Subject Leader of Music
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School, Durham, County Durham, DH1 4SU8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
17 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
5 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of department or curriculum
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Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Music
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 / UPS £31,650 - £49,607
Additional allowances
TLR1a (paid at £9,782)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to recruit a talented and ambitious Subject Leader of Music who is both an expert practitioner and a colleague who is passionate about the creative arts. The study of music is valued at Durham Johnston and as such features significantly in our ambitious curriculum and wider enrichment offer. Our students are able to study Music throughout Key Stage 3 and at GCSE and A Level.
It is important to note that our intake is fully comprehensive. We have many students joining us in Year 7 with the potential to achieve outstanding success academically alongside students who can find accessing education challenging for a variety of reasons. It is truly important to us that all these students benefit from their time here. We are seeking teachers who can offer academic stretch in addition to focused and exciting learning in the classroom. You should also have a genuine commitment to social justice and ensuring that every child you teach benefits from your outstanding subject knowledge.
What the school offers its staff
We offer generous rewards and benefits that are designed to help you perform at your best:
- Wellbeing Portal and access to an Employee Assist Scheme.
- Wide range of learning and development opportunities including professional qualifications, coaching and mentoring.
- Employee Benefits Portal and Lifestyle Savings Scheme (discounts across a host of major retailers).
- Discounted DCC gym membership.
- Trade Union membership.
- A range of other salary sacrifice schemes such as car leasing.
- Take a closer look:https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/26895/Rewards-and-benefits
- Rewards and benefits are subject to individual terms and conditions.
Further details about the role
Informal visits to the school are welcome, as are requests for a TEAMS meeting or phone call. If you would like to arrange one of these options, please contact Miss Bewley, Leadership Support (j.bewley@durhamjohnston.org.uk) to book a time.
Commitment to safeguarding
“Durham Johnston Comprehensive School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required.”
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@durhamjohnston.org.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1689 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Durham Johnston Comprehensive School website
- Email address
- recruitment@durhamjohnston.org.uk
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School is a happy, successful and dynamic community and we have retained this spirit during this period. We have a national reputation for academic excellence and are well respected in our local community, something of which we are very proud. Staff often stay at Durham Johnston for a significant period of time as we value staff well-being and allow a significant amount of professional autonomy.
Arranging a visit to Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@durhamjohnston.org.uk.
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