Music Teacher

The Rawlett School (An Aet Academy), Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 9AA

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  24 September 2025 at 2:16pm

• Date listed

  3 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time, part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32916 - £45352 per annum

Music Teacher job summary

Salary: M1 - M6 + well-being cash plan + pension scheme + additional Lift Schools benefits Contract type: Fixed term (initially until July 18th 2025) Start date: ASAP This is an exciting opportunity to shape and run our music department, this can be a full time or part time role. Your new school Lift Rawlett is part of Lift Schools, a MAT of 57 schools with 10 in the Midlands, which allows you access to the best training programmes available as well as more internal opportunities. Lift Rawlett is a secondary school led by a dedicated and ambitious Executive Principal, Jasmine Woodard. The school are on a transformational journey and Jasmine has a track record of successfully delivering this. Jasmine is now looking for ambitious staff to be part of this incredibly rewarding, yet challenging, journey and this is an opportunity for you to be part of that as we look to recruit a music teacher. Your new role The music department has fantastic facilities and brilliant GCSE results of 80% 5+ so it's an exciting time for you to join. Due to an early retirement we are looking for somebody to lead, shape and deliver excellent music classes. This is a rare opportunity for you to teach in a way that you feel delivers the best education and be able to shape the way music is taught. The successful candidate will report to Christina Pirrie, Assistant Vice Principal and Head of the Curriculum Team, a long-established member of the school with extensive experience and wider whole-school responsibilities. What you'll need to succeed You will have a proven track record of delivering music lessons and a broad and balanced curriculum, facilitating a positive learning environment where all students feel supported and encouraged to reach their full potential. You will be able to design engaging lessons, assess student progress and provide constructive feedback to raise standards of student attainment. Additionally, you will be able to collaborate with other teaching staff, pastoral staff and parents to support the personal development of students, addressing their individual needs and promoting inclusivity. We offer you: CPD: Outstanding whole school CPD programme, including sessions with David Didau, Clare Sealy and Tom Bennett. Training: Continuous growth and development training opportunities across 57 Lift Schools. Generous benefits: From your pension to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered. Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and electric vehicle incentives. The role is due to commence ASAP. This is initially a fixed term contract but we are hopeful it will be extended or made permanent. If you would like to have a confidential discussion and/or arrange a tour of the school with Jasmine Woodward ahead of applying please contact us. Please don't wait until the role closes; we will be looking at applications as they come in and arranging interviews ASAP. Closing date: Monday 22nd September 2025 Interview: Tuesday 30th September 2025 We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. Lift Schools is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check. Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered. We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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.

Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Academies Enterprise Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a robust, fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

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 The Rawlett School (An Aet Academy)

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1036 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Rawlett School (An Aet Academy) website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-rawlett-school-an-aet-academy

The Rawlett School has a strong and positive reputation locally based on a history of success. We create remarkable students and encourage each to find what is remarkable about themselves. There is an ethos of working together to focus on both academic success and the broader curriculum to encourage confidence and enthusiasm in our students.

The Rawlett School is a special place. We are very proud of our achievements and visitors always comment on the positivity around the academy. As you walk around you will see active lessons based on mutual respect and within a calm learning environment. People matter at Rawlett and leadership is evident across the curriculum. Students lead others to prepare our learners for lifelong learning and their next steps. Whether they progress to higher education, further education or the world of work, on leaving Rawlett we are proud that our students are able to make a positive contribution as responsible and caring young people.

We aim to provide students with a wide range of extra-curricular activities to support their personal and academic progress. There are a wide range of sporting opportunities for students of all abilities where traditional and non-traditional games and sports are offered. International School status has helped us develop learning partnerships with schools in other countries to support the focus on skills essential for the 21st century. The curriculum offers students a wide range of opportunities to become good citizens within our local community.

We are proud that our learning experience extends beyond the formal curriculum. The Rawlett Sports Centre provides a range of sporting and recreational activities for young people and the local community. Links with our feeder primary schools are enhanced by the Sports Leaders Awards Level 1 and 2 gained by older students who plan and deliver activities for local junior school pupils. A huge number of visits and trips take place each year to support the curriculum but most importantly develop the skills of the whole child.

Our academic success continues each year and is based firmly in our belief in our Learning Community between staff, students and parents/carers where we share the responsibility of nurturing each child to achieve their potential through open communication.

Parents always have a choice of school and Rawlett is a local school of choice for a reason. Numbers increase each year based on strong learning partnerships and this in turn creates our positive local reputation. Always looking to improve, the Academies EnterpriseTrust shares our values and encourages us to find our remarkable- in each and every child.

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