Music Teacher

Rushmere Hall Primary School, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 3EJ

8 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  22 October 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  14 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13,166.00 - £18,140.00 Annually (Actual)

Music Teacher job summary

Music Teacher

Start Date: January 2026

Salary: M1 - M6 (if QTS) or rate to be discussed if not holding QTS

Location: Rushmere Hall primary School

Contract type: Fixed term contract until 31st August 2026

Hours: 0.4 FTE (possibility of some flexibility)

Eko Trust is a family of good and outstanding schools situated across London, Brighton and Suffolk. Collaborating seamlessly, we are dedicated to cultivating a supportive environment where our collective goal is to constantly learn and innovate, striving to deliver unparalleled educational outcomes for the children under our care. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact in education and thrive in a collaborative, progressive atmosphere, this is the perfect opportunity to contribute to a community committed to excellence.

If you have a passion for ensuring children learn and achieve at the highest levels.

If you have the drive and energy to make change happen, this is the job for you! We would love for you to apply and join our team!

Description of the role:

• Teach engaging, knowledge-rich, practical music lessons from Reception age through to Year 4

• Continue to develop the music curriculum to ensure it is well-planned, well-sequenced, meets the needs of all pupils and fosters a love of music in pupils.

• Conduct regular assessments of the curriculum levels achieved by children for music. Use these assessments to inform planning. Provide assessment levels to class teachers for reporting to parents

• Work closely with class teachers to ensure that the needs of individual pupils are met, including being aware of any SEND needs.

• Uphold Rushmere Hall’s excellent reputation for music by:

• Promoting and supporting individual music tuition, working with Suffolk County Music Service tutors and other external music tutors.

• Providing a variety of opportunities for performance throughout the academic year

• Actively seeking and taking opportunities to give our children musical experiences, whether this is through local arts and music organisations, other schools or opportunities further afield.

• Leading a school choir or supporting the leadership of a school choir

• Leading a school orchestra or supporting the leadership of a school orchestra


Our School can offer:

• Supportive and friendly staff who work together as a team

• Forward-thinking approaches to learning, professional development, and school improvement

• Continuous professional development & learning opportunities

• Employee benefits scheme offering great discounts from a range of brands

• Salary sacrifice schemes such as Cycle to Work

• Employee Assistance Programme offering 24/7 access to a confidential employee helpline staffed by trained counsellors

• Access to private GP services, counselling, financial wellbeing advice, physiotherapy, and other specialist services

• Family-friendly policies and options for flexible working

• A commitment to your career aspirations and professional development

• A clear vision for the future and strong values

Visits are welcomed. Please contact RHPS-office@ekotrust.org.uk to arrange this or for any further information.

Eko Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils attending our schools. As the duties of this post involve regular contact with children, any offer to the successful candidate will be conditional upon an Enhanced DBS check being completed. This post is also subject to a satisfactory probationary period and medical clearance.

Closing date for applications: 22nd October 2025

Interview date: 24th October 2025

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 Rushmere Hall Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 535 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Rushmere Hall Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/rushmere-hall-primary-school

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