Instrumental Teacher - Casual contract

Newquay Tretherras, Newquay, Cornwall, TR7 3BH

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  1 August 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Music
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £30.00 Hourly

Instrumental Teacher - Casual contract job summary

We are looking to appoint Instrumental Teachers to join our large, highly successful, creative and dynamic Arts and Technology faculty. This is the perfect role for multi-instrumentalists who are passionate about Music and are keen to share their skills and knowledge with students. You may contribute to our extensive enrichment programme through offering individual or small group instrument lessons, contributing to the extra-curricular music offer and music and performing arts events, and play a crucial role in the technical aspects of our highly successful productions and concerts.

This is an exciting opportunity for somebody to work within our Music and Performing Arts team as an Instrumental Teacher, working alongside our class teachers to raise the learning and attainment of students in Music, as well as the enrichment provision. We offer an extensive and highly supportive programme for our new staff and a diverse range of professional improvement opportunities for more experienced staff. We also work closely with ITT training providers for any candidates that may be considering a career as a Music Teacher. The specific responsibilities of this role are adaptable depending on the specialisms and expertise of the successful candidate or candidates and will be discussed during the interview. The role is well suited to candidates who are seeking flexible working hours.

If you are interested in this position and wish to have an informal conversation, please contact Bethany Wade (Head of Music) – blw@tretherras.net

Cornwall Education Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to the satisfactory completion of safer recruitment checks and references including an enhanced DBS check.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Cornwall Education Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to the satisfactory completion of safer recruitment checks and references including an enhanced DBS check.

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 Newquay Tretherras

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1653 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Newquay Tretherras website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/newquay-tretherras

Newquay Tretherras is one of the largest schools in Cornwall, with over 1700 young people, including a thriving Sixth Form, set on the beautiful north coast. We are a popular and over-subscribed school at the heart of our community. We are known for being an inclusive school with a caring family ethos. Our judicious curriculum is ambitious and aspirational for all of our children as we believe that a great set of exam results, whatever a child’s starting points, opens doors to exciting futures. Our staff set high standards and we aim to ensure that all our children are inspired in school to become the best that they can be, realise their full potential and achieve remarkable things.

Tretherras students are a pleasure to teach and learn with: they know that their education is important for their life chances and they take full advantage of the incredible range of clubs, experiences and facilities offers to them at Tretherras, both within and beyond the classroom.

We have a large team of specialist staff who are fully committed to our students and to each other. We offer excellent pastoral and professional support for all our staff and our dedicated Learning Team ensures high quality training and career development opportunities for all, whatever the stage of your career. Whether you are a newly qualified or experienced teacher, you will find Tretherras to be a school that will invest in you personally. We offer an extensive and highly supportive programme for teachers in the early stages of their career and there are lots of opportunities to become involved in the wider life of the school. As a member of CELT, we also provide an extensive CPD programme and opportunities to share school improvement expertise with colleagues from across the four secondary schools in the Trust.

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