Head of Music
Moreton School, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV10 8BY7 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
20 May 2026 at 3pm
Date listed
13 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
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR2C
What skills and experience we're looking for
Key Responsibilities
1. Curriculum Leadership
- Lead thedesign, implementation and evaluationof a coherent Music curriculum at KS3 and KS4 (and KS5 where applicable).
- Ensure curriculum planning isambitious, knowledge‑rich and inclusive, meeting the needs of all learners, including SEND and disadvantaged pupils.
- Keep schemes of learning and resources under regular review to reflect best practice and examination specifications.
- Ensure effective assessment, feedback and tracking, using data to inform intervention and improvement.
2. Teaching and Learning
- Modelconsistently strong classroom practiceand maintain the highest expectations for behaviour, engagement and achievement.
- Support and challenge teachers in the Music department through coaching, mentoring and professional dialogue.
- Lead departmental CPD, sharing effective pedagogy and subject‑specific expertise.
- Ensure high standards of presentation, literacy and oracy within Music.
3. Outcomes and Standards
- Secure strong progress and attainment in Music outcomes at all key stages.
- Analyse performance data and implement targeted strategies to raise standards.
- Prepare students effectively for internal and external assessments and examinations.
4. Enrichment and Wider Contribution
- Develop and lead ahigh‑quality co‑curricular Music offer, including performances, ensembles, events and trips where appropriate.
- Promote Music as a subject and encourage uptake at GCSE and beyond.
- Contribute to whole‑school culture, values and events through Music.
5. Leadership and Management
- Lead the Music department efficiently, including resource management and budgeting.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across the school and Trust.
- Contribute to self‑evaluation, departmental review and school improvement planning.
- Uphold safeguarding, health and safety and Trust policies at all times.
Person SpecificationEssential CriteriaQualifications
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
- A good honours degree or equivalent in Music or a closely related subject.
Experience
- Successful experience of teaching Music at KS3 and KS4.
- Evidence ofstrong classroom practiceand positive impact on student outcomes.
- Experience of planning and delivering an engaging and well‑sequenced curriculum.
Knowledge and Skills
- Secure subject knowledge in Music and familiarity with GCSE specifications.
- Strong understanding of effective teaching, learning and assessment.
- Ability to analyse data and use it to improve outcomes.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
Personal Qualities
- High expectations for all students and a commitment to inclusion and equity.
- Enthusiastic, reflective and committed to professional development.
- Strong commitment to safeguarding and student wellbeing.
- Willingness to contribute positively to the wider life of the school.
What the school offers its staff
We are a Trust that believes in a ‘talent-first’ approach, ensuring that we grow potential and see leadership opportunities as a logical step for those who make a real impact, giving fantastic career development opportunities at every turn. The Amethyst Trust is at the forefront of educational thinking, with innovative teaching with a knowledge-rich edge along with progressive ideas on feedback and staff wellbeing, including a very well received early finish on Fridays.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
All necessary Safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise conditional job offer may be withdrawn. KCiSE 2024
This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check.
It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020).
For those applicants who are shortlisted for interview please note that you may be subject to online checks.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Moreton School
- School type
- Academies, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1078 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Moreton School website
- Email address
- moretonhr@aatrust.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01902 556689
Moreton School is a large secondary school serving our community in Wolverhampton, with catchment areas including Bushbury, Low Hill, and Scotlands. The school has a small sixth form and a football academy with links to Paris St. Germain, making it a unique and dynamic learning environment.
We have a committed and talented staff body who work relentlessly to offer our students the best life chances and we stop at nothing to achieve that. We benefit from fantastic grounds and facilities, including excellent and regularly updated ICT and an all-weather multi-sports pitch, and the Trust is in a strong position to make sure that our staff and students want for nothing.
Moreton School is part of the Amethyst Trust, which has expanded significantly over the past few years to now encompass five schools in a growing and thriving Trust partnership. We benefit from fantastic relationships with our sister schools, meaning that there is great opportunity for networking, professional development and ultimately professional success at Moreton and beyond in our Trust.
We are a Trust that believes in a ‘talent-first’ approach, ensuring that we grow potential and see leadership opportunities as a logical step for those who make a real impact, giving fantastic career development opportunities at every turn. The Amethyst Trust is at the forefront of educational thinking, with innovative teaching with a knowledge-rich edge along with progressive ideas on feedback and staff wellbeing, including a very well received early finish on Fridays.
Our dedicated leadership team is here to support you in your professional development and ensure that you have the resources and opportunities to thrive.
Arranging a visit to Moreton School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email moretonhr@aatrust.co.uk.
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