Music Teacher

Dartmouth Academy, Dartmouth, Devon, TQ6 9HW

27 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Easter 2025

• Closing date

  10 March 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  11 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Music
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS

Music Teacher job summary

We have a post available from 22nd April 2025 to teach Secondary Music as part of this department. We are always looking to support aspirational leaders and would welcome applications from candidates who are interested in leadership, likewise we are always looking new talent so would welcome Early Career teacher’s applications too.

Whether you are relatively new in the profession or have more experience, we don’t mind – what we are looking for is someone who is enthusiastic and passionate about their subject area and have the drive and desire for pupils to have an excellent experience.

This is an exciting time to be joining the Academy. The collaborative relationship for subjects, with colleagues across the Trust provides opportunity for professional development and engagement in subject pedagogy which current staff identify as a huge strength.

The music department at the Academy has been the beneficiary of significant investment from local charities enabling us to fund state of the art equipment. The performing arts department is an ambitious faculty which teaches an ambitious, rich and inspiring curriculum. As an all-through school, we have a vision of the highest quality opportunities for all of our pupils from when they start in primary right though to 16.

Building upon the curriculum taught at Primary, children then join secondary from Year 7 and follow a three-year curriculum which is carefully and thoughtfully sequenced equipping them to follow a BTEC qualification in KS4 should they wish to choose this as an option. Aspirations are high for all pupils and teachers in the department are enthusiastic and passionate about their subject.

Education South West is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post. This includes checks with past employers, an online check of publicly available information, including social media, and an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service

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.

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About Dartmouth Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 19
• Education phase: Through
• School size: 432 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Dartmouth Academy website (opens in new tab)
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