Lead Teacher of Music
The Hathershaw College, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL8 3EP15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
01 January 2026
Closing date
3 December 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
18 November 2025
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 - £56,920.00 Annually (Actual) MPS1 (£32,916) - UPS3 (£51,048) +TLR 2B (£5,872)
Lead Teacher of Music job summary
Lead Teacher of Music
Permanent / Full Time
Start Date: January 2026 or soon after
Salary: MPS1 (£32,916) - UPS3 (£51,048) +TLR 2B (£5,872)
About the role
Thank you for your interest in the position of Lead Teacher of Music at The Hathershaw College. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a wonderful team of staff and pupils. As a founder partner in establishing The Pinnacle Learning Trust, the values and ethos of The Hathershaw College are closely aligned with those of the Trust as we continue to shape and develop our work to improve the life chances for young people in Oldham and the local area. www.pinnaclelearningtrust.org.uk
The Music department is part of the EPA faculty and is proud to be an Artsmark Gold School. We are a MiSST partner school and have worked closely with the excellence programme since 2021. Students in years 7-9 study music theory and are given opportunities to perform in lessons.
We are a good school and benefit from a close working relationship with the other Academies within the Pinnacle Family. This will help the successful candidate gain a good understanding of the Music Curriculum in primary schools and also provide opportunities for study beyond GCSE. There may even be opportunities to work across the Trust with students from all phases.
If you have a passion for providing the very best for young people to improve their life chances, then we look forward to hearing from you.
If you would like to discuss the role further, in the first instance, please contact Vicki Sainsbury, PA to the Principal (on 0161 770 8514 or vs@hathershaw.org.uk). Should you wish to apply for the post, please read the information below carefully.
Hathershaw College
The Hathershaw College is a very successful and oversubscribed 11-16 Academy within the Pinnacle Learning Trust. We are a good school with a group of very talented teachers and staff who set high standards and expectations for our children. We have a strong training and CPD programme (supported by The Pinnacle Learning Trust Research School), which offers opportunities to develop your skills.
We are inclusive and celebrate the diversity and uniqueness of everyone within the College. We care about our young people, with our priority always being to make sure they are happy and safe so that they are able to learn.
Our 2021 Ofsted report recognises the school as a “happy place to learn”, and that pupils enjoy coming to school and “behave sensibly around the school and in lessons. They are respectful to other pupils, staff and visitors”. It also acknowledges the work we have done to support staff wellbeing, stating: “Staff value the steps that leaders have taken to ease their workload and support their well-being.” In our annual staff survey, colleagues valued the communication from leaders, in particular how often leaders consult with staff before making decisions that affect them, where the positive response rate was 11% above national benchmark.
Our colleagues underpin our mission and values, sharing high expectations and collaborative opportunities through supportive networks. We care about each other and the real difference we can make to students’ futures, and we want to recruit staff who share our vision.
We are well located with good public transport links and excellent access to the motorway network.
Proud member of The Pinnacle Learning Trust
We are a locally focused, cross-phase Trust, with a rigorous culture of high aspirations and strong academic performance that will improve the life chances of our young people through an understanding of the communities we serve. Our academies provide high quality inclusive education and an ethos whereby our children and young people learn by example and grow morally and socially.
Our vision for our workforce is one in which diverse, dedicated, skilled and high-performing staff are operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, enabling everyone to feel valued, respected and encouraged in order to contribute their best to support us in achieving our mission.
Our Trust invests in each member of staff, offering them professional development opportunities, as well as the opportunity to contribute to the development of others via our Research School. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging.
We are delighted to be recognised by Edurio for a Trust Value Award in 2024, and have been shortlisted for the 2025 MAT Excellence Award for Wellbeing Trust of the Year. We offer various health and well-being benefits, including an Employee Assistance programme offering counselling, GP and nurse services, physiotherapy, etc.
Read our ‘Join the Pinnacle Learning Trust’ booklet to discover what our trust can offer you.
To apply, please visit our website: https://www.pinnaclelearningtrust.org.uk/Vacancies/
Advert Closing Date: Wednesday, 3 December at 12noon
Provisional Interview Date: TBC
Commitment to Safeguarding
Hathershaw College is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, governors and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo pre-employment checks. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Hathershaw College is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups and ethnic minorities.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About The Hathershaw College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1051 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Hathershaw College website
The Hathershaw College is a very successful and oversubscribed 11-16 Academy within the Pinnacle Learning Trust, which consists of ourselves, Oldham Sixth Form College and Werneth Primary School. We are also well located with good public transport links and excellent access to the motorway network.
Ofsted inspected the school in November/December 2021 and we have retained our good status. I would advise you to read the excellent report before applying.
“Pupils behave sensibly around the school and in lessons. They are respectful to other pupils, staff and visitors.”
“Staff value the steps that leaders have taken to ease their workload and support their well-being.”
Source: Ofsted report 2021
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