Peripatetic Woodwind Music Teacher

Ryders Hayes School, Walsall, West Midlands, WS3 4HX

23 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  9 June 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  16 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 4 hours per week (Wednesdays 12:30pm - 4:30pm) Possibility of additional hours
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Main scale to UPS if QTS held
• Hourly rate: £30 - £35

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for:

• an inspirational specialist woodwind teacher who brings commitment, enthusiasm and energy to this post

• a specialist woodwind teacher with proven experience of at least 3 years, with high impact upon teaching and learning

• model and understand what great music teaching looks like

• someone with the confidence and experience to make a valuable contribution the life of the school

• a teacher who are generous with their time because they want the very best outcomes for pupils

• creative specialist woodwind teacher who can think ‘outside the box’ and contribute to our vision

• specialist woodwind teacher who see solutions rather than problems and who embrace teamwork

• staff with ambition and determination to be the best they can be in whatever direction they want their career to go

• a teacher who want to be professionally respected, well supported and developed

• someone who ensures that all pupils make expected progress towards aspirational targets and develop their musicality

• a practitioner who champions our high standards of pupil behaviour and expectations of good character

• a professional who supports the development of an inspiring and innovative Music curriculum, differentiated to meet the needs of all pupils

• someone to uphold the inclusive principles that are integral to our ethos;

• a professional who want a wider impact beyond the classroom; to create opportunities for performance and appreciation of a range of musical genres, sign-posting pupils to more advanced musical groups

• people with excellent emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills and the ability to work in partnership with our staff; a range of professionals, partners, pupils, parents and trustees

• champions of positive mental health, well-being and growth mindset for pupils and staff alike

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• a vibrant, happy workplace

• the opportunity to make a difference to our happy and successful school, with the pupil at the heart of every decision.

• a school open to new ideas and challenges; keen to adopt evidence-based research and willing to embrace change for the good of the school and partner schools

• excellent development opportunities as a leader of learning for our pupils; staff, and wider professional community to engage as part of our Training School activities, working across the Black Country and beyond.

• extensive CPD opportunities

• flexible working

• numerous additional benefits as a Ryders Hayes Academy employee (see the Trust People Strategy)

Further details about the role

Peripatetic instrumental teaching to be delivered in small groups to children from Year 3 - Year 6 and work alongside an energetic team of specialist music teachers at Ryders Hayes. Applicants with the prerequisite skills but without a teaching qualification will also be considered.

Commitment to safeguarding

At Ryders Hayes we take Safeguarding very seriously and expect all staff, visitors and parents to comply with our safeguarding expectations.

We are committed to safeguarding children and young people and we expect everyone who works in our school to share this commitment.

Adults in our school take all welfare concerns seriously and encourage children and young people to talk to us about anything that may worry them.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to r.johal@ryders-hayes.co.uk

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Recruitment_Privacy_Notice.docx.pdf - 381 KB (opens in new tab)

Teaching_staff_-_Application_form_1.docx - 776 KB (opens in new tab)

music teacher.docx.pdf - 653 KB (opens in new tab)

About Ryders Hayes School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 450 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ryders Hayes School website
• Email address: r.johal@ryders-hayes.co.uk
• Phone number: 01922 683008
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ryders-hayes-school

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Arranging a visit to Ryders Hayes School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email r.johal@ryders-hayes.co.uk.

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