Music Teacher
Cornerstone Academy Trust, Exeter, EX5 3JG42 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
28 August 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
17 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
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Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- M1 - M6 per annum
Music Teacher job summary
We are seeking to appoint a dedicated Music Teacher to lead and coordinate the delivery of music for children of all ages across the seven schools in the Trust. The successful candidate will be a qualified primary school teacher (QTS) with strong subject knowledge of music, including significant musicians, and the ability to apply a range of musical instruments and techniques to a high standard.
Working alongside the Head of Curriculum and other the Music Teachers in the Trust, you will teach whole class music lessons as well as work with groups of children to support the musical opportunities in the wider curriculum. You will work as part of the wider creative arts team supporting the delivery of both the music lessons, the school choirs and the projects where the creative arts come together to allow children to achieve highly.
There are a number of opportunities for children to perform throughout the year. For example, the Christmas plays, the drama performances at local theatres, the summer picnic concerts as well as a choir residential to London.
There will also be occasions where you may be required to cover classes within the Trust and as a primary teacher you will be required to be flexible and adaptive to the daily requires of the school although typically your days will be filled with teaching music. Our teachers all deliver extra-curricular activities, and you will be involved in the delivery of the music-based provision.
We provide all children with their own digital device, and they use a learning platform built in Microsoft365 and Teams to access their learning resources and support them in their learning. All teachers have a Microsoft Surface device and will plan and assign activities online. Additionally, we have TV studios where children can both film and record their performances.
As a Trust, we also provide a music service that offers individual lessons for children. You will work closely with other Trust Music Teachers to complement their provision and create opportunities to develop and showcase pupils’ work both within the Trust and beyond.
What You'll Bring
- Qualified Teacher Status
- The ability to apply a range of musical techniques to support children’s learning
- A reflective, tech-savvy, and proactive mindset
- A passion for education and a commitment to pupil success
What we Offer
- Heavily discounted childcare
- Health and cycle-to-work schemes
- Teacher pension scheme
- Subsidised meals and from our in-house chefs
- Free tea and coffee
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- State-of-the-art IT equipment
- Good professional development opportunities
Hours and Salary
- National Teacher Pay Scale
- Core hours of 8am – 5pm x 5 days a week
- 40 weeks per year (term time + 10 days)
Apply Today
Closing Date: 16th August 2026
Interviews may be held as applications are received.
Please complete the online application form.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for all our posts. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Please note online searches may be done as part of pre-recruitment checks.
We look forward to receiving your application and hopefully meeting you as part of the recruitment process.
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 Cornerstone Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
A multi academy trust, based in Exeter, made up of seven primary schools.
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