Peripatetic Music Tutor (Brass)

Kingsbury High School, London, NW9 9JR

16 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  18 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  30 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Music
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £30.00 Hourly

Peripatetic Music Tutor (Brass) job summary

About the Department

Our music department is thriving, with over 50 students currently enrolled in instrumental and vocal tuition.

We host a packed annual calendar of events, including large-scale school concerts, brass ensembles, and major musical productions.

You will join a dedicated team of peripatetic staff working together to keep music at the heart of our school culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality individual and small-group brass lessons across lower and upper brass (trumpet, cornet, French horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba).
• Prepare students for graded practical examinations (ABRSM, GCSE) and ensemble performances.
• Lead or assist with school brass groups, band rehearsals, and pit bands for school musicals.
• Track student development, provide constructive feedback, and encourage participation in whole-school music events.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience teaching brass instruments to secondary school students (Ages 11-18). (desirable)
• Expertise on the trumpet and a range of brass instruments (essential)
• Ability to direct or support student ensembles and pit orchestras. (desirable)
• Degree in Music/Brass Performance, Grade 8 or professional qualification. (essential)
• Enhanced DBS check (or willingness to obtain one prior to start date).

Please see the attached candidate pack for full and further details about the role and school.

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 Kingsbury High School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 2001 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Kingsbury High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kingsbury-high-school-london

Kingsbury High School is a vibrant learning environment with a strong community ethos.

Prospective candidates are welcome to come and look around the school to see for yourself what makes Kingsbury High different. As a large 12 form entry 11-18 split site school we are situated in an inner London location, but with an out of London feel – surrounded by parkland with large playing fields and great local amenities, excellent transport links to enable easy access from central London and fringe areas. Our school is truly diverse in its makeup, whilst united as one family working to achieve the best for all our students.

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