Music Peripatetic Teacher

Burntwood School, London, SW17 0AQ

42 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  13 April 2026

• Closing date

  20 April 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: Music
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Unqualified Teachers’ Pay Scale (Inner London)

Music Peripatetic Teacher job summary

Music Peripatetic Teacher

• Full time/Part time: Part-time, Casual Ad Hoc
• Salary Grade: Unqualified Teachers’ Pay Scale (Inner London)
  
• Reporting to: Head of Music
  
• Commencing: April 2026

Burntwood School is seeking to appoint a talented and enthusiastic Music Peripatetic Teacher to join our vibrant and successful Performing Arts Education cluster.

The successful candidate will deliver high-quality instrumental tuition to students across a range of abilities, from beginner level through to advanced study. 

They will play an important role in supporting students’ musical development, preparing pupils for graded examinations, performances and coursework, and contributing to the wider musical life of the school.

While applications are welcomed from teachers of all instrumental specialisms, for this particular recruitment campaign we are especially interested in hearing from candidates with expertise in brass and string instruments.

These areas form an important part of our current instrumental provision and ensemble programme, and the successful candidate will play a key role in supporting students to develop their performance skills and participate in school ensembles and concerts.

Our school achieves excellent GCSE, BTEC and A level results with large numbers of students going on to university. The successful applicant will build on the successes of the Performing Arts cluster area and ensure that students continue to thrive in the subjects and are confidently prepared for the next stage of education.

How to apply

Burntwood is a popular, highly successful, multi-cultural school. We put equality, safeguarding and inclusion at the heart of our ethos Burntwood has a strong corporate identity characterised by our firm commitment to the UNICEF Convention on the Rights of the Child.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check.

Please note, we are only accepting applications through our career site on eteach, any other applications will not be accepted.

The closing date for applications is Friday 13th March 2026 at 9am.

Interviews will take place the following week

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

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to pre-employment checks 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 Burntwood School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1472 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Burntwood School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/burntwood-school

Burntwood is a highly successful academy for girls. We are an 11-19 comprehensive school with 1500+ students, of whom 450 are in our mixed Sixth Form. The majority of our students progress to our Sixth Form and the vast majority then on to university and higher education.

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