Head of Music (Maternity Cover)
Holyrood Academy, Chard, Somerset, TA20 1JL3 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
20 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
16 May 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: Full time teaching post
Contract type
- Fixed term - linked to maternity cover - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
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What skills and experience we're looking for
Someone who is able to undertake a sustained additional responsibility in the context of the Academy’s staffing structure for the purpose of ensuring the continued delivery of high-quality teaching and learning and achievement within the Music department.
What the school offers its staff
Eligibility to join an excellent pension scheme.
Option to make additional voluntary contributions to pension for local government pension scheme members which can help boost retirement benefits.
Access to a range of continuous professional development opportunities.
Trust wide charity events designed to encourage our people to participate in meaningful activities.
Access to wellbeing provision which offers information and advice on a range of workplace and personal issues.
Flexible working opportunities.
Enhanced special leave provision, including additional time off as part of our ‘Personal Day’ entitlement which supports employees to achieve a better work/life balance.
Free car parking.
On-site catering facilities, all of which provide healthy and nutritious meals at a low cost.
Gym membership. Many of our schools have on-site gyms, the use of which is available to employees at a discounted rate.
Cycle to work scheme which enables employees to purchase a bike and accessories for their commute to work.
Free tea and coffee.
Commitment to safeguarding
Blackdown Education Partnership and Holyrood Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Safeguarding is our most important responsibility as a school. Happy and healthy students who are free from harm, are more likely to be successful throughout their education and thrive on their journey towards adulthood.
As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Holyrood Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1323 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Holyrood Academy website
- Email address
- dmaccormick@holyrood.bep.ac
- Phone number
- 01460260100
Holyrood Academy is an 11-18 Academy in Somerset with approximately 1350 students on roll – including around 160 in the sixth form. It is situated in the centre of the market town of Chard, and it is the only secondary school in the town. We are therefore fully comprehensive and committed to providing an excellent education in the service of our whole community.
Holyrood was last inspected in February 2023 when it achieved a 'Good' rating in all areas of inspection.
Holyrood Academy is part of Blackdown Education Partnership thereby creating opportunities to work as part of a team of highly effective school leaders. It allows each school in the MAT to share good practice and provides exceptional opportunities to learn from each other. All our senior leaders are system leaders and regularly contribute to the leadership programmes of Teaching Schools across the region.
The leadership team at Holyrood Academy consists of a mix of newly appointed and highly experienced senior leaders. All are driven to deliver exceptional experiences and educational outcomes for young people and have firmly bought into the BEP principles of excellence.
Holyrood benefits from a large and beautifully situated site within easy commuting distance of towns such as Taunton and Yeovil as well as the cities of Exeter and Bristol. Chard is on the edge of the Blackdown Hills and close to the Devon and Dorset coastlines.
The Academy occupies a split site; however, both sites are located on the same campus. We are therefore lucky enough to have a great deal of open space and our staff and students enjoy excellent facilities.
Arranging a visit to Holyrood Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email dmaccormick@holyrood.bep.ac.
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