve this it is essential that we add value, academically, personally and culturally to our students journey. We are proud of our curriculum, teaching, learning and the results they enable our students to achieve. We are proud of our students and the way they develop as individuals through their interactions and experiences. We are proud of the range of opportunities that we offer which take our students out of their comfort zone and help them to build character, self-worth and resilience.

Aspiration is essential to all of this; it is the key to continually striving for improvement. Our motto is:

“Humani Semper Contendimus”. – ‘we humans are always striving’

It drives us in providing the highest quality, well-rounded education for the boys we serve.

Arranging a visit to King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@knbs.co.uk.

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