Music Teacher
Durrington High School, Worthing, West Sussex, BN13 1JX6 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
20 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
12 May 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Music
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 to UPR3
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Performing Arts department is a strong, versatile and creative team incorporating music and drama. Both are popular with students, with a good uptake at key stage 4, and have a history of success. Durrington is committed to a rich and broad curriculum and we have five full time staff in Performing Arts.Our work in the curriculum lies at the heart of all we do, students are encouraged to create, perform and evaluate to the highest standard from the very start of year 7 all the way through to GCSE lessons. A particular strength of the department is the standard of performance work from our students with all students performing every lesson.
The team is busy throughout the year leading on a wide range of enrichment opportunities including KS3 Choir, numerous concerts and musical productions. Recent large-scale musical productions include “Mary Poppins Jr.” with students from all year groups performing at an outstanding level.Our facilities are excellent and include 2 music rooms with practice rooms and a recently updated computer suite with 16 new macs, 2 large drama studios, a dance and drama studio and a brand new performing arts facility with theatre lighting and sound. Our resources support the team’s cutting edge approach to students’ experiences – both within and beyond the classroom.
We are looking for someone with high expectations, along with the potential and energy, to help the team improve even further. You will be enthusiastic, hardworking, passionate about music with the drive to deliver high quality lessons and an outstanding practitioner who can maintain the high standards we have in lessons whilst adding to our programme of extra-curricular enrichment activities, giving freely of your time
What the school offers its staff
Do you want to work in a great school with a brilliant team of staff and students? Is your core belief that all children are entitled to an excellent education, as this opens doors for them in the future? If so, read on, because we want to hear from you. Durrington High School is part of Durrington Multi Academy Trust (DMAT) and is a large and oversubscribed school with 1650 students on roll in years 7 to 11. We have a strong and driven SLT and place a great deal of emphasis on recruiting and retaining excellent staff. This post arises only due to the current post-holder going on maternity leave and we are expecting it to be popular in terms of applications. As a school we are committed to ensuring that all students go beyond their best. We have a track record of sustained success achieving a P8 of +0.42 last year and a 4-year trend of rapidly improving outcomes for our pupil premium students. Our Humanities subjects achieve excellent GCSE outcomes (comfortably within the top 20% of all departments nationally in all areas). We are both relentless in our pursuit of excellence and immensely proud of our staff and students. Our Research School enhances further the opportunities for all who work with us. Being a Research School means that we are fully committed to evidence informed practice. There is excellent on-going support, rich professional development opportunities and many career progression opportunities on offer for all our staff. We are really proud that the South Downs SCITT (School Centred Initial Teacher Training) is part of our organisation and provides an excellent route into teaching. Everything we do do is driven by our core vision: “Going beyond our best through kindness, aspiration, perseverance and pride” If you: - are an excellent teacher, committed to evidence informed practice; - have values that align with ours; - have the passion, commitment and drive to make a real difference to our students and school; We want to hear from you now!
Commitment to safeguarding
Durrington High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We support all staff and volunteers through regular training and expect everyone working at the school to be proactive and adhere to our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy at all times.
In addition to the statutory pre-employment checks, all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, a safeguarding background check and interview.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
About Durrington High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1607 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Durrington High School website
- Email address
- ladams@durring.com
Durrington High School is part of Durrington Multi Academy Trust (DMAT) and is a large and oversubscribed school with 1650 students on roll in years 7 to 11. Within the Durrington Multi Academy Trust, we place high regard on recruiting and retaining excellent staff to ensure all students achieve beyond their best. Durrington High School has a sustained track record of improvement for over a decade and we want to continue getting better. We are proud of our school and are always relentless in our efforts to give our students the very best education they deserve.
Arranging a visit to Durrington High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ladams@durring.com.
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