Head of Music

More than one location, Sidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust

25 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  28 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 March 2025

Important

This teaching role is at more than one school in the trust. You can find out more in schools overview.

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • 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: FTE
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS
• Additional allowances:

  TLR 2b

What skills and experience we're looking for

A position has opened for a dynamic and enthusiastic Head of Music to join our team. The right candidate will be passionate about Music and can provide a quality educational experience for all our students at Sidney Stringer Academy.

You’ll have the drive and ambition to share your love of Music with our students, delivering lessons across a range of ability in line with relevant curriculum requirements whilst ensuring high standards of teaching and learning are maintained. You’ll also be responsible for collaborating with the wider Music faculty to sustain and raise class achievement to an outstanding level.

What the school offers its staff

• 100% attendance - 1 day off following year
• Staff Development- High quality programme and subsidies for Master’s degree courses
• iPads for teaching staff and class sets for lessons
• Free tea and coffee
• Social committee with subsidised events
• Occupational health and counselling support
• Cycle Scheme
• Free parking
• Long service awards

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 are not accepted.

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.

Additional documents

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

28.04.25 - Head of Music - Job Pack_compressed.pdf - 818 KB (opens in new tab)

About Sidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: recruitment@sidneystringeracademy.org.uk
• Phone number: 02476633946
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sidney-stringer-multi-academy-trust

School Details

Sidney Stringer Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1478 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sidney Stringer Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sidney-stringer-academy

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