Head of Performing Arts

Harper Green School, Bolton, Lancashire, BL4 0DH

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  to be negotiated with the successful candidate

• Closing date

  4 March 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  23 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Music
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,047.00 Annually (Actual) T1-T9 plus TLR 2B £5,689 pa

Head of Performing Arts job summary

Salary: Mainscale (T1 to T9) £32,916 to £51,047

plus TLR 2B £5,689 per annum

Permanent

We are looking for an ambitious, enthusiastic and committed Head of Music. Harper Green School is a larger than average secondary school, and is part of the Leverhulme Academy Trust.

Are you: an accomplished musician who is a creative, inspirational and adaptable leader? If so we would like hear from you as to how you would lead our Music Department;

Harper Green is looking for its Head of Music to;

• be an excellent practitioner with an openness to new and innovative ideas
• have high expectations of standards and achievement for staff and students
• be flexible, collaborative & resilient
• be an accomplished musician with a proven track record of curriculum design to improve student outcomes
• contribute to the school’s extracurricular programme
• have the highest of ambitions for our students, the school & yourself be a positive role model

In return we will offer you;

• an aspirational supportive Leadership Team and Governing Body.
• ambitious motivated students and supportive parents
• enthusiastic, willing and professional staff
• a network of outstanding practitioners to collaborate with & learn from within the school and wider Trust
• a happy, supportive working environment with high expectations and standards

A full information pack which includes the job description and person specification is on the Trust website.

If you would like to discuss this vacancy further, please contact the HR Team at vacancies@harpergreen.net

Start date to be negotiated with the successful candidate

Closing date: 9am on Wednesday 4th March 2026

Interviews will be held week commencing 9th March 2026

The trust is committed to safer recruitment and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service clearance. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The Trust is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from as diverse a group as possible.

Harper Green School is part of Leverhulme Academy Trust, we believe that nurturing and supporting staff in team work and collaboration is essential if we are to provide the highest standard of education for all students within the Trust.

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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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Harper Green School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1126 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Harper Green School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/harper-green-school

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