Music Teacher / Music Lead

Barclay Primary School, London, E10 6EJ

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  19 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  9 June 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• 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: £37,870.00 - £50,474.00 Annually (Actual) Pay scale depending on experience

Music Teacher / Music Lead job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and talented Music Teacher to deliver high-quality music education and lead the development of music across the school. Working under the direction of the Headteacher, you will plan and deliver engaging lessons, inspire pupils to achieve their full potential, and contribute to whole-school improvement in music.

Key duties include:

• Delivering outstanding music lessons and supporting pupil achievement.

• Leading the development of music policies, curriculum, and enrichment opportunities.

• Promoting high standards of education and pupil development in all aspects of school life.

• Supporting inclusion and equal opportunities for all learners.

We welcome applications from passionate educators with strong teaching skills, leadership potential, and a commitment to inspiring young musicians.

“Pupils learn to be resilient and independent learners”

OFSTED Inspection - February 2026

• Exceptional: Achievement, Early Years, Leadership and Governance
• Strong Standard: Attendance and Behaviour, Curriculum and Teaching, Inclusion, Personal Development and Wellbeing
• Safeguarding Standards Met

Are you passionate about changing the life chances of young people?

At Barclay Primary School we live, work, and learn through our five values:

ASPIRATION - Aspiring to be the best that we can be.
KINDNESS - Being kind to everybody - our peers, staff, and the community.
RESPECT - We listen to one another, we take feedback and we improve.
HONESTY - We always tell the truth.
RESPONSIBILITY - We take responsibility for our actions.

We are a popular and fully inclusive primary school serving the community in East London. As a co-educational, six-form entry primary school, Barclay is one of the largest and highest-performing primary schools in the country. Since 2008, the school has risen from the bottom 5% of schools nationally to sustain a place in the top 3% nationally.

As a school, we benefit from being part of the Lion Academy Trust, deploying proven systems and pedagogies to inform how we operate. From a highly resilient IT infrastructure to a fully resourced and carefully sequenced curriculum, we proudly function as part of the family of Trust schools and celebrate the opportunities that being part of a high-performing trust affords us.

Support for new colleagues at Barclay is exceptional. We incorporate our trust induction programme alongside bespoke career professional development. Programmes range from Early Career Teacher development to Middle and Senior Leader qualifications. Our partnership with the Institute of Education enhances this CPD offer, with many professional qualifications open to our team.

Our offer for every staff member:

Bespoke CPD and professional development opportunities;
A large leadership team to offer you the support and guidance that you need;
Cutting-edge technology provided by partners Google and Apple;
A staff perks membership, providing loyalty rewards and discounts from retailers.

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

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.

About Barclay Primary School

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 1265 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Barclay Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/barclay-primary-school

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We are a warm, friendly school and team, with wonderful children and supportive parents. Children are motivated to learn, are exceptionally well behaved and deserve the best that we can give them. Teachers are all supported on their ongoing CPD through quality support from the Lion Academy Trust team.

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